French Operatic Arias

Baritone. This volume contains French operatic arias for baritone from works that opera reformer Christoph Willibald Gluck was commissioned to compose for the Paris Opéra: ?Iphigénie en Aulide? (1774) | ?Cythère assiégée? (1775) | ?Alceste? (1776) | ?Armide? (1777) | ?Iphigénie en Tauride? (1779). The informative text sections contain a Foreword (Fr/Eng), a brief account of the dramatic context and a literal English translation of each aria. About the series: Christoph Willibald Gluck: French Operatic Arias. For the first time all the arias from Christoph Willibald Gluck?s French operas are being published in arrangements for voice and piano. This series, a coproduction with the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles (CMBV), presents this collection according to voice register in four volumes. With their wealth of arias and informative texts, these volumes offer a rich treasure-trove from works by this major 18th-century opera composer for use in voice lessons, auditions and recitals.

19th and 20th Century Repertoire-Fifteen arias from the Russian operatic canon that span the breadth of the 19th and 20th centuries selected and edited by David Fanning for Soprano and Piano.Each aria is complete with translations in English German and French as well as a pronunciation guide. You'll find a full synopsis of each featured opera explaining fully the context in which each aria is presented. Includes works by Glinka Shostokavich and Tchaikovsky.

With a passion for the Saxophone and Clarinet Armando Ghidoni superbly arranges famous operatic works for the instruments in Airs Célèbres D'Opéras Vol.2. Ghidoni is significant within the contemporary French music school and his works are regularly chosen as set pieces for leading national and international competitions. This second volume of his compilation of Airs Célèbres D'Opéras includes arias by Donizetti Offenbach and Verdi. This includes the famous Trumpet March from Verdi's Aida. The collection issuitable to intermediate saxophonists and clarinetists and is adaptable to Clarinet or Alto Soprano or Tenor Saxophone. Airs Célèbres D'Opéras for Saxophone or Clarinet and Piano is a truly exquisite addition to the repertoire.