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[Met Performance] CID:149700



Carmen
Metropolitan Opera House, Wed, February 2, 1949









Review 1:

Review of Ronald Eyer in Musical America

Eleanor Steber, the Micaela; Charles Kullman, the Don Jose; and Robert Merrill, the Escamillo, appeared for the first time this season in their respective parts, while the title again was in the capable hands of Risë Stevens. The interpretations these performers give are familiar ones and they change but little with the succeeding seasons. Miss Steber remains a physically attractive and appealing Micaela, although her third-act aria revealed some insecurity in pitch. Mr. Kullman retains a youthful momentum that makes his José believable, and in the flower song and elsewhere, his vocalism was something more than adequate. Mr. Merrill, too, has a buoyancy that brings Escamillo to life, and his substantial voice added a welcome depth to a generally light-voiced ensemble. Miss Stevens' beautiful and realistic Carmen is now, happily, a staple of the theater and she apparently can run it off at any given place or time with complete assurance. Others in the cast were Anne Bollinger, Lucielle Browning, George Cehanovsky, Alessio De Paolis, Lorenzo Alvary and Clifford Harvuot. The conductor was Wilfred Pelletier.

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Met careers

• Wilfred Pelletier [Conductor]
• Risë Stevens [Carmen]
• Charles Kullman [Don José]
• Eleanor Steber [Micaela]
• Robert Merrill [Escamillo]
• Anne Bollinger [Frasquita]
• Lucielle Browning [Mercédès]
• Alessio De Paolis [Remendado]
• George Cehanovsky [Dancaïre]
• Lorenzo Alvary [Zuniga]
• Clifford Harvuot [Moralès]
• Tilda Morse [Dance]
• Aida Alvarez [Dance]
• Leon Varkas [Dance]