Victor Franklin & Keith Neilson - Act II Duet THE BARTERED BRIDE (Smetana) 1960

The Australian tenor, Victor Franklin, was Principal tenor with Opera Australia (then known as the Elizabethan Theatre Opera) between 1954 and 1962. He sang in more than twenty operas, including THE BARTERED BRIDE, LA BOHÈME, THE TALES OF HOFFMANN, MADAMA BUTTERFLY, FIDELIO and TOSCA. Victor Franklin also appeared in two of the early Australian television operas - AMAHL & THE NIGHT VISITORS (1957) and THE BARTERED BRIDE (1960). In 1961, he studied at Milan’s La Scala then was contracted for a short time with Sadler's Wells Opera in London. On his return to Australia, he sang Florestan in FIDELIO and the title role in TALES OF HOFFMANN. This excerpt comes from Act II of an ABC television broadcast of THE BARTERED BRIDE. Victor Franklin is captured as Jenik in the duet with Kecal (performed by Keith Neilson). The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is conducted by Clive Douglas in this direct broadcast from the Melbourne ABC Studios on July 27th 1960.