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  • Arias for Soprano: Voice and Piano by Puccini, Giacomo
    Giacomo Puccini

    Arias for Soprano: Voice and Piano

    (Opera). 19 arias from 8 operas. Including all the major soprano arias from Manon Lescaut, La boheme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, La fanciulla del West, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi, and Turandot . Contents: Che tua madre dovra * Non la sospiri * Donde lieta *...
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  • Aspects of Wagner by Magee, Bryan
    Bryan Magee

    Aspects of Wagner

    Many music lovers find Wagner's operas inexpressibly beautiful and richly satisfying, while others find them revolting, dangerous, self-indulgent, and immoral. The man who W.H. Auden once called "perhaps the greatest genius that ever lived" has inspired both greater adulation and greater loathing than any...
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  • Bayreuth: A History of the Wagner Festival by Spotts, Frederic
    Frederic Spotts

    Bayreuth: A History of the Wagner Festival

    Germany's cultural glory and for a time Germany's political shame: the operatic festival established by Richard Wagner in 1876 is one of the most intriguing phenomena in modern European intellectual history. The oldest and best known of all musical festivals, Bayreuth soon after Wagner's...
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  • 100 Great Operas and Their Stories: Act-By-ACT Synopses by Simon, Henry W.
    Henry W. Simon

    100 Great Operas and Their Stories: Act-By-ACT Synopses

    An invaluable guide for both casual opera fans and aficionados, 100 Great Operas is perhaps the most comprehensive and enjoyable volume of opera stories ever written. From La Traviata to A da, from Carmen to Don Giovanni, here are the plots of the world's...
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  • A Mad Love: An Introduction to Opera by Schweitzer, Vivien
    Vivien Schweitzer

    A Mad Love: An Introduction to Opera

    A lively introduction to opera, from the Renaissance to the twenty-first century There are few art forms as visceral and emotional as opera -- and few that are as daunting for newcomers. A Mad Love offers a spirited and indispensable tour of opera's eclectic...
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  • American Aria: Encore by Milnes, Sherrill
    Sherrill Milnes

    American Aria: Encore

    What's it like to grow up on a small farm in Illinois only to find yourself, some 20 years later, performing on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House? And then to travel the world, singing in historic theaters from La Scala in Milan...
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  • African Theatre 19: Opera & Music Theatre by Matzke, Christine
    Christine Matzke

    African Theatre 19: Opera & Music Theatre

    Compelling inside views of what characterises opera and music theatre in African and African diasporic contexts. Music is often cited as a central artistic mode in African theatre and performance practices. However, little attention has been paid to music theatre on the continent in...
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  • A Companion to Wagner's Parsifal by Kinderman, William
    William Kinderman

    A Companion to Wagner's Parsifal

    New essays demonstrating and exploring the abiding fascination of Wagner's controversial work. Richard Wagner's Parsifal remains an inexhaustible yet highly controversial work. This "stage consecration festival play," as the composer described it, represents the culmination of his efforts to bring medieval myth and modern...
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  • Account Of The Terrific And Fatal Riot At The New York Astor Place Opera House, On The Night Of May 10, 1849 by Ranney, H. M.
    H. M. Ranney

    Account Of The Terrific And Fatal Riot At The New York Astor Place Opera House, On The Night Of May 10, 1849

    ""Account of the Terrific and Fatal Riot at the New York Astor Place Opera House, on the Night of May 10, 1849"" is a historical book written by H.M. Ranney. The book describes the events of a violent riot that took place in New...
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  • Amadeus: The Complete Guide to Her Recordings on Compact Disc by Ardoin, John
    John Ardoin

    The Callas Legacy: The Complete Guide to Her Recordings on Compact Disc

    THE CALLAS LEGACY LEGACY THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO HER RECORDINGS ON CD 4EDAuthor: John ArdoinISBN-10: 093134090XISBN-13: 9780931340901Publisher: AmadeusLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2003Pages: 264Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.21w x 0.58d
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  • 150 Years of Opera in Chicago by Marsh, Robert C.
    Robert C. Marsh

    150 Years of Opera in Chicago

    Chicago's love affair with opera began early, in 1850, when the frontier town welcomed its first traveling opera singers. A full house applauded the opening performance, but during a repeat performance the next day, the theater burned to the ground. Nonetheless, Chicago had been...
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  • Alban Berg: Lulu by Jarman, Douglas
    Douglas Jarman

