BIZET: CARMEN by Sir Thomas Beecham

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act I: "Ouverture"

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Sir Thomas Beecham

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act I: "Sur la place chacun passe" (Chœur, Moralès, Micaëla)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Mack Harrell & Licia Albanese

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act I: "Avec la garde montante" (Garçon, Moralès, José, Zuniga)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Mack Harrell, Raoul Jobin & Lorenzo Alvary

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act I: "La cloche a sonné" (Chœur)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham & Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act I: "Quand je vous aimerai? / L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Chœur, Carmen)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Lily Djanel

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act I: "Carmen! Sur tes pas" (Chœur, Carmen, José, Micaëla)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Lily Djanel, Raoul Jobin & Licia Albanese

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act I: "Quel regards! / Parle-moi de ma mère!" (José, Micaëla)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Raoul Jobin & Licia Albanese

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act I: "Que se passe-t-il donc là bas?" (José, Zuniga, Carmen, Chœur)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Raoul Jobin, Lorenzo Alvary, Lily Djanel & Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act I: "Près des remparts de Séville" (Carmen, José)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Lily Djanel & Raoul Jobin

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act I: "Voici l'ordre; partez" (Zuniga, Carmen)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Lorenzo Alvary & Lily Djanel

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act II: "Entr'acte"

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Sir Thomas Beecham

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act II: "Les tringles des sistres tintaient" (Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Lily Djanel, Thelma Votipka & Helen Olheim

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act II: "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" (Escamillo, Chœur, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Zuniga)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Leonard Warren, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Helen Olheim & Thelma Votipka

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act II: "Eh bien, les nouvelles?" (Frasquita, Dancaïre, Carmen, Mercédès, Remendado)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Thelma Votipka, George Cehanovsky, Lily Djanel & Helen Olheim

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act II: "Halte là! Qui va là?" (Carmen, José)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Lily Djanel & Raoul Jobin

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act II: "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" (José)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham & Raoul Jobin

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act II: "Non! tu ne m'aimes pas!" (Carmen, José)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Lily Djanel & Raoul Jobin

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act II: "Holà! Carmen! Holà! Holà!" (Zuniga, José, Carmen, Remendado, Dancaïre, Chœur)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Lorenzo Alvary, Raoul Jobin, Lily Djanel & Alessio De Paolis

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act III: "Entr'acte"

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Sir Thomas Beecham

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act III: "Écoute, compagnon, écoute!" (Chœur, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès, José, Dancaïre, Remendado)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Metropolitan Opera Chorus, Lily Djanel, Thelma Votipka & Helen Olheim

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act III: "Mélons! Coupons!" (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Thelma Votipka, Helen Olheilm & Lily Djanel

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act III: "Eh bien? - Eh bien" (Carmen, Dancaïre, Remendado, Frasquita, Mercédès, José, Chœur)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Lily Djanel, George Cehanovsky, Alessio De Paolis & Thelma Votipka

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act III: "C'est des contrbandiers... - Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante" (Micaëla)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham & Licia Albanese

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act III: "Quelque lignes plus bas" (Micaëla, Escamillo, José)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Licia Albanese, Leonard Warren & Raoul Jobin

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act III: "Holà, José!" (Carmen, Escamillo, Dancaïre, José, Remendado, Chœur)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Lily Djanel, Leonard Warren, George Cehanovsky & Raoul Jobin

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act IV: "Entr'acte & Ballet"

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Sir Thomas Beecham

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act IV: "A deux cuartos!" (Chœur)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham & Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act IV: "Si tu m'aimes, Carmen" (Escamillo, Carmen, Chœur, Frasquita, Mercédès)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Leonard Warren, Lily Djanel, Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Thelma Votipka

Carmen, GB 9, IGB 16, Act IV: "C'est toi! - C'est moi!" (Carmen, José, Chœur)

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Lily Djanel, Raoul Jobin & Metropolitan Opera Chorus