Louis Hasselmans, born in Paris on 15th July 1878 into a prominent musical family of Belgian extraction, made his mark as a cellist, taking a first prize at the Conservatoire in 1893. He was principal of the Concerts Lamoureux and a member of the celebrated Quatuor Capet before turning to conducting. From 1909 to 1911 he was at the Opera-Comique, and again in 1919-22, in Montreal in 1911-13 and at the Chicago Civic Opera in 1918-19. He was a close friend and colleague of Gabriel Faure. In 1913 he conducted the first Paris performance of Penelope and four years later Faure dedicated his First Cello Sonata to him. Hasselmans first conducted at the Met on 20th January 1922 (Faust) and stayed for fifteen seasons, giving 378 performances of fourteen French operas including the Met premieres of Pelleas et Melisande, Le’heure espagnole and Don Quichotte. He died at San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 27th December 1957. Либретто можно посмотреть здесь: http://raritetclassic.com/load/carlo_sabajno_conducts_bizet_carmen/4-1-0-350 Carmen by Georges Bizet
Carmen - Rosa Ponselle
Don José - René Maison
Micaëla - Hilda Burke
Escamillo - Ezio Pinza
Frasquita - Thelma Votipka
Mercédès - Helen Olheim
Le Dancaïre - Angelo Bada
Le Remendado - Marek Windheim
Moralès - George Cehanovsky
Zuninga - Louis D' Angelo Orchestra and Chorus of Metropolitan Opera
Conductor : Louis Hasselmans Rec.: 1936
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