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Toreador Song
Aria from the opera Carmen
The Toreador Song, also known as the Toreador March or March of the Toreadors, is the popular name for the aria "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" ("I return your toast to you"), from the French opera Carmen, composed by Georges Bizet to a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy.
It is sung by the bullfighter (French: toréador) Escamillo as he enters in act 2 and describes various situations in the bullring, the cheering of the crowds and the fame that comes with victory. The refrain, "Toréador, en garde", forms the middle part of the prelude to act 1 of Carmen.
Toreador march georges bizet biography
Music
The bass-baritonecouplet has a vocal range from B♭2 to F4 and a tessitura from C3 to E♭4. Its time signature is common time (4/4), its key is F minor with the refrain in F major.
The tempo indication is allegro molto moderato, =108.
The orchestra introduces the first melodic section, which is jaunty and flashy. Like Carm