Description

Emma Calvé (ca. 1858-1942) achieved immortality as a soprano during the turn of the century and secured a place in history as Carmen. Her beautifully dramatic and wide-ranging voice is captured on this two-CD set. Rounding off the compilation is a selected group of exceedingly rare recordings of Cécile Merguillier (1861-1938), who has the distinction of being one of the last of those agile, full-voiced sopranos légers so popular throughout 19th-century French opera.