The Toreador’s Song, from Carmen (viola cello duo)

Title: The Toreador’s Song, from the opera Carmen

Composer: Georges Bizet, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Viola and Cello

Printout: 4 pages

Note: The Toreador’s Song is one of the best-known arias from Bizet’s masterpiece, Carmen. More than being a catchy tune, however, the music imbues Escamillo (the toreador) with a flair for the dramatic and a self-aggrandizing ego.

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The audio sample below includes the beginnings of both the verse and the more familiar refrain.