| Release Date | 1931-10-30 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 80 minutes |
| Genres | Music, Drama |
| Stars | Marguerite Namara, Thomas F. Burke, Lance Fairfax, Lester Matthews, Mary Clare |
| Directors | Cecil Lewis, Prosper Mérimée, Walter C. Mycroft, Cecil Lewis, Malcolm Sargent |
In 1931, Sir Malcolm Sargent – then a rising young conductor – acted as musical director for this first filmed musical version of Prosper Mérimée’s classic story of passion and fatal jealousy, Carmen. With a score based on Bizet’s opera, Gipsy Blood features celebrated American soprano Marguerite Namara as the capricious gypsy girl from the cigarette factory; her co-performers include Thomas Burke as Carmen’s tormented lover, Don José, and New Zealand-born baritone Lance Fairfax as his rival, the toreador Escamillo.