A series of programmes in which different interpretations on gramophone records are compared.
John Steane talks about the role of Carmen in Bizet's opera as sung by Victoria de los Angeles , Emmy Bettendorf , Grace Bumbry , Maria Callas , Emma Calve. Geraldine Farrar , Dusolina Ciannini , Leontyne Price , Conchita Supervia , Tatiana Troyanos and others.