Les pêcheurs de perles
In 1951, Merrill recorded a series of operatic duets with the Swedish tenor Jussi Björling for RCA Victor, including a world-renowned recording of "Au fond du temple saint" from the opera "Les pêcheurs de perles" by Georges Bizet. That same year he participated in another celebrated RCA Victor recording, Bizet's "Carmen" with Risë Stevens and Jan Peerce, conducted by Fritz Reiner.