| Description |
3 audio discs (151 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
023039 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
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plastic metal |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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audio file |
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CD audio |
| Series |
RCA Victor opera series
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Opera series.
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| Note |
Opera in 4 acts; libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on Prosper Mérimée's Carmen. |
| Performer |
Risë Stevens (Carmen) ; Jan Peerce (Don José) ; Licia Albanese (Micaela) ; Robert Merrill (Escamillo) ; supporting soloists ; Robert Shaw Chorale ; Lycée Français Children's Chorus ; RCA Victor Orchestra ; Fritz Reiner, conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded 1951 May-June Manhattan Center, New York City. |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
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Analog recording, digitally remastered. |
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Synopsis in English, French, German, and Italian and libretto with English translation (90 pages) laid in container. |
| Language |
Sung in French. |
| Subject |
Operas.
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Operas. |
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Operas -- Librettos.
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Operas -- Librettos. |
| Genre/Form |
Operas.
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Operas.
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Librettos.
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Librettos.
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Adaptations.
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Adaptations.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897, librettist.
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Halévy, Ludovic, 1834-1908, librettist.
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Albanese, Licia, singer.
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Stevens, Risë, 1913-2013, singer.
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Peerce, Jan, 1904-1984, singer.
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Merrill, Robert, 1917-2004, singer.
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Reiner, Fritz, 1888-1963, conductor.
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Opera adaptation of (work): Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870.
Carmen.
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Container of (work): Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.
Carmen.
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Container of (work): Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
Carmen.
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Container of (expression): Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897.
Carmen. English.
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Robert Shaw Chorale, singer.
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Lycée Français Children's Chorus, singer.
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RCA Victor Orchestra, instrumentalist.
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| Standard No. |
078635798128 |
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7863579812 |
| Music No. |
7981-2-RG RCA Victor |
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