Carmen

Item

Record ID

94

Identifier

10747

Genre

Opera

Work Title

Carmen

Uniform Title

Carmen

Program/Series Title

NBC Opera Theatre

Work Alternate Titles

Opera Theatre. Scenes from Carmen

Composer

Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875

Text Author

Meilhac, Henri, 1831-1897 (libretto) ; Halevy, Ludovic,; 1834-1908 (libretto)

Language

English

Production Year

1953

Transmission/Release Date

10/31/53

Transmission/Release Year

1953

Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform

NBC

Conductor/Music Director

Adler, Peter Herman, 1899-1990 (music and artistic director)

Orchestra

NBC Symphony

Chorus/Choir

NBC Opera Company

Soloists

Vera Bryner (Carmen) ; Robert Rounseville (Don Jose) ; Warren Galjour (Escamillo) ; Nadja Witkowska (Frasquita) ; Emalina de Vita (Mercedes) ; David Atkinson (Zuniga) ; A. Winfield Hoeny (Dancaire) ; Teresita LaTana ; Fernando Ramos ; Vickie Vega ; Frankie Vega (dancers) ; John Boles (Commentator as Don Jose)

TV/Film Director

Browning, Kirk, 1921-

Sets

Molyneux, William

Costumes

Boxer, John

Choreography

Alvarez, Aida

Production Company

NBC

Producer

Chotzinoff, Samuel, 1889-1964

Technical Information

Live studio production ; color

Other Information

First NBC opera in color. In a 15 year run on NBC, the series was listed under three titles: NBC Opera Theatre, NBC Opera Company, and NBC Opera.

Duration

ca.60'

Company

NBC Opera Company

Archive

Motion Picture/TV Reading Room, Library of Congress

Sourcemat

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