The New York-based MasterVoices chorus will stage the original musical theater version of Bizet's Carmen, using an English translation by Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick, for its opening performance this season, and A Tempo host Rachel Katz this week speaks with Conductor and Artistic Director Ted Sperling.
A Tempo: MasterVoices Opens Season with English Translation of Bizet's Original Carmen
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