Toreador Song
E712615
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toreador Song canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aria
ⓘ
musical work ⓘ opera aria ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Toréador Song
NERFINISHED
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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
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ⓘ
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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