Live recording from Oper Zurich, 2008, DVD release 2014. Jonas Kaufmann, 'the Prince of Tenors', appears with international star Vesselina Kasarova in Zürich Opera's starkly palpable staging of Bizet's ever-popular Carmen. The production sees Don José (Kaufmann) abandon his teenage attitudes in pursuit of Kasarova's free and independent Carmen - realising too late that his self-control has vanished, along with his youth.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| JJonas KaufmannDon José | Don José |
 Vesselina KasarovaCarmen | Carmen |
 Michele PertusiEscamillo | Escamillo |
 Isabel ReyMicaëla | Micaëla |
| MMorgan MoodyZuniga | Zuniga |
| KKrešimir StražanacMoralés | Moralés |
| Michele PertusiNot listed | Not listed |
| SSen GuoNot listed | Not listed |
| JJudith SchmidNot listed | Not listed |
| GGabriel BermúdezNot listed | Not listed |
 Javier CamarenaNot listed | Not listed |
 Franz Welser-MöstConductor | Conductor |