    Alban Berg: Lulu

    This book is a guide to Berg's second opera, Lulu, written in non-technical language and intended for those students and music lovers wishing to become familiar with one of the masterpieces of twentieth-century music. Jarman presents a clear and concise introduction to the musical...
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  • A Most Ingenious Paradox: The Art of Gilbert and Sullivan by Wren, Gayden
    Gayden Wren

    A Most Ingenious Paradox: The Art of Gilbert and Sullivan

    Written more than a century ago and initially regarded even by their creators as nothing more than light entertainment, the fourteen operas of Gilbert & Sullivan emerged over the course of the twentieth century as the world's most popular body of musical-theater works, ranking...
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  • An Opera in 3 Acts, Starring Gino Quilico by Guzzo-McParland, Connie
    Connie Guzzo-McParland

    An Opera in 3 Acts, Starring Gino Quilico

    When young Louis Quilico meets upcoming concert pianist Lina Pizzolongo, a personal and musical collaboration begins that sees Louis become one of the most accomplished baritones in the world. Their son, Gino, follows in his father's footsteps to emerge as a globetrotting opera singer....
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  • Aida: An Opera in Four Acts by Verdi, Giuseppe
    Giuseppe Verdi

    Aida: An Opera in Four Acts

    This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...
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  • An Invitation to the Opera, Revised Edition by Digaetani, John Louis
    John Louis Digaetani

    An Invitation to the Opera, Revised Edition

    In its revised third edition, this volume argues that an appreciation of opera is based on understanding of several key aspects: history, language, theatrical production, the power of the conductor, vocal tradition and standard repertory. This unique approach is intended for the newcomer curious...
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  • A View of Berg's Lulu: Through the Autograph Sources by Hall, Patricia
    Patricia Hall

    A View of Berg's Lulu: Through the Autograph Sources

    After 50 years of analysis we are only beginning to understand the quality and complexity of Alban Berg's most important twelve-tone work, the opera Lulu. Patricia Hall's new book represents a primary contribution to that understanding--the first detailed analysis of the sketches for the...
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  • A View of Berg's Lulu: Through the Autograph Sources by Hall, Patricia
    Patricia Hall

    A View of Berg's Lulu: Through the Autograph Sources

    After 50 years of analysis we are only beginning to understand the quality and complexity of Alban Berg's most important twelve-tone work, the opera Lulu. Patricia Hall's new book represents a primary contribution to that understanding--the first detailed analysis of the sketches for the...
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  • Aida by Verdi, Giuseppe
    Giuseppe Verdi

    Aida

    (Vocal Score). Italian/English. Translated by Kenney.Author: Giuseppe VerdiISBN-10: 0634070983ISBN-13: 9780634070983Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 318Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.60lbsSize: 10.50h x 7.80w x 0.80d
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  • America in the French Imaginary, 1789-1914: Music, Revolution and Race by Hallman, Diana R.
    Diana R. Hallman

    America in the French Imaginary, 1789-1914: Music, Revolution and Race

    Following the American Revolution, French authors often viewed the United States as a laboratory for the forging of new practices of liberté and égalité, in affinity with France's own Revolutionary ideals but in competition with lingering anti-American depictions of an inferior, untamed New World.The...
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  • A View from the Podium: A Memoir by Queler, Eve
    Eve Queler

    A View from the Podium: A Memoir

    From humble beginnings as a student of music in the Bronx to the founding of one of New York City's iconic performing arts organizations, Eve Queler ventured into the male-dominated world of orchestral conducting in the 1960s when there were few, if any, women...
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  • Aida: Full Score by Verdi, Giuseppe
    Giuseppe Verdi

    Aida: Full Score

    (Opera). Ricordi is proud to present the first titles in their new series of orchestral scores featuring engaging images (from Casa Ricordi's historical archives) and synopses in Italian, English, French and German. In addition, these scores feature heavier cover and paper stock plus stronger...
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  • A Madcap Princess: Comedy Opera In Three Acts (1904) by Major, Charles
    Charles Major

    A Madcap Princess: Comedy Opera In Three Acts (1904)

