Identifier: victrolabookofop00vict (find matches)
Title: The Victrola book of the opera : stories of one hundred and twenty operas with seven-hundred illustrations and descriptions of twelve-hundred Victor opera records
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Victor Talking Machine Company Rous, Samuel Holland
Subjects: Operas
Publisher: Camden, N.J. : Victor Talking Machine Co.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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ky—a wandering life; For country, the whole world; Thy will thy master; And above all—most prized of all— Liberty! freedom! Up yonder, up yonder, if thou lovst me, To the mountains, together well go.Tose: Carmen!Carmen: Wilt come with me? Up yonder, up yonder, thus will we go Away, if thou lovst me, together! In spite of Carmens fascinations, Jose is about to return to his duty, when the appear-ance of his superior officer Zuniga, who orders him back, decides the matter. DonJose resents the overbearing tone his captain uses and defies him. Zuniga is finallyoverpowered and bound by the gypsies, and the smugglers all depart on their expedition. Second Intermezzo By La Scala Orchestra (Double-faced—See page 69) 62102 10-inch, $0.75 The retreat in the mountains is musically described by this pastoral intermezzo. Adreamy melody given to the flute, with a pizzicato accompaniment, is taken up by the otherinstruments in turn, the strings joining in the coda. Andaniino quasi allegretto
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PHOTO MAIRET MICAELA PLEADS WITH JOSE ACT III 64 VICTROLA BOOK OF THE OPERA-BIZETS CARMEN BSIf/^IOTj i -•-* dJ*;% ^«&^ ■%v^ ^»- £j& *^Jk ^ttPjP J. : Wff£ 1 • ^\l T >*sr- CARD SCENE ACT III ACT III SCENE—A Wild and Rock)) Pass in the Mountains As the curtain rises, the smugglers are seen entering their rocky lair. Here occurs thefamous sextette, a portion of which is given in the Gems from Carmen (page 69). The smugglers prepare to camp for the night. It is evident that Jose is already repentingof his folly, and that Carmen is tiring of her latest lover. After a quarrel with Jose, she joinsFrasquita and Mercedes, who are telling fortunes with cards. Voyons que jessaie (Let Me Know My Fate) By Geraldine Farrar, Soprano

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