Lyric opera in two acts. Libretto by David Pountney.Commissioned?jointly by the Royal Academy of Music London UK and The Juilliard School New York USA.UK premiere: 18th March 2011 - Royal Academy of MusicOpera and Sinfonia at the Royal Academy of Music London conducted by Jane Glover.US premiere: 16th November 2011 - Students of The Julliard School at Peter Jay Sharp Theatre New York conducted by AnneManson.Overview.The piece consists of three interlocking stories of students involved in political action in three different situations.?Die Weiße Rose? was the name taken by a group of students atthe University of Munich led by Sophie and Hans Scholl. They produced leaflets protesting against the National Socialist government of Germany in 1942-3 until they were arrested and guillotined.?Soar to Heaven? follows twocharacters Wu and Zhou involved on opposite sides of the Cultural Revolution in China.?The Oxford Revolution? tells the story of James Meredith who fought a lonely battle against segregation and racial prejudice to becomethe first black student to enrol at ?Ole Miss? the University of Mississippi in the USA.Librettist's Note.There are inevitably and properly some differences between the original libretto and whatMax ultimately set to music. Most of these are insignificant but all the Latin texts in the opera were added by Max and texts for the alternating black / white choruses (Scene 19) and final chorus (Scene 28) were written by him.

Opera I Én Akt-Vildstjernelys (Opera i én akt) by Rued Langgaard (1946) BVN 314. Instrumentation: Soli Chor SSATB Orchestra. This is a manuscript copy.

Hjärtats Nycklar is a Chamber Opera composed by Peter Bruun with libretto by Ylva Eggehorn(Martin Lönnebo).

Hjärtats Nycklar is a Chamber Opera composed by Peter Bruun with libretto by Ylva Eggehorn(Martin Lönnebo).

Opera in three acts-Lotario HWV 26Opera in three actsHandel???s opera Lotario was first heard at the King???s Theater in the Haymarket on 2 December 1729 and had a run of nine performances. Though never revived in the composer???s lifetime Handel reused many of its arias in his later operas sometimes altering the words.The historical background of the plot is the conflict between Otto I (912 973) and Berengar of Ivrea for the Italian crown and Otto???s marriage to the Italian queen Adelaide in 951. In the course of composition the name of the hero (???Ottone??? in Salvi???s libretto) was altered to ???Lotario??? since Handel had already written an opera entitled Ottone on thelife of Otto II (955 983) in 1722.The vocal score contains the version composed for the performances of December 1729 and January 1730. It is based on the Urtext of the Halle Handel Edition.- Urtext of the Halle Handel Edition.- Full score (BA4074) and vocal score (BA4074-90) available for sale.- Performance material (BA4074-72) available for hire

Phaedra by German composer Hans Werner Henze is a 'concert opera' in two acts whose first performance was given at the Berlin State Opera in 2007. Phaedra was Henze's penultimateopera and this item presents the full score with the entire work lasting around 75 minutes. Featuring a unique libretto by Christian Lehnert and sound effects by Francesco Antonioni this opera presents thewonderful story of Phaedra filled with drama and fantastic music. This Full Score?presents the work in German and English language and features detailed instructions for the supplied CD onwhich some sound effects are included that are to be used in conjunction with the instruments. Phaedra was co-commissioned and co-produced by Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin BerlinerFestspiele Thé tre de la Monnaie Brussels Alte Oper Frankfurt and Wiener Festwochen. Hans Werner Henze?was a hugely prolific composer who drew influences from a wide number of sources. Phaedra isregarded as among his greatest works and would certainly make for a stunning performance.

Lyric opera in two acts. Libretto by David Pountney.Commissioned?jointly by the Royal Academy of Music London UK and The Juilliard School New York USA.UK premiere: 18th March 2011 - Royal Academy of MusicOpera and Sinfonia at the Royal Academy of Music London conducted by Jane Glover.US premiere: 16th November 2011 - Students of The Julliard School at Peter Jay Sharp Theatre New York conducted by AnneManson.Overview.The piece consists of three interlocking stories of students involved in political action in three different situations.?Die Weiße Rose? was the name taken by a group of students atthe University of Munich led by Sophie and Hans Scholl. They produced leaflets protesting against the National Socialist government of Germany in 1942-3 until they were arrested and guillotined.?Soar to Heaven? follows twocharacters Wu and Zhou involved on opposite sides of the Cultural Revolution in China.?The Oxford Revolution? tells the story of James Meredith who fought a lonely battle against segregation and racial prejudice to becomethe first black student to enrol at ?Ole Miss? the University of Mississippi in the USA.Librettist's Note.There are inevitably and properly some differences between the original libretto and whatMax ultimately set to music. Most of these are insignificant but all the Latin texts in the opera were added by Max and texts for the alternating black / white choruses (Scene 19) and final chorus (Scene 28) were written by him.

