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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-34930 | 10-in. | 3/3/1926 | È sogno | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-34931 | 12-in. | 3/3/1926 | Song of the flea | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-35446 | 10-in. | 5/7/1926 | Senti ma a Lindoro | Amelita Galli-Curci ; Lawrence Tibbett | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-35447 | 10-in. | 5/7/1926 | Sì, vendetta | Amelita Galli-Curci ; Lawrence Tibbett | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-35474 | 10-in. | 5/24/1926 | Oh, that we two were maying | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-35475 | 10-in. | 5/24/1926 | Thy beaming eyes | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-35481 | 12-in. | 6/7/1926 | Pagliacci : Prologue | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-35482 | 12-in. | 6/7/1926 | Pagliacci : Prologue | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-37878 | 10-in. | 3/30/1927 | Drink to me only with thine eyes | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-37879 | 10-in. | 3/30/1927 | Believe me if all those endearing young charms | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-37880 | 10-in. | 3/31/1927 | Old black Joe | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-37881 | 10-in. | 3/31/1927 | Uncle Ned | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with male vocal quartet and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-38854 | 10-in. | 6/1/1927 | Calm as the night | Lucrezia Bori ; Lawrence Tibbett | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-38855 | 10-in. | 6/1/1927 | Barcarolle | Lucrezia Bori ; Lawrence Tibbett | Vocal duet (soprano and baritone), with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-43613 | 12-in. | 4/5/1928 | Oh, Caesar, great wert thou! | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-43614 | 12-in. | 4/5/1928 | Nay, Maccus, lay him down | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-43720 | 12-in. | 1/30/1929 | Crucifix | Richard Crooks ; Lawrence Tibbett | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with pipe organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-43720 | 10-in. | 4/10/1928 | Crucifix | Richard Crooks ; Lawrence Tibbett | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with pipe organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-43721 | 12-in. | 1/30/1929 | So thou liftest thy divine petition | Richard Crooks ; Lawrence Tibbett | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with pipe organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-43721 | 10-in. | 4/10/1928 | So thou liftest thy divine petition | Richard Crooks ; Lawrence Tibbett | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with pipe organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-45187 | 10-in. | 5/29/1928 | Shake your brown feet, honey! | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-45188 | 10-in. | 5/29/1928 | The roustabout | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-45189 | 10-in. | 5/29/1928 | Travelin' to de grave | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-45190 | 12-in. | 5/29/1928 | On the road to Mandalay | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-51116 | 12-in. | 4/3/1929 | Te deum | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-51117 | 12-in. | 4/3/1929 | Chanson du toreador | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with mixed vocal chorus and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-53454 | 12-in. | 5/31/1929 | Eri tu | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-53735 | 12-in. | 5/27/1929 | The crucifixion | Richard Crooks ; Lawrence Tibbett ; Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with pipe organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-53736 | 12-in. | 5/27/1929 | The crucifixion | Richard Crooks ; Wilfred Glenn ; Lawrence Tibbett ; Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus and soloists, with pipe organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-53737 | 12-in. | 5/27/1929 | The crucifixion | Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with pipe organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-53738 | 12-in. | 5/27/1929 | The crucifixion | Richard Crooks ; Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus and tenor soloist, with pipe organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-53739 | 12-in. | 5/27/1929 | The crucifixion | Mark Andrews ; Lawrence Tibbett ; Trinity Choir | Baritone vocal solo, with vocal chorus and organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-53740 | 12-in. | 5/27/1929 | The crucifixion | Richard Crooks ; Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus and tenor soloist, with pipe organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-53741 | 12-in. | 5/28/1929 | The crucifixion | Lawrence Tibbett ; Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus and baritone soloist, with pipe organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-53742 | 12-in. | 5/28/1929 | The crucifixion | Richard Crooks ; Lawrence Tibbett | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with pipe organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-53743 | 12-in. | 5/28/1929 | The crucifixion | Frank Croxton ; Wilfred Glenn ; Lawrence Tibbett ; Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus and vocal soloists, with pipe organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-53744 | 12-in. | 5/28/1929 | The crucifixion | Richard Crooks ; Lawrence Tibbett ; Trinity Male Choir | Mixed vocal chorus and bass and baritone vocal soloists, with pipe organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-53745 | 12-in. | 5/28/1929 | The crucifixion | Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus, with pipe organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-53746 | 12-in. | 5/28/1929 | The crucifixion | Richard Crooks ; Trinity Choir | Mixed vocal chorus and tenor vocal soloist, with pipe organ | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-58187 | 10-in. | 1/13/1930 | The rogue song | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-58188 | 10-in. | 1/13/1930 | The narrative | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-58195 | 10-in. | 1/15/1930 | When I'm looking at you | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-58196 | 10-in. | 1/15/1930 | The white dove | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-59753 | 12-in. | 4/15/1930 | Largo al factotum | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-67492 | 10-in. | 3/6/1931 | Without a song | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-67493 | 10-in. | 3/6/1931 | Life is a dream | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-67494 | 10-in. | 3/6/1931 | Wanting you | Lawrence Tibbett ; Stewart Wille | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-67495 | 10-in. | 3/6/1931 | Lover come back to me | Lawrence Tibbett ; Stewart Wille | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | PBVE-68327 | 10-in. | 10/26/1931 | Tramps at sea | Lawrence Tibbett ; Stewart Wille | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | PBVE-68328 | 10-in. | 10/28/1931 | Cuban love song | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-68331 | 12-in. | 10/29/1931 | De glory road | Lawrence Tibbett ; Stewart Wille | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | PCVE-68332 | 12-in. | 10/29/1931 | Short'nin' bread | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CVE-68333 | 12-in. | 10/29/1931 | Edward | Lawrence Tibbett ; Stewart Wille | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-69068 | 10-in. | 12/10/1931 | Cuban love song | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BVE-69071 | 10-in. | 12/12/1931 | Cuban love song | Lawrence Tibbett ; Stewart Wille | Vocal duet (tenor and baritone), with prerecorded baritone vocal part and orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | MVE-70856 | 16-in. | 10/18/1931 | Broadcast on unemployment relief | Herbert Hoover | Radio broadcast : Speeches and vocal and instrumental performances | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | MVE-70857 | 16-in. | 10/18/1931 | Broadcast on unemployment relief | Herbert Hoover ; Will Rogers | Radio broadcast : Speeches and vocal and instrumental performances | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | MVE-70858 | 16-in. | 10/18/1931 | Broadcast on unemployment relief | Herbert Hoover ; Will Rogers | Radio broadcast : Speeches and vocal and instrumental performances | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | MVE-70859 | 16-in. | 10/18/1931 | Broadcast on unemployment relief | Herbert Hoover ; Will Rogers | Radio broadcast : Speeches and vocal and instrumental performances | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-74653 | 10-in. | 12/8/1932 | The song is you | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CS-74654 | 12-in. | 12/8/1932 | Pilgrim's song | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CS-74655 | 12-in. | 12/8/1932 | Song of the flea | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-74656 | 10-in. | 12/8/1932 | And love was born | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CS-74704 | 12-in. | 12/16/1932 | A kingdom by the sea | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CS-74705 | 12-in. | 12/16/1932 | Ol' man river | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CS-75707 | 12-in. | 3/28/1933 | Song of the flea | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CS-75708 | 12-in. | 3/28/1933 | Bailiff's daughter | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-75709 | 10-in. | 3/28/1933 | If love hath entered thy heart | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CS-81086 | 12-in. | 1/19/1934 | 'Tis an earth defiled | Wilfrid Pelletier ; Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CS-81087 | 12-in. | 1/19/1934 | Standin' in de need of prayer | Wilfrid Pelletier ; Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CS-82330 | 12-in. | 4/20/1934 | O du mein holder Abendstern | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CS-82331 | 12-in. | 4/20/1934 | Avant de quitter ces lieux | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-82332 | 10-in. | 4/20/1934 | Myself when young | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | BS-82333 | 10-in. | 4/20/1934 | None but the lonely heart | Lawrence Tibbett | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| Victor | CS-83105 | 12-in. | 4/30/1934 | Excerpts from Die Walküre | Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski ; Lawrence Tibbett | Orchestra, with male vocal solo | vocalist, baritone vocal | |
| 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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tibbett, Lawrence," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104286.
Tibbett, Lawrence. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104286.
"Tibbett, Lawrence." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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