In the soundtrack: Susan Bickley, soprano ; Peter Brondon, tenor ; Peter Sidhorn, baritone ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Gillian Anderson, conductor. In the opera excerpts: Geraldine Farrar, Giovanni Martinelli, vocalists ; unnamed orchestra
"As heard in The Classic Movie Project restoration of Cecil B. DeMille's 1915 masterpiece, released on video by VAI."
Compact disc.
Program notes by Gillian Anderson and biographical notes on the conductor (15 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Soundtrack recorded Jan. 1996, CBS Studios, London. Opera excerpts recorded Dec. 9, 1914 and May 19, 1915.
Vocal portions sung in French.
Soundtrack to Carmen (60:17). Prelude ; The smugglers ; Pastia's tavern ; Cigarette factory ; The smugglers' plot ; "The following day" ; Carmen and José in the mountains ; "The message of the cards" ; Seville ; Carmen and José, final confrontation -- Excerpts from Bizet's Carmen: Act I, Habañera (3:10) ; Act II, Seguidille (4:28) ; Act IV, final scene (4:24)