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Gipsy Blood

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.

Top Cast

  • Marguerite Namara

    Marguerite Namara

    Carmen

  • Thomas F. Burke

    Thomas F. Burke

    Don Jose

  • Lance Fairfax

    Lance Fairfax

    Escamillo

  • Lester Matthews

    Lester Matthews

    Zuniga

  • Mary Clare

    Mary Clare

    Factory Girl

  • Lewin Mannering

    Lewin Mannering

    Innkeeper

  • Hay Petrie

    Hay Petrie

    Remenado

  • Dennis Wyndham

    Dennis Wyndham

    Doncairo

Overview

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.

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