Picks and Pans Review: Carmen

UPDATED 12/10/1979 at 01:00 AM EST • Originally published 12/10/1979 at 01:00 AM EST

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Russian mezzo-soprano Elena Obraztsova sings the sensual title role, and Spaniard Placido Domingo is the smitten Don José. The three-hour production was staged by Franco Zeffirelli, best known here for film versions of Shakespeare.