This rich selection of 29 alto-range opera arias spans from the dawn of Italian opera to the late nineteenth century featuring early arias by Lully Purcell and Scarlatti; eighteenth-century compositions by Handel and Gluck; and latter-day works by Meyerbeer Rossini Donizetti Glinka and Verdi. This edition features a detailed and scholarly Preface by musicologist Henry E. Krehbiel and a new Introduction by Roelof Oostwoud. Alto-range vocal majors vocal instructors classically trained professional singers and enthusiasts of vocal music will appreciate this well-chosen andmodestly priced compilation.