Spike Jones provides a deadpan narration that frames the opera as a gritty crime story, turning the classic tale of Don José and Carmen into a slapstick tragedy.
The recording ends with a bizarre, fourth-wall-breaking gag where the characters stop to chew bubble gum as they "chew their way off into the distance". Availability SPIKE JONES - Bizet's Carmen- RARE studio version
Eileen Gallagher’s performance satirizes the "pretentiousness" of operatic singing, shifting between legitimate skill and hilariously screeching or off-key delivery. Spike Jones provides a deadpan narration that frames