{"product_id":"beecham-bizet-carmen-met-opera-1943-paco176","title":"BEECHAM Bizet - Carmen (Met Opera, 1943) - PACO176","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eBIZET \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCarmen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eLive broadcast performance, 1943\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTotal duration: 2hr 32:32\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eCarmen - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eLily Djanel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eDon José - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eRaoul Jobin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eMicaëla - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eLicia Albanese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eEscamillo - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eLeonard Warren\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eChorus and Orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econducted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eSir Thomas Beecham\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PACO176.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\nSir Thomas Beecham was Artistic Director at Covent Garden between 1932 and\n1939, overseeing ‘International Seasons’ with artists such as Frida Leider,\nLauritz Melchior, Kirsten Flagstad, Beniamino Gigli and Richard Tauber. But\nwith British opera houses closing their doors with the onset of war,\nBeecham relocated to North America conducting seventy-six performances with\nthe Metropolitan Opera company between 1942 and 1944. Beecham was, along\nwith Bruno Walter, the best known of the European conductors to make their\nmark at the Met during the war.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nAlthough Beecham was a very experienced operatic conductor with a wide\nrepertoire he mainly directed French opera at the Met (\u003cem\u003eCarmen\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003eFaust\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMignon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eManon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLouise\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLes Contes d’Hoffmann\u003c\/em\u003e), with \u003cem\u003eCarmen\u003c\/em\u003e being the opera he\nconducted more than any other (24 times over three seasons). It was also\nthe opera that served as his broadcast debut a year earlier. The critics\nwere enchanted: “Sir Thomas was the star of the afternoon” enthused Oscar\nThompson in Musical America while Virgil Thomson declared “Beecham’s work\nwas a triumph of brilliant pacing, of delicate accompanying, of fine\nattention to detail and of general animation. He made the Bizet score sound\nlike the superb score that it is, and he made the Metropolitan orchestra\nsound like a better orchestra than we have been used to thinking it is.’\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nThis performance, which was broadcast from the Chicago Civic Opera House\nwhile the Met was on tour, is the first surviving Met broadcast of \u003cem\u003eCarmen\u003c\/em\u003e to feature two native-French speakers as Carmen and Don\nJosé. Belgian-born Lily Djanel is joined by French-Canadian Raoul Jobin.\nBoth had performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris before the war and without\ndoubt we are treated to authentically French interpretations of the two\nroles. The New York critics did not know quite what to make of Djanel. Most\nagreed that her acting was excellent - “playing the role as if she believed\nin it” one remarked, with a “powerful and unpretentious physical presence.”\nShe was always more comfortable in the higher lying musical passages but\nnevertheless delivered “tremendous poise, [and] serenity… in her vocalism.”\nJobin, a somewhat lighter tenor than the radio audience was used to hearing\nas José, not only brought excellent French to the role but also “power,\nwarmth and certainty of attack on the high tones”. His easy and fluid\nmusicianship is a joy to hear.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nLicia Albanese, in the early years of her long Met career, sings Micaëla.\nAlthough best known for her Violetta and Madama Butterfly, Albanese\nfeatured in five complete broadcasts of \u003cem\u003eCarmen\u003c\/em\u003e between 1941 and\n1945. The critics consistently singled out her outstanding vocalism even if\na few grumbled about her not quite so idiomatic French. Leonard Warren\nsings the matador Escamillo. Early reviews of his performances in this role\nwere somewhat critical, both of his acting (or lack of) and his vocal\nstyle. By 1943 however, one critic appreciated his “virility and\ndevil-may-care confidence, noted with appreciation by those who remembered\nhim as a solid actor with extraordinary vocal endowments.”\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nFour outstanding soloists and an exceptional conductor in the pit make this\na truly memorable \u003cem\u003eCarmen\u003c\/em\u003e.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003eBIZET Carmen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc One\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. RADIO Introduction  (1:07)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2. Prélude  (2:03)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACT ONE\u003cbr\u003e3. Sur la place  (6:23)\u003cbr\u003e4. Avec la garde montante  (3:34)\u003cbr\u003e5. C'est bien là, n'est-ce pas  (1:17)\u003cbr\u003e6. La cloche a sonné  (4:25)\u003cbr\u003e7. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle  (3:42)\u003cbr\u003e8. Carmen! Sur tes pas, nous nous pressons tous!  (1:28)\u003cbr\u003e9. Quels regards! Quelle effronterie!  (0:55)\u003cbr\u003e10. Parle-moi de ma mère!  (5:45)\u003cbr\u003e11. Reste là, maintenant, pendant que je lirai  (1:31)\u003cbr\u003e12. Que se passe-t-il donc là-bas?  (1:52)\u003cbr\u003e13. Mon officier, c'était une querelle  (3:54)\u003cbr\u003e14. Près des remparts de Seville  (4:31)\u003cbr\u003e15. Voici l'order; partez  (2:10)\u003cbr\u003e16. Entr'acte  (1:40)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACT TWO\u003cbr\u003e17. Les tringles des sistres tintaient  (4:29)\u003cbr\u003e18. Messieurs, Pastia me dit  (1:00)\u003cbr\u003e19. Vivat! Vivat le Toréro!  (1:07)\u003cbr\u003e20. Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre  (4:41)\u003cbr\u003e21. La belle, un mot  (1:38)\u003cbr\u003e22. Eh bien, Vite, quelles nouvelles?  (4:59)\u003cbr\u003e23. Mais qui donc attends-tu?  (1:04)\u003cbr\u003e24. Enfin, c'est toi  (5:30)\u003cbr\u003e25. La fleur que tu m'avais jetée  (3:57)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDisc Two\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Non, tu ne m'aimes pas!  (4:05)\u003cbr\u003e2. Holà Carmen! Holà! Holà!  (4:05)\u003cbr\u003e3. Entr'acte  (2:36)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACT THREE\u003cbr\u003e4. Écoute, écoute, compagnon,écoute  (3:55)\u003cbr\u003e5. Reposons-nous une heure ici, mes camerades  (2:36)\u003cbr\u003e6. Mélons! Coupons!  (7:20)\u003cbr\u003e7. Quant au douanier, c'est notre affaire  (2:45)\u003cbr\u003e8. C'est les contrebandiers le refuge ordinaire  (6:47)\u003cbr\u003e9. Je ne me trompe pas  (0:25)\u003cbr\u003e10. Quelques lignes plus bas  (11:28)\u003cbr\u003e11. Entr'acte  (13:10)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACT FOUR\u003cbr\u003e12. A deux cuartos!  (1:09)\u003cbr\u003e13. Les voici! Voici la quadrille!  (6:49)\u003cbr\u003e14. C'est toi ... Carmen il est temps encore  (7:37)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e15. 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