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OPERA TELEVISION THEATRE: CARMEN (TV)
Summary
The premiere performance in the series of Opera Television Theatre productions. This presentation is a condensed version of Carmen, the story of an ill-fated gypsy and her two lovers. Lawrence Tibbett introduces the opera and points out several celebrities attending the performance including Dr. Frank Stanton, the president of CBS. The opera is performed in four acts.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: January 1, 1950 5:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:00:00
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T76:0045
- GENRE: Music
- SUBJECT HEADING: Operas
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1950
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Henry Souvaine … Producer
- Lawrence Tibbett … Director, Artistic Director, Host, Introduced by
- Georges Bizet … Composer
- Boris Goldovsky … Conductor
- Byron Paul … Director, Television Director
- Walter Ducloux … Music (Misc. Credits), Music Supervisor
- Richard Rychtarik … Production Design, Settings
- Gladys Swarthout … Cast, Carmen
- Robert Merrill … Cast, Escamillo
- Robert Rounseville … Cast, Don Jose
- Frank Stanton