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[Met Performance] CID:161320
Carmen
Metropolitan Opera House, Mon, December 15, 1952
Carmen (492)
Georges Bizet | Henri Meilhac/Ludovic Halévy
Review 1:
Unsigned review in the Herald Tribune
Young Tenor Takes Met Role in 2nd Act
Brian Sullivan in “Carmen” for Hoarse Kurt Baum
Brian Sullivan, young tenor from Oakland, California, took over the role of Don José in “Carmen” last night for the first time in the Metropolitan Opera House after increasing hoarseness stopped the valiant effort of veteran tenor Kurt Baum at the end of the first act,
Although he had a bad cold, Mr. Baum, insisted on going on, but at the end of the first act the management announced that he could not continue, and Mr. Sullivan was called from Box B to take over. The young tenor, who had sung the Don José role elsewhere but not at the Met, received an ovation after his aria in the second act.
A thoughtful official of the opera called Mrs. Sullivan at home to report her husband’s sudden opportunity, but she was babysitting and couldn’t find a substitute in time to get to the opera house.
Mr. Sullivan’s singing showed knowledge of the music and its emotional content, and there was ample dramatic passion in his share of the third act’s finale. Another change in cast, made, however, before the performance, was that of Lucine Amara for Nadine Conner as Micaela. Rise Stevens as Carmen and Frank Guarrera as Escamillo sang as scheduled and Kurt Adler conducted.
Search by season: 1952-53
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Carmen
Metropolitan Opera House, Mon, December 15, 1952
Carmen (492)
Georges Bizet | Henri Meilhac/Ludovic Halévy
- Carmen
- Risë Stevens
- Don José
- Kurt Baum [Acts I]
- Don José
- Brian Sullivan [Acts II, III, IV]
- Micaela
- Lucine Amara
- Escamillo
- Frank Guarrera
- Frasquita
- Paula Lenchner
- Mercédès
- Margaret Roggero
- Remendado
- Alessio De Paolis
- Dancaïre
- George Cehanovsky
- Zuniga
- Norman Scott
- Moralès
- Clifford Harvuot
- Dance
- Janet Collins
- Dance
- Loren Hightower
- Conductor
- Kurt Adler
Review 1:
Unsigned review in the Herald Tribune
Young Tenor Takes Met Role in 2nd Act
Brian Sullivan in “Carmen” for Hoarse Kurt Baum
Brian Sullivan, young tenor from Oakland, California, took over the role of Don José in “Carmen” last night for the first time in the Metropolitan Opera House after increasing hoarseness stopped the valiant effort of veteran tenor Kurt Baum at the end of the first act,
Although he had a bad cold, Mr. Baum, insisted on going on, but at the end of the first act the management announced that he could not continue, and Mr. Sullivan was called from Box B to take over. The young tenor, who had sung the Don José role elsewhere but not at the Met, received an ovation after his aria in the second act.
A thoughtful official of the opera called Mrs. Sullivan at home to report her husband’s sudden opportunity, but she was babysitting and couldn’t find a substitute in time to get to the opera house.
Mr. Sullivan’s singing showed knowledge of the music and its emotional content, and there was ample dramatic passion in his share of the third act’s finale. Another change in cast, made, however, before the performance, was that of Lucine Amara for Nadine Conner as Micaela. Rise Stevens as Carmen and Frank Guarrera as Escamillo sang as scheduled and Kurt Adler conducted.
Search by season: 1952-53
Search by title: Carmen,
Met careers
- Kurt Adler [Conductor]
- Risë Stevens [Carmen]
- Kurt Baum [Don José]
- Brian Sullivan [Don José]
- Lucine Amara [Micaela]
- Frank Guarrera [Escamillo]
- Paula Lenchner [Frasquita]
- Margaret Roggero [Mercédès]
- Alessio De Paolis [Remendado]
- George Cehanovsky [Dancaïre]
- Norman Scott [Zuniga]
- Clifford Harvuot [Moralès]
- Janet Collins [Dance]
- Loren Hightower [Dance]