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Additional authors

1. Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
2. Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
3. Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
4. Djanel, Lily
5. Albanese, Licia
6. Jobin, Raoul
7. Valentino, Frank
8. Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909-
9. Baker, John, 1911-
10. Votipka, Thelma
11. Browning, Lucielle
12. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
13. De Paolis, Alessio
14. Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982.
15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975.
16. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
17. Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast collection

Description

1. 2 sound discs : digital, stereo.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] May 6, 1944.

Uniform title

1. Carmen. Selections
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Alternative title

1. Carmen.
2. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Subject

1. Operas > Excerpts

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Star-spangled banner ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Synopsis of Act 3 (Milton Cross) ; Act 3.

Call number

1. *LDC 32708

Note

1. Subtitle from house program.
2. Durations: 2:10 (Synopsis of Act 3) ; 1:32:40 (Opera, Acts 1 and 3).
3. Only Acts 1 and 3 from this performance recorded.
4. Compact discs.
5. House program on file in Music Division.

Performer (note)

1. Lily Djanel (Carmen) ; Licia Albanese (Micaela) ; Raoul Jobin (Don José) ; Frank Valentino (Escamillo) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Zuniga) ; John Baker (Morales) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Lucielle Browning (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Danca̋iro) ; Alessio De Paolis (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from Cleveland, Ohio, May 6, 1944.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in French.

Author

1. Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.

Title

1. Carmen (Incomplete) : radio broadcast, 1944-05-06 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée.

Imprint

1. [New York, NY] : Metropolitan Opera, [2002]

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] May 6, 1944.
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] May 6, 1944.

Cast

1. Lily Djanel (Carmen) ; Licia Albanese (Micaela) ; Raoul Jobin (Don José) ; Frank Valentino (Escamillo) ; Lorenzo Alvary (Zuniga) ; John Baker (Morales) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Lucielle Browning (Mercedes) ; George Cehanovsky (Danca̋iro) ; Alessio De Paolis (Remendado) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Wilfrid Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event

1. Live broadcast from Cleveland, Ohio, May 6, 1944.

Language

1. Sung in French.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material

Added author

1. Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
2. Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist
3. Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen. Spanish.
4. Djanel, Lily. Performer
5. Albanese, Licia. Performer
6. Jobin, Raoul. Performer
7. Valentino, Frank. Performer
8. Alvary, Lorenzo, 1909- Performer
9. Baker, John, 1911- Performer
10. Votipka, Thelma. Performer
11. Browning, Lucielle. Performer
12. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
13. De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
14. Pelletier, Wilfrid, 1896-1982. Conductor
15. Cross, Milton, 1897-1975. Commentator
16. Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Added title

1. Metropolitan Opera Broadcast (Radio program)

Research call number

1. *LDC 32708