Carmen: Duets & Arias is an album released in 2010 by Italian tenor, Andrea Bocelli. The album is a collection of arias of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen, including duets with Welsh bass-baritone, Bryn Terfel, Russian mezzo-soprano Marina Domashenko, and Italian soprano Eva Mei, from the French opéra comique. Background In 2005, Bocelli recorded the opera Carmen. Myung-whun Chung conducted the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Chœur de Radio France for the recording. Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel, mezzo-soprano Marina Domashenko, and soprano Eva Mei, were also part of the Ensemble. In 2008, Bocelli played the role of Don José on stage, opposite Hungarian mezzo-soprano Ildikó Komlósi, as Carmen, at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, in Rome, for four nights, from June 17 to June 28. Bocelli released the complete opera recording of Carmen, in Italy, in the same year. In March 2010, the recording was released Internationally. Carmen: Duets & Arias contains highlights of arias and duets of that recording. Ensemble Carmen – Marina Domashenko Don José – Andrea Bocelli Micaëla – Eva Mei Escamillo – Bryn Terfel Zuniga – Thierry Félix Moralès – Jean-Luc Ballestra Frasquita – Magali Léger Mercédès – Delphine Haidan Le Dancaïre – Olivier Lallouette Le Remendado – Alain Gabriel Conductor – Myung-whun Chung Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Choeur de Radio France – Chorus Master: Yves Parmentier Maîtrise de Radio France – Chorus Master: Toni Ramon Track listing "Prelude" "Habanera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" "Carmen! Sur tes pas nous nous pressons tous!" "Parle-moi de ma mère!" "Que son fils l'aime et la vénère" "Seguidilla: Près des remparts de Séville" "Toreador Song: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" "Halte-là! Qui va là?" "Je vais danser en votre honneur" "Flower Song: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" "Non! Tu ne m'aimes pas!" "Holà! Carmen!" "Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante" "Je suis Escamillo" "Holà! holà! José!" "Halte! quelqu'un est là" "C'est toi!" Reception Critical reception Andy Gill from the British newspaper, The Independent, gave the complete opera recording a 4 out of 5 stars rating, writing that, "the world's most popular tenor, in the world's most popular opera? Do you suppose this will sell? Decca aren't taking any chances anyway, making it available as a complete CD set with full libretto, and as a single-disc collection of Duets & Arias. The peculiar tragic nobility of Bocelli's voice is perfectly suited to the role of