The weight of any such items can be found on its detail page. Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight based. When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. We are unable to ship to international destinations. By doing this they are truly contributing to the democratization of what is badly named « high culture ».We can ship to any address in the UK. Many thanks to the Met for keeping this DVD available in the stores and at so low cost. This is traditional opera perhaps but if you consider what we usually see on television these days, this becomes an exceptional 3 hours in your experience as a television viewer.

There was once a man who said:« The medium is the message.» Nowadays, alas! the medium is the culture. This is underrated.But I think there is an explanation. Kudos for the sets, the costumes and the orchestra direction.« Carmen » can be ruined by badly inspired directors.This is certainly not the case. but when this man sings you forget about it.And when you think that this was taped in 1987, it becomes rather poignant to see him singing with so much energy and art knowing that he would soon be diagnosed with leukemia. There is a lot of great singing by Agnes Baltsa and Jose Carreras.Their spoken French lacks precision and fluidity but who cares?, probably not a lot of people will feel this.Agnes Baltsa displays a lot of knowhow as an actress as well as a singer. This 1987 production of Carmen is quite good.

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