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The Operas of Bizet: Carmen

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Opera in four acts Music by Bizet
Libretto by MEILHAC and HALÉVY
(sung in French: records)
Gypsies
Smugglers
CHILDREN'S CHORUS
MANHATTAN OPERA CHORUS
METROPOLITAN OPERA ORCHESTRA conducted by LEONARD BERNSTEIN Act 1
3.25* Michael Bryant reads Don Josh 's story from PROSPER MERIMÉE's novel.
3.45* Carmen Act 2
4.30* Michael Bryant 's Reading (continued)
4.45* Carmen Acts 3 and 4

Contributors

Conducted By:
Leonard Bernstein
Unknown:
Michael Bryant
Unknown:
Don Josh
Unknown:
Michael Bryant
Morales,a corporal:
Raymond Gibbs(baritone)
Micaela, a peasant girl:
Adriana Mali Ponte (soprano)
Don Jose, a corporal:
James McCracken(tenor)
Zuniga, a lieutenant:
Donald Gramm(bass)
Carmen, a gypsy:
Marilyn Horne(mezzo-Sop)
Frasquita..:
Colette Boky(sop)
Mercedes:
Marcia Baldwin (mezzo-Sop)
Escamillo, a toreador:
Tom Krause(baritone)
El Dancairo:
Russell Christopher(bar)
El Remendado:
Andrea Vells (tenor)
Lillas Pastia, a landlord:
Russell Christopher(bar)
Source: Radio Times

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