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Additional authors

1. Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908.
2. Meihac, Henri, 1831-1897.
3. Merimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
4. Swarthout, Gladys, 1900-1969.
5. Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983.
6. Albanese, Licia
7. Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960.
8. Olheim, Helen
9. De Paolis, Alessio
10. Votipka, Thelma
11. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986.
12. D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958.
13. Engelman, Wilfred
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. 4 sound discs : digital, mono.; 4 3/4 in.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of the Metropolitan Opera.

Series statement

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] March 15, 1941
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] March 15, 1941.

Uniform title

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

Subject

1. Operas

Genre/Form

1. Live sound recordings.

Contents

1. CD 1. Introduction and synopsis of Act 1 (Milton Cross) ; Act 1 -- CD 2. Act 2 -- CD 3. Act 3 -- CD 4. Act 4 ; Closing remarks (Cross).

Call number

1. *LDC 32996

Note

1. Subtitle from house program.
2. Durations: 0:13:26 (announcements and synopses) ; 2:39:23 (opera).
3. Compact discs.
4. House program on file in Music Division.
5. Intermission discs not available for this broadcast.

Performer (note)

1. Gladys Swarthout (Carmen) ; Charles Kullman (Don José) ; Licia Albanese (Micaela) ; Leonard Warren (Escamillo) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Helen Olheim (Mercédès) ; Alessio De Paolis (Remendado) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaïre) ; Louis D'Angelo (Zuniga) ; Wilfred Engelman (Moralès) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Wilfred Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event (note)

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 15, 1941.

Source (note)

1. Metropolitan Opera;

Language (note)

1. Sung in French.

Author

1. Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.

Title

1. Carmen : radio broadcast, 1941-03-15 [sound recording] : opera in four acts / music by Georges Bizet ; libretto by Meihac and Halévy, based on Merimée's story.

Imprint

1. [New York, NY] : Metopolitan Opera, 1941.

Series

1. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] March 15, 1941
2. Texaco-Metropolitan Opera Radio Broadcast ; [broadcast of] March 15, 1941.

Cast

1. Gladys Swarthout (Carmen) ; Charles Kullman (Don José) ; Licia Albanese (Micaela) ; Leonard Warren (Escamillo) ; Thelma Votipka (Frasquita) ; Helen Olheim (Mercédès) ; Alessio De Paolis (Remendado) ; George Cehanovsky (Dancaïre) ; Louis D'Angelo (Zuniga) ; Wilfred Engelman (Moralès) ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; Wilfred Pelletier, conductor ; Milton Cross, broadcast announcer.

Event

1. Live broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, March 15, 1941.

Language

1. Sung in French.

Connect to:

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

Added author

1. Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908. Librettist
2. Meihac, Henri, 1831-1897. Librettist
3. Merimée, Prosper, 1803-1870. Carmen.
4. Swarthout, Gladys, 1900-1969. Performer
5. Kullman, Charles, 1903-1983. Performer
6. Albanese, Licia. Performer
7. Warren, Leonard, 1911-1960. Performer
8. Olheim, Helen. Performer
9. De Paolis, Alessio. Performer
10. Votipka, Thelma. Performer
11. Cehanovsky, George, 1892-1986. Performer
12. D'Angelo, Louis, 1888-1958. Performer
13. Engelman, Wilfred. 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 32996