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Alexander Gibson conducts the Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden performing ballet music from Charles Gounod's Faust and Georges Bizet's Carmen Suite. Featuring orchestral highlights from Faust and Carmen, the later selections on Side 2 are nothing short of spectacular. This is one of the rarest RCA Living Stereo titles that brings over $1,000 in mint condition.

Faust is a grand opera in five acts by Charles Gounod to a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré from Carré's play Faust et Marguerite, in turn loosely based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust, Part 1. It debuted at the Théâtre Lyrique on the Boulevard du Temple in Paris on 19 March 1859.

Carmen is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on a novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée. The opera was first performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, on 3 March 1875, and was not at first particularly successful; its initial run extended to 36 performances. Before this run was concluded, Bizet died suddenly, and thus knew nothing of the opera's later celebrity.

This is one of the jewels in the RCA Living Stereo crown. This, like the Scheherazade and Pines of Rome, is considered one of the very best LPs by RCA and RCA's crew.

CLASSIC RECORDS 4-LP item - 45rpm Version - first issue on special one-sided pressings - Shaded Dog record labels - RED with SILVER lettering, sporting the famous little nipper dog logo at the top third of the record label. Records Made in: U.S.A. Pressings are in STEREO Record Speed: 45 rpm Earliest version of this audiophile reissue by Classic Records - using 180-gram virgin vinyl, cut at 45rpm and long out of print.
Record Made in: circa 1990's - original LP was issued in 1960 by RCA. This is an English recorded (Decca) LP.
Record Catalog Number: LSC 2449 Featured on this item, the music of - Charles GOUNOD Georges BIZET Music on this 4-LP, 45rpm Title - 1. Waltz - Allegretto (Faust)
2. Ensemble - Adagio (Faust)
3. Dance of the Nubians (Faust)
4. Cleopatra's Dance (Faust)
5. Dance of the Trojan Maidens (Faust)
6. Helen's Dance (Faust)
7. Bacchanalia (Faust)
8. Funeral March of a Marionette (Faust)
9. Prelude: Entr'acte - Aragonaise (Carmen)
10. Habanera; Changing of the Guard (Carmen)
11. Intermezzo: Smugglers' March (Carmen)
Performed By -

Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Alexander Gibson, conductor CONDITION Details: LP JACKET:
The LP jackets are in Near Mint condition - even though 2 of these items have been opened (the other 2 are factory sealed), it appears as a new record jacket - top notch condition! The jackets have NO seam splits - completely intact.
The jackets have NO drill holes or saw marks of any kind.
The outer plastic cellophane (bag) wrap is still on all the LPs. There is NO hand writing on the front or back of any of the jackets. The covers have clean and sharp colors - see pictures with this listing for more detail.  The LP (vinyl) itself:
The LPs are in MINT to Near MINT condition as well. Two of the LPs (sides 3 and 4) are still factory sealed. Like the jackets, the LPs appear as NEW - top notch shape throughout!! This is the mint copy you have always wanted in your collection - any super picky audiophile would be happy with this one! A Short Note About LP GRADING - Mint {M} = Only used for sealed items. Near Mint {NM} = Virtually flawless in every way. Near Mint Minus {NM-} = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible. Excellent {EXC} = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise. Very Good Plus {VG+} = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.
Don't let this rarity slip by!!