Erasmo Ghiglia, conductor

Bizet - Carmen - Concert performance
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale, Firenze, Erasmo Ghiglia

1. Act 1. Habanera: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
2. Parlez-moi de ma mère
3. Seguidilla: Près des remparts de Séville
4. Act 2. Chanson bohème (abridged, solo)
5. Toreador Song: Votre toast
6. Flower Song: Le fleur que tu m'avais jetée
7. Act 3. Card Scene
8. C'est des contrabandiers... Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante
9. Duet Escamillo/ Don José
10. Act 4. Si tu m'aimes, Carmen... C'est toi! C'est moi!

Franca Sacchi, mezzo-soprano  - Carmen
Eddie Ruhl, tenor - Don José
Alberta Hopkins, soprano - Micaela
Antonio Boyer, baritone - Escamillo

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Saga XID 5264
Matrices XID 5264A, 5264B
Recorded 1950s
Play at about 32.7rpm (-2%)

The record label notes "First issued 1965", but this is likely to have been recorded in the 1950s. Ghiglia is credited as Ghili, and Ruhl as Rhul on the record sleeve. The soloists sing in French, but the chorus sings in Italian throughout.