Pour Mezzo Soprano Ou Contralto-Born in Laval Françoise Semellaz studied in Le Mans and Paris before embarking on a successful teaching career. Currently a professor at the Lille Conservatoire she devotes herself to classical singing. As a vocalist herself this compilation of Decouvrir L'Opera Français is well-informed. Containing airs for Mezzo-Sopranos and Contraltos the accompaniment is helpfully recorded on the CD included. Airs include those by Boiëldieu Delibes Gounod Massenet Offenbach Saint-Saëns and Thomas. With a detailed preface and wide selection of Airs Semellaz's Decouvrir L'OperaFrançais is essential to all aspiring advanced Mezzo-Sopranos and Contraltos.

King Arthur (Arr. Laurie)-King Arthur was the only one of Purcell's professionally produced operas to have been designed as a semi-opera; the others were all adaptations of earlier plays. Dryden made a real attempt to integrate the music into the drama but since he ascribed to the dramatic conventions of the period which virtually confined music to allegorical or supernatural beings and thier worshippers or servants shepherds and similar characters the main action mostly occurs in the spoken sections and even the two singing characters Philidel and Grimbald speak more than they sing.

Edited by David Lawton-The Works of Giuseppe Verdi is the first critical edition of the composer’s oeuvre. Together with his operas the series presents his songs his choral music and sacred pieces and his string quartet and other instrumental works. Based on Verdi’s autograph score and an examination of important secondary sources including contemporary manuscript copies and performing parts this edition of Il trovatore identifies and resolves numerous ambiguities of harmony melodic detail text and phrasing that have marred previous scores. Scholars and performers alike will find a wealth of information in the critical apparatus to inform their research and interpretations. _ e introductionto the score outlines the work’s genesis sources and performance history while the critical commentary discusses all editorial decisions.

Full Score-Thomas Adès' The Tempest one of the most striking and successful operas of recent years is available for the first timeas a beautifully produced limited-edition full score. Featuring the stunning image 'Octopus' by artist Claire Burbridge this unique cased edition includes colour plates of exclusive images from Adès' original handwritten score and sketches. Each copy is signed and numbered by the composer. From the turbulent orchestral prelude with which it begins to Ariel's stratospheric yet ethereal 'Five fathoms deep' and the radiant quintet of reconciliation inits final act Thomas Adès conjures up a wholly compelling musical world in The Tempest.Responding to librettist Meredith Oakes' clear unfussy refashioning of Shakespeare into formalised rhyme schemes Adès has created a new kind of tonal language that is both direct and communicative but also indelibly contemporary.' Limited to 250 copies with signed and numbered limitation page.' Cased square back and sewn.' Endpapers feature original artwork 'The Firmament' by Claire Burbridge.' Case features original artwork 'Octopus' by Claire Burbridge printed in neon Pantone 809 with scratch-proof matt lamination and high gloss uv.' Black book-block edges ribbon and head and tail bands.

One of the most outstanding operas of the first half of the 20th century can be seen again in its full glory: Alexander Zemlinsky's gripping one-act Eine florentinische Tragödie which the composer wrote in 1916 based on a drama by Oscar Wilde has been subjected to years of critical revision by Antony Beaumont.

This the first of Purcell's Operas for the professional stage is edited in Vocal Score format by Margaret Laurie. The first performance of this work was produced by Betterton with great success at the Dorset Garden Theatre in June 1690. The text was an adaption almost certainly by Betterton himself of Flethcer and Massinger's play 'The Prophetess'.

'Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria' (The Return Of Ulysses) was first performed in Venice in 1640. Its stature among dramatic works of the seventeenth century has grown considerably and is now one of the most frequently performed of Baroque Operas. Alan Curtis has produced the first complete performing edition to be drawn from all available sources carefully annotated throughout the figured bass completed and the newly edited libretto and argomento given in full. Along with a useful scholarly preface and numerous corrections of notes rhythms and harmonies this edition is also of particular service for its careful corrections of the faulty libretto which has until now had to servefor all modern performances. Libretto by Giacomo Badoaro. English Libretto by Anne Ridler.