Bizet: Carmen

The British conductor Sir Thomas Beecham was renowned for his interpretations of French repertoire. This Carmen was recorded in France with a Spanish singer – Victoria de los Angeles – as Bizet’s gypsy; she exudes both charm and seduction.

Carmen - Victoria de los Ángeles
Don José - Nicolai Gedda
Micaëla - Janine Micheau
Escamillo - Ernest Blanc
Frasquita - Denise Monteil
Mercédès -Marcelle Croisier & Monique Linval
Dancaïre - Jean-Christophe Benoit
Remendado - Michel Hamel
Moralès - Bernard Plantey
Zuniga - Xavier Depraz

Chœurs de la Radiodiffusion Française - René Alix chorus master
Maîtrise de la Radiodiffusion Française
Petits Chanteurs de Versailles
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française · Sir Thomas Beecham
Libretto: Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy after Prosper Mérimée

Recorded: 4–10.VI.1958 & 1–6.IX. & 11.X.1959, Salle Wagram, Paris