Toreador Song

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The Toreador Song is a famous rousing aria from Georges Bizet’s opera *Carmen*, sung by the bullfighter Escamillo and known for its bold, triumphant melody.

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Toreador Song canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aria
musical work
opera aria
alsoKnownAs Toréador Song NERFINISHED
Toréador, en garde NERFINISHED
Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre NERFINISHED
basedOnWork Carmen (novella) by Prosper Mérimée NERFINISHED
characterRole bullfighter
composer Georges Bizet NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
describes bullfighting
firstPerformanceDate 1875-03-03
firstPerformancePlace Opéra-Comique, Paris NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceWork Carmen NERFINISHED
genre opera aria
hasRefrain Toréador, en garde
hasTheme bravado
heroic self-presentation
spectacle of the bullring
influencedBy Spanish musical idioms
intendedPerformerGender male
key F minor (principal section)
language French
lyricist Henri Meilhac NERFINISHED
Ludovic Halévy NERFINISHED
movement Act 2 of Carmen NERFINISHED
musicalStyle rousing
triumphant
notableFor bold melody
catchy refrain
popularity outside opera repertoire
opera Carmen NERFINISHED
originalTitle Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre NERFINISHED
partOf Carmen NERFINISHED
performanceContext tavern scene in Act 2 of Carmen
publisher Choudens (original Carmen publisher) NERFINISHED
recordedBy Bryn Terfel NERFINISHED
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau NERFINISHED
Enrico Caruso NERFINISHED
Plácido Domingo NERFINISHED
Thomas Hampson NERFINISHED
sungByCharacter Escamillo NERFINISHED
tempoMarking Allegro
timeSignature common time
usedIn concert performances
popular culture adaptations
recordings
voiceType baritone
workFromPeriod Romantic era

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Escamillo ariaAlsoKnownAs Toreador Song
Escamillo notableFor Toreador Song