Lawrence Tibbett, singing actor / edited by Andrew Farkas ; with an introduction and discography by William R. Moran.
| Other author | Farkas, Andrew, 1936- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Portland, OR : Amadeus Press, ©1989. |
| Description | 160 pages, 88 pages of plates : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I. Lawrence Tibbett / Thomas R. Bullard -- Part II. The glory road / Lawrence Tibbett -- Part III. Selected articles and interviews. Everything counts in your musical success: an interview with Lawrence Tibbett -- Youth at the top: Lawrence Tibbett, baritone / John Hyde Preston -- A talk on the "talkies" (as told to R. H. Wollstein) / Lawrence Tibbett -- Opera can be saved by the movies (as told to H. H. Taubman) / Lawrence Tibbett -- Lawrence Tibbett: a temperament-silhouette / P. K. Thomajan -- Should I change teachers? (An interview with the eminent baritone Lawrence Tibbett) / Juliette Laine -- Will modern music last? / Lawrence Tibbett -- Lawrence Tibbett / W. S. Meadows -- Opera in English? / Lawrence Tibbett -- Appendix. Lawrence Tibbett (1896-1940): a discography / W. R. Moran. |
| Abstract | This is the first collection of writings that deal with the life and career of the great American baritone, Lawrence Tibbett. In the articles and interviews selected for inclusion in this volume Tibbett writes about his artistic concerns: voice production, singing and acting on stage and in film, operatic teamwork, opera and the movies, modern music, and a variety of related topics. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Discography: pages 127-150. |
| Bibliography note | "Film credits": pages 150-153. |
| LCCN | 88026272 |
| ISBN | 0931340179 |