Irina ARKHIPOVA sings Carmen HABANERA 1959

Well, here we hear the most famous aria "Habanera" "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" with excellent Irina Arhipova from "Carmen" by Bizet, it is from the legendary recording from the Bolshoi Theater 1959, where the great Mario del Monaco sang along with Irina Arkhipova. Irina Arkhipova, the splendid mezzo-soprano, was a brilliant Carmen. Conductor is the great A.Melik-Pashaev!