    A Madcap Princess is a comedic opera in three acts written by Charles Major and first published in 1904. The story follows Princess Isabella of San Morello, a young and impulsive royal who is determined to marry for love rather than political gain. When...
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  • Amahl and the Night Visitors: Full Score by Menotti, Gian-Carlo
    Gian-Carlo Menotti

    Amahl and the Night Visitors: Full Score

    (Full Score). English Only Cloth Score.Author: Gian-Carlo MenottiISBN-10: 0793566711ISBN-13: 9780793566716Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 11/01/1986Pages: 112Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.50lbsSize: 11.80h x 8.90w x 0.60d
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  • Aida: Libretto by Verdi, Giuseppe
    Giuseppe Verdi

    Aida: Libretto

    Excerpt from Aida: Opera in Quattro Atti Qui'dove in dolce faspm0' Io ti chiamai Isoi*ella... Piangi delle tue {lacrime Svela il segreto me.Per per voi pavefiio. amneris Favelli il mer? 'ne s'agita. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and...
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  • A History of Opera by Abbate, Carolyn
    Carolyn Abbate

    A History of Opera

    Why has opera transfixed and fascinated audiences for centuries? Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker answer this question in their "effervescent, witty" (Die Welt, Germany) retelling of the history of opera, examining its development, the musical and dramatic means by which it communicates, and its...
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  • Arias for Baritone: G. Schirmer Opera Anthology by Hal Leonard Corp
    Hal Leonard Corp

    Arias for Baritone: G. Schirmer Opera Anthology

    (Vocal Collection). Contents: Mozart: Hai gia vinta la causa ...Vedro mentr'io sospiro (Le Nozze di Figaro) * Fin ch'an dal vino (Don Giovanni) * Deh vieni alla finestra (Don Giovanni) * Donne mie, la fate a tanti (Cosi fan tutte) * Der Vogelfanger bin...
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  • 24 Italian Songs & Arias of the 17th & 18th Centuries: Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 1722 Medium High Voice Book Only by Hal Leonard Corp
    Hal Leonard Corp

    24 Italian Songs & Arias of the 17th & 18th Centuries: Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 1722 Medium High Voice Book Only

    (Vocal Collection). This collection of carefully prepared recorded piano accompaniments (John Keene, pianist) will become a valuable tool for any student of singing. The book has long been a standard in teaching literature and is very likely to be the first publication a voice...
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  • A Night at the Opera: An Irreverent Guide to the Plots, the Singers, the Composers, the Recordings by Forman, Denis
    Denis Forman

    A Night at the Opera: An Irreverent Guide to the Plots, the Singers, the Composers, the Recordings

    "Delightful and anti-reverential"--Sunday Times (London) With an encyclopedic knowledge of opera and a delightful dash of irreverence, Sir Denis Forman throws open the world of opera--its structure, composers, conductors, and artists--in this hugely informative guide. A Night at the Opera dissects the eighty-three most...
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  • A Bit More Like Work, or Life After D'Oyly Carte by MacKie, David
    David MacKie

    A Bit More Like Work, or Life After D'Oyly Carte

    A Bit More Like Work - a sequel to Nothing Like Work - tells of the author's life after seven years with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. This includes the reconstruction of Sullivan's lost cello concerto, work for the Savoy Hotel and Grim's Dyke...
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  • 24 Italian Songs & Arias of the 17th & 18th Centuries: Medium High Voice - Book with Online Audio by Hal Leonard Corp
    Hal Leonard Corp

    24 Italian Songs & Arias of the 17th & 18th Centuries Book/Online Audio

    (Vocal Collection). This collection of carefully prepared recorded piano accompaniments (John Keene, pianist) will become a valuable tool for any student of singing. The book has long been a standard in teaching literature and is very likely to be the first publication a voice...
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  • A View from the Podium: A Memoir by Queler, Eve
    Eve Queler

    A View from the Podium: A Memoir

    From humble beginnings as a student of music in the Bronx to the founding of one of New York City's iconic performing arts organizations, Eve Queler ventured into the male-dominated world of orchestral conducting in the 1960s when there were few, if any, women...
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  • Arias for Soprano - Volume 2 by Hal Leonard Corp
    Hal Leonard Corp

