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Carmen
Metropolitan Opera House, Fri, January 18, 1946 Matinee
Debut : Florence Quartararo
Carmen (411)
Georges Bizet | Henri Meilhac/Ludovic Hal?vy
- Carmen
- Ris? Stevens
- Don Jos?
- Jacques G?rard
- Micaela
- Florence Quartararo [Debut]
- Escamillo
- Robert Merrill
- Frasquita
- Frances Greer
- Merc?d?s
- Martha Lipton
- Remendado
- Richard Manning
- Danca?re
- Arthur Kent
- Zuniga
- Louis D'Angelo
- Moral?s
- John Baker
- Dance
- Amelia Gilmore [Last performance]
- Dance
- Leon Varkas
- Conductor
- Wilfred Pelletier
Review 1:
Review
The young lady [Miss Quartararo] sang with astonishing assurance. She may be the find of the season...She has a voice of size, range and true lyric quality. It is produced with a smoothness and accuracy that make you wonder how it happened that this voice has been so well placed. One gathered that she had not had much formal vocal schooling. Perhaps it is better so.
As for Micaela's music, Miss Quartararo sang it with affecting simplicity. It is deceptive. It looks easy, and it does not overpower as does the music of Carmen. But it takes sensitivity and quality as a singer. Miss Quartararo, who is also good to look at, seems to have what it takes.
Howard Taubman
New York Times
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Met careers
- Wilfred Pelletier [Conductor]
- Ris? Stevens [Carmen]
- Jacques G?rard [Don Jos?]
- Florence Quartararo [Micaela]
- Robert Merrill [Escamillo]
- Frances Greer [Frasquita]
- Martha Lipton [Merc?d?s]
- Richard Manning [Remendado]
- Arthur Kent [Danca?re]
- Louis D'Angelo [Zuniga]
- John Baker [Moral?s]
- Amelia Gilmore [Dance]
- Leon Varkas [Dance]