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“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 popular operas recorded on compact disc, from Cilea's Adriana Lecouvreur to Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. For each opera, Sir Denis details the plot and cast of characters, awarding stars to parts that are  “worth looking out for,”  “really good,” or, occasionally, “stunning.” He goes on to tell the history of each opera and its early reception. Finally, each work is graded from alpha to gamma (although the Ring cycle gets an “X”), and Sir Denis has no qualms about voicing his opinion: the first act of Fidelio is  “a bit of a mess,” while the last scene of  Don Giovanni  “towers above the comic finales of Figaro and Così and whether or not [it] is Mozart's greatest opera, it is certainly his most powerful finale.”The guide also presents brief biographies of the great composers, conductors, and singers. A glossary of musical terms is included, as well as Operatica, or the essential elements of opera, from the proper place and style of the audience's applause (and boos) to the use of subtitles.A Night at the Opera is for connoisseurs and neophytes alike. It will entertain and inform, delight and (perhaps) infuriate, providing a subject for lively debate and ready reference for years to come. Read more

In his long career as a composer, Liszt (1811–86) wrote some sixty works based on popular operas of his day. This volume, spanning the composer's output from 1835 to 1879, presents a selection of his paraphrases and fantasies on operas written chiefly in the French and Italian traditions. Reproduced directly from a rare Russian edition of Liszt's works, this edition includes the following transcriptions:Sarabande and Chaconne from Almira, Concert Arrangement (Handel)Reminiscences of Don Juan [Don Giovanni] (Mozart)Reminiscences of Robert le Diable: Valse Infernale (Meyerbeer)Overture to William Tell (Rossini)Reminiscences of Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti)Concert Waltz on Two Themes from Lucia and Parisina (Donizetti)Grand Concert Fantasy from Sonnambula (Bellini)Reminiscences of Norma (Bellini)Concert Paraphrase of Rigoletto; "Miserere" from Trovatore; Concert Paraphrase of Ernani (Verdi)Waltz from Faust, Concert Paraphrase (Gounod)Polonaise from Eugene Onegin (Tchaikovsky)Encompassing selections as diverse as the Baroque melodies of Handel and the glittering romanticism of Tchaikovsky, Liszt's masterful transcriptions and fantasies reveal his exceptional ability to transform the essence of an operatic theme into unforgettable music for the piano. For this edition, published in association with the American Liszt Society, all headings, footnotes, and other indications that originally appeared in Russian have been translated into English. Liszt scholar Charles Suttoni has both selected the pieces and contributed a new Introduction. Read more

Vincenzo Bellini – Vaga luna, che inargenti, Arietta, For Voice and Piano, Original key and transposed versions for medium, high and low voices (Ab Major – original key, C Major, Bb Major, A Major, G Major, F Major). Read more

The Composizioni da Camera is a set of fifteen collected compositions for voice and piano by the Italian opera composer, Vincenzo Bellini. The collection consists of three main sections. The first is a group of six compositions of varying genres, while the second and third sections contain three and six compositions, respectively, called ariette.Contents:La farfallettaQuando incise su quel marmoSogno d'infanziaL'abbandonoL'allegro marinaroTorna, vezzosa FillideIl fervido desiderioDolente immagine di Fille miaVaga luna, che inargentiMalinconia, Ninfa gentileVanne, o rosa fortunataBella Nice, che d'amoreAlmen se non poss'ioPer pietà, bell'idol mioMa rendi pur contentoTransposed version links for medium, high and low voices:La farfalletta: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1088514669Quando incise su quel marmo: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1089550936Sogno d'infanzia: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1695000900L'abbandono: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1701529335L'allegro marinaro: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1703781066Torna, vezzosa Fillide: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1676477144Il fervido desiderio: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1677364130Dolente immagine di Fille mia: https://www.amazon.com/dp/107576940XVaga luna, che inargenti: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1980784019Malinconia, Ninfa gentile: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1097959910Vanne, o rosa fortunata: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1678614327Bella Nice, che d'amore: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1679563017Almen se non poss'io: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1650213360Per pietà, bell'idol mio: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1073415724Ma rendi pur contento: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1086683110 Read more

A master of the bel canto style, Vincenzo Bellini (1801–35) ranks among his era's most popular composers. His much studied and frequently performed two-act opera, La Sonnambula (The Sleepwalker), is particularly admired for the simplicity and economy of its orchestration and the inspired lyricism of the vocal writings. This story of two lovers unfolds in an idyllic village setting and has been a favorite with audiences and musicians since its first performance in 1831. The role of Amina has been performed by famed mezzo-sopranos from Jenny Lind to Maria Callas and Cecilia Bartoli. This inexpensive edition, reprinted from an authoritative publication, offers a sturdy, affordable resource for conductors, scholars, musicians, and music lovers. