Victor matrix CVE-51117. Chanson du toreador / Lawrence Tibbett

TitleSource
Chanson du toreador (Primary title)Disc label
Toreador song (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Carmen (Work title)Disc label
Carmen. Chanson du toréador (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Georges Bizet (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Lawrence Tibbett (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Fausto Cleva (director)Listed as Ass't. Dir. in Victor ledgers.
Giulio Setti (conductor)
Metropolitan Opera Chorus (Vocal group)
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Musical group)
L. M. Belleri (vocalist)Takes 1-3.
F. Cingolani (vocalist)Takes 1-3.
  • Description: Baritone vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra
  • Instrumentation: Takes 1-3: 5 first violins, 4 second violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, bass, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 clarinets, 4 French horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, and traps
    Takes 4 and 5: 5 first violins, 4 second violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, bass, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 clarinets, 2 French horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, and tuba
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: French
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers for 4/3/1929 show composition of chorus as 14 first sopranos, 9 first altos, and 10 contraltos, 12 first tenors, 6 second tenors, 8 first basses, and 8 second basses. Ledgers also note: "All women dismissed except L. M. Belleri and F. Cingolani, who sing in this sel[ection]."
Victor ledgers for 4/8/1929 show composition of chorus as 14 sopranos, 6 second sopranos, 9 contraltos, 10 first tenors, 7 second tenors, 9 baritones, and 11 basses. Ledgers also note: "Entire male chorus and 2 women sing in this selection."
Instrumentation for unissued takes is not listed and may differ in part from that for the issued take.
Bolig notes that take 5 is a dubbing of take 4.
Source(s): John Bolig files (issues); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
4/3/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Destroy
4/3/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 2 Destroy
4/3/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Destroy
4/8/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 4 Hold
4/8/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 5 Master Victor 8124 12-in.
4/8/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 5 Master Victor 14202 12-in.
4/8/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 5 Master Gramophone 2-032156 (Not issued) 12-in. Gram. Co. face number.
4/8/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 5 Master Gramophone DB-1298 12-in.
4/8/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 5 Master RCA Victor VICS-1340 LP

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CVE-51117. Chanson du toreador / Lawrence Tibbett," accessed January 21, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800024274/CVE-51117-Chanson_du_toreador.

Victor matrix CVE-51117. Chanson du toreador / Lawrence Tibbett. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 21, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800024274/CVE-51117-Chanson_du_toreador.

"Victor matrix CVE-51117. Chanson du toreador / Lawrence Tibbett." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 21 January 2021.

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