Lawrence Tibbett - Pagliacci Prologue

The costume and makeup don’t do Tibbett any favors here, but his singing is nothing short of magnificent. This clip is from th 1935 film “Metropolitan.“ It’s available on DVD (but hard to find.) In the film, Tibbett also sings Largo al Factotum from The Barber of Seville, The Toreador Song from Carmen, On the Road to Mandalay, and De Glory Road. I invite you to visit my Great Voices of Opera website at: I invite you to my website: for more.