Grand Opera on Screen Sparks Industry Debate
Hollywood studio chiefs clash over grand opera in talkies as producers like Le Baron plan Carmen on a gigantic scale while Fox resists. Industry observers note Jolson's Jazz Singer impact and urge a financially successful opera to ignite others, with MGM and Paramount weighing operetta ventures and casting stars like Bebe Daniels and Lawrence Tibbett.
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Witham
le Bard
RKO Studio
Bebe Daniels
Sol M
Wuritzel
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Flis
B .P. Schulberg
Paramount Studio
Schulberg
Paramount
Feowever
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Warner Brothers
al Jolson
Jolson
Jesse L. Lasky
le Baron
Grand Opera
Lawrence Tibbett
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Paul Bern
Carmen on Screen: Bebe Daniels and Dolores Del Rio
Hollywood eyes grand opera on film as Warner Bros plans a Carmen project with Bebe Daniels and Dolores Del Rio leading a push to bring opera to the talkies. The piece surveys Carmen’s history from Merimee to Hauk and Galli-Maïne, noting early star renditions and the ambition to film a realistic Spanish atmosphere and operatic scope.
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Hollywood
Bebe Daniels
Carmen
Dolores del Rio
Bebe
Galli-Miane
Minnie Hauk
Mas Gay
Eanaa Calye
Geraldine Farrar
Mary Garden
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