Lawrence Tibbett - Toreador Song from Carmen video free download


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Duration: 05:03
Uploaded: 2011/04/06

Was there ever an Escamillo as sexy as Tibbett? That coal-black voice with it's ringing top, the grace and physicality of his movements, and themarvelous cape work. His singing is nothing short of magnificent. This clip is from th 1935 film "Metropolitan." It's available on DVD (but hard to find.) In the film, Tibbett also sings Largo al Factotum from The Barber of Seville, The Prologue from Pagliacci, On the Road to Mandalay, and De Glory Road.

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And to answer my own question: maybe Ezio Pinza's Escamillo in the 1935 Met broadcast of Carmen with Rosa Ponselle. He added a sensuousness and even a bit of humor. But it was never filmed, so we can't compare

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Comments

8 years ago

Matthew Roach

From top to bottom, he was one of the greatest male voices of the 20th century.

9 years ago

Gregory McCreanor

Magnificent Lawrence Tibbett - What a voice!! 

9 years ago

John Hoie

He's an all-timer, probably the greatest American baritone ever, and we've had some great ones. Also one of the very best actors among opera singers.

10 years ago

bodiloto

Magnifico !

11 years ago

latitudeCheck

Carmen is being played right now on the radio Live from the Met. After hearing Toreador from the Met, I wanted to hear the full spectrum voice of Lawrence Tibbett again. What a gift!

11 years ago

latitudeCheck

What a joy, what a delight to be able to listen and watch the timeless performance of Lawrence Tibbett! His magnificent voice comes through this recording brilliantly despite the distance and years.

11 years ago

Matt75003

This is simply mesmerizing, every single glorious second of it.

12 years ago

Fredrik Liljeblad

@MaNiGreeCeLOL Tibbett was SUPERB! His non-singing technique was also incredible. Look at how he handles the cloak in the above clip: he is sex and seductiveness personified. What a singer! What an actor! Incomparable!

12 years ago

maria monadiki

thank you very much!!!there is no other like him!!!great performance!!!bravo!!!

13 years ago

diarci

There are sixteen film clips that I know of. All are already posted on You Tube by others.

13 years ago

Emiliano Ignacio Rodriguez

Have you more of these dvd? Please, publish them

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