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(More customer reviews)What a find!!!! Here you have two great sopranos (Simionato and Gueden) in the midst of their glorious careers and one of the greatest tenors of all time at the beginning of his (the great Nicolai Gedda, at 29 and only 3 years into his magnificent singing career). Simionato and Gedda are just magnificent here. Gedda sings a Flower Song so virile and impassioned, it has yet to be equaled. Simionato sings a very beautiful, sexy effortless Carmen. One comment about the Viennans in the audience, there is very little applause (or noise of any kind, for that matter), Maestro Von Karajan must have had the audience sitting on their hands. The Maestro Von Karajan turns his customary great performance, with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. This is such a great performance. Everyone sings so beautifully and their French style in this music is impeccable. Once again, the accoustics on this Gala recording are great. As an extra bonus, you get great performances of Nicolai Gedda singing excerpts from Les Hugeunots and Le Prophete (both by Meyerbeer and both in French). A perfect performance of the opera Carmen. After listening to this performance of Carmen, all others pale in comparison. A must have!
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