Leonard Warren - On the Road to Mandalay (1947)

Leonard Warren sings 'On the Road to Mandalay'. The music was composed by Oley Speaks who set it to the poem 'Mandalay' written by Rudyard Kipling.

Recorded 3 September 1947, Willard Sektberg on piano.

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Music

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• Leonard
• Warren
• On
• the
• Road
• to
• Mandalay
• ballad
• song
• traditional
• kipling
• speaks
• baritone
• american
• opera
• singing

[TheHoplites]

Incredible and infectious! Thank you so much for sharing it!

[jobirgheidi]

Really liked this version of the song.

[operalament]

very hard for me to listen to this with an open mind because Tibbetts version is so extrordinary,. Having said that , the effortless top that Warren had remains incredible to this day, He had a habit of sticking his head inside the lead tenors dressing room, knocking out a B natural and say, is that the one you re lookin for?

 great throat, great singer

[Agorante]

@meltzerboy

You're quite right. This is a dialect song. Tibbet adds a little bit of Cockney, a bit of rubato, and some dynamics. Warren just plods through it while waiting for his top not opportunities.

[meltzerboy]

Leonard Warren's rich, glorious, outpouring sound is always a joy. However, in the matter of interpretation, there is very little dynamic variation or variety of tonal color, and the phrasing is "squadrato." I know this is a ballad, not an operatic aria, but if you listen to Fraser Gange's performance (my favorite), or those of Dawson or Tibbett, you'll hear the difference. Still, thanks much for sharing!

[saiserieht]

Great Warren uploads! Thank you, I enjoyed them all very much!

[racheleleeba]

Thank you, thank you, thank you :-))

[patjan92]

It's one great upload after another, Theo. Thanks.

[Herur22]

These ballads are beautiful and Warren with his exquisite voice makes them even more wonderful.