“Toreador Song”
Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- This sheet music is for the “Toreador Song,” from the opera “Carmen.” The song was originally composed in French by Georges Bizet, but this English translation is done by Jerry Castillo. The sheet music was published by the Calumet Music Company of Chicago, Illinois in 1935. The bright red cover features a silhouetted image of a toreador, or bullfighter, with an inset photograph of George Olsen on the lower left.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1935
- ID Number
- 1983.0424.003
- accession number
- 1983.0424
- catalog number
- 1983.0424.003
- publisher
- Calumet Music Company
- Object Name
- sheet music
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 9 in; 30.48 cm x 22.86 cm
- place made
- United States: Illinois, Chicago
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Sheet Music
- Record ID
- nmah_670817
- Usage
- CC0
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