RARE: Cornell MacNeil - Votre toast [Carmen] - 1969

MacNeil did perform the full role of Escamillo in New York City Opera's 1954 season, but I'm not aware of any extant recordings. This bit, from a 1969 recital, is a little taste. Talk about a grand fracas!

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