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

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

Composer: Georges Bizet, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin and Viola

Printout: 4 pages

Note: The Toreador’s Song is perhaps the best-known aria from Bizet’s masterpiece, Carmen, but far beyond being a catchy tune, the music imbues Escamillo (the toreador) with a flair for the dramatic and a self-aggrandizing ego. This piece is a must-have for gig musicians and opera lovers.

This and two other marches from Carmen are also available at considerable savings in the Bargain Bundle Carmen, Selected Highlights for violin and viola, Set 3.