Victoria de los Angeles, Janine Micheau, sopranos ; Nicolai Gedda, tenor ; Ernest Blanc, baritone ; other soloists ; choruses ; Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion française, Sir Thomas Beecham, conductor
Opera in 4 acts; libretto by Henri Meilhac & Ludovic Halévy based on Prosper Mérimée's novel.