Lawrence Tibbett

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Lawrence Tibbett

Lawrence Mervil Tibbett (November 16, 1896 – July 15, 1960) was an American opera singer and recording artist who also performed as a film actor and radio personality. A baritone, he sang leading roles with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City more than 600 times from 1923 to 1950. He performed diverse musical theatre roles, including Captain Hook in Peter Pan in a touring show.

Birth and Death Data: Born November 16, 1896 (Bakersfield), Died July 15, 1960 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal

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Recordings (Results 76-97 of 97 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	CS-83106	12-in.	4/30/1934	Excerpts from Die Walküre	Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski ; Lawrence Tibbett	Orchestra, with baritone vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CS-83107	12-in.	4/30/1934	Excerpts from Die Walküre	Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski ; Lawrence Tibbett	Orchestra, with baritone vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CS-83108	12-in.	4/30/1934	Excerpts from Die Walküre	Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski ; Lawrence Tibbett	Orchestra, with baritone vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CS-83109	12-in.	4/30/1934	Excerpts from Die Walküre	Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski ; Lawrence Tibbett	Orchestra, with baritone vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CS-95370	12-in.	10/10/1935	Last night when we were young	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CS-95371	12-in.	10/10/1935	On the road to Mandalay	Nathaniel Shilkret ; Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CS-95387	12-in.	10/14/1935	Porgy and Bess	Helen Jepson ; Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett	Soprano and baritone vocal solos, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CS-95388	12-in.	10/14/1935	Porgy and Bess	Helen Jepson ; Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett	Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CS-95389	12-in.	10/14/1935	Porgy and Bess	Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CS-95390	12-in.	10/14/1935	Porgy and Bess	Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CS-95466	12-in.	10/23/1935	Porgy and Bess	Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CS-95467	12-in.	10/23/1935	Porgy and Bess	Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CS-02173	12-in.	10/19/1936	Cortigiani, vil razza	Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CS-02174	12-in.	10/19/1936	Credo	Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CS-02175	12-in.	10/19/1936	Hallelujah rhythm	Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	CS-02176	12-in.	10/19/1936	Goin' home	Alexander Smallens ; Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	BS-036848	10-in.	5/3/1939	Battle hymn of the Republic	Wilfrid Pelletier ; Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	BS-036852	10-in.	5/3/1939	My own United States	Wilfrid Pelletier ; Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	[Trial 1925-03-18-03]	10-in.	3/18/1925	Retreat	Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	[Trial 1925-03-18-04]	10-in.	3/18/1925	Love went a riding	Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	[Trial 1925-04-13-01]	12-in.	4/13/1925	Drink to me only with thine eyes	Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	[Trial 1925-04-13-02]	12-in.	4/13/1925	Gypsy sweetheart	Lawrence Tibbett	Baritone vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal

(Results 76-97 of 97 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tibbett, Lawrence," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104286.

Tibbett, Lawrence. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104286.

"Tibbett, Lawrence." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

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