"Jennifer L. Fretwell" wrote:
> I have recently started working on the "Habanera" from Carmen. I usually try > to learn the diction of a piece that is not English by listening to a native > speaker of the language singing the role. My voice teacher and I put our > heads together and could not come up with any women who have recorded Carmen > AND are native French speakers. The only singers we came up with are from the > United States or elsewhere (Denyce Graves, Maria Callas, Tatiana Troyanos, > Marilyn Horne, etc.). Can anyone think of a native French speaker who at > least recorded the Habanera (they need not have recorded the entire role)?
I have an EMI Classics recording of the Theatre National de l'Opera-Comique, with Solange Michel as Carmen, conducted by Andre Cluytens. This is a 1951 Mono (non-stereo) recording. While the vocalism isn't the most beautiful I've heard, the French diction and style are impeccable.
Here is the number on the box CMS 5-653182 It also says USA - CDMB-65318
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Peggy Harrison
-- Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA "Music for a While Shall All Your Cares Beguile" mailto:peggyh@i...
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