Coloratura Arias for Soprano

(Vocal Collection). The companion accompaniment recordings to the best-selling series in the G. Schirmer Opera Anthology. Each aria is recorded by a professional coach/accompanist working in the opera world. Contents: ALCINA: Tornami a vagheggiar * ARIADNE AUF NAXOS: Grossmachtige Prinzessin... Noch glaub' ich dem einen ganz mich gehorend * UN BALLO IN MASCHERA: Volta la terrea * IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: Una voce poco fa * LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN: Les oiseaux dans la charmille (Doll Song) * LES DEUX AVARES: Plus de depit, plus de tristesse * DINORAH: Ombre legere (Shadow Song) * DON PASQUALE: Quel guardo il cavaliere... So anch'io la virtu magica * DIE ENTFUHRUNG AUS DEM SERAIL: Durch Zartlichkeit und Schmeicheln * LA FILLE DU REGIMENT: Chacun le sait * DIE FLEDERMAUS: Mein Herr Marquis, Spiel' ich die Unschuld vom Lande * HAMLET: A vos jeux, mes amis... Partagez-vous mes fleurs! (Ophelia's Mad Scene) * LAKME: Ah! Ou va la jeune indoue (Bell Song) * LINDA DI CHAMOUNIX: Ah, tardai troppo... O luce di quest'anima * LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR: Regnava nel silenzio, Il dolce suono... Spargi d'amaro pianto (Mad Scene) * MANON LESCAUT: C'est l'histoire amoureuse (Laughing Song) * MARTHA: Den Teuren zu versohnen

(Vocal Collection). An excellent volume of coloratura arias has been added to the G. Schirmer Opera Anthology series. With 30 arias in English, Italian, German, French and Russian, this is the largest collection of coloratura operatic excerpts ever published. Because of the nature of the material, tradition-based performance suggestions are liberally found throughout the volume. For instance, you will find standard vocal variations for the "Doll Song" from The Tales of Hoffmann included in the edition, along with the original vocal line. Like the other volumes in the ground-breaking series, there are historical and plot notes about each aria, new engravings, and new translations for study.