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Tibbett, Lawrence
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(t b´ t) (KEY) , 1896–1960, American baritone, b. Bakersfield, Calif. He made his debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1923. After a successful appearance as Ford in Verdi’s Falstaff, he was given leading roles and became especially noted for those he created in American operas, including Louis Gruenberg’s Emperor Jones (1933) and the operas of Deems Taylor. He was outstanding in the revival (1932) of Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra. Beginning with The Rogue Song (1930) he appeared in a number of motion pictures and was long popular as a radio singer. In 1936 he helped found the American Guild of Musical Artists, of which he became president.
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