Editing Lawrence Tibbett (section)

==Later years and death==
In later years Tibbett served as host of a radio show featuring historic recordings of operatic singers. He leavened matters with reminiscences of his own stage experiences. Suffering from severe arthritis and years of heavy drinking, he aged prematurely as his health worsened. He died on July 15, 1960, after hitting his head on a table during a fall in his apartment.
The ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' obituary said of him:
"Tibbett had a big, bronzelike, dramatically eloquent voice that combined ringing power with remarkable agility ... he left behind not only the echoes of a great voice but the memory of a performer who could feel equally at home with high art and popular entertainment, suggesting that there is a magical link between the two."<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,826507,00.html/ "Opera's Grand Trouper"], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008092814/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,826507,00.html |date=2010-10-08 }} July 25, 1960</ref> He is interred at [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park]] in Glendale, California.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8bOJCgAAQBAJ&dq=lawrence+tibbett+forest+lawn&pg=PA73|title=Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory|first=Allan R.|last=Ellenberger|date=May 1, 2001|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786409839 |via=Google Books}}</ref>

Tibbett's operatic recordings made in the United States for the [[Victor Talking Machine Company]]/[[RCA Red Seal|RCA Victor]] during the 1920s and 1930s are regarded as among the better performances of this period. Many of these recordings are available on LP and CD re-issues. ''Dear Rogue: A Biography of the American Baritone Lawrence Tibbett'', a comprehensive story of his personal life and musical career, by Hertzel Weinstat and Bert Wechsler, was published in 1996 by Amadeus Press of Portland, Oregon.