    Arias for Soprano - Volume 2

    (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: THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE: Dearest Mama * I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI: Oh...
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  • A Book of Operas - Their Histories Their Plots and Their Music by Krehbiel, Henry Edward
    Henry Edward Krehbiel

    A Book of Operas - Their Histories Their Plots and Their Music

    A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music was written by Henry Krehbiel. The book begins at the beginning of opera in the United States "The history of what is popularly called Italian opera begins in the United States with a...
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  • Aida in Full Score by Verdi, Giuseppe
    Giuseppe Verdi

    Aida in Full Score

    A?a is one of Verdi's greatest gifts to grand opera. It magnificently combines high drama, stage spectacle, and a musical score that is one of the glories of operatic writing. A great success from its first performance over a century ago, it continues to...
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  • An Introduction to Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen: A Handbook by Cord, William O.
    William O. Cord

    An Introduction to Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen: A Handbook

    Today, more than a century after its first performance, Richard Wagner's The Ring of Nibelung endures as one of the most significant artistic creations in the history of opera. This monumental work not only altered previously accepted concepts of music and drama but also...
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  • A Short History of Opera by Grout, Donald
    Donald Grout

    A Short History of Opera

    When first published in 1947, A Short History of Opera immediately achieved international status as a classic in the field. Now, more than five decades later, this thoroughly revised and expanded fourth edition informs and entertains opera lovers just as its predecessors have. The...
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  • A History of Bel Canto by Celletti, Rodolfo
    Rodolfo Celletti

    A History of Bel Canto

    Rodolfo Celletti, who has devoted his whole career to studying the voice from every historical, technical, and musical aspect, offers here a fascinating history of bel canto singing and the voice in operatic literature. He begins by discussing the links between bel canto and...
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  • An Exploration of Compositional Technique in the Operas of Kaija Saariaho and Christian Jost by Kern, Friedrich Heinrich
    Friedrich Heinrich Kern

    An Exploration of Compositional Technique in the Operas of Kaija Saariaho and Christian Jost

    This dissertation essay examines two contemporary operas, L'Amour de loin by Kaija Saariaho and Hamlet by Christian Jost. It describes the influences on each composer that led to their respective operas. In Chapter 1 of the essay, Kern presents both composers' biographies with particular...
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  • Angela Gheorghiu: A Life for Art by Gheorghiu, Angela
    Angela Gheorghiu

    Angela Gheorghiu: A Life for Art

    Angela Gheorghiu is one of the most passionate and talented artists working in opera today, a larger-than-life figure whose intensity and drive, on stage and off, have commanded the attention of the opera world. Largely composed of exclusive interviews with the artist, this authorized...
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  • 24 Italian Songs and Arias - Medium Low Voice by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
    Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation

    24 Italian Songs and Arias - Medium Low Voice

    Offered in two accessible keys suitable for all singers, it is likely to be the first publication a voice teacher will ask a first-time student to purchase. The classic Parisotti realizations result in rich, satisfying accompaniments which allow singers pure musical enjoyment.Author: Hal Leonard...
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  • A New Chronology of Venetian Opera and Related Genres, 1660-1760 by Selfridge-Field, Eleanor
    Eleanor Selfridge-Field

    A New Chronology of Venetian Opera and Related Genres, 1660-1760

    From 1637 to the middle of the eighteenth century, Venice was the world center for operatic activity. No exact chronology of the Venetian stage during this period has previously existed in any language. This reference work, the culmination of two decades of research throughout...
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  • Aida: Opera Completa Per Canto E Pianoforte by Verdi, Giuseppe
    Giuseppe Verdi

    Aida: Opera Completa Per Canto E Pianoforte

    A group of resourceful kids start solution-seekers.com, a website where cybervisitors can get answers to questions that trouble them. But when one questioner asks the true meaning of Christmas, the kids seek to unravel the mystery by journeying back through the prophecies of the...
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  • Angels and Monsters: Male and Female Sopranos in the Story of Opera, 1600-1900 by Somerset-Ward, Richard
    Richard Somerset-Ward

    Angels and Monsters: Male and Female Sopranos in the Story of Opera, 1600-1900

    During its first two centuries, opera was dominated by sopranos. There were male sopranos, or castrati, whose supercharged voices (female vocal cords powered by male lungs) were capable of feats of vocalism that are hard to imagine today. And there were female sopranos, or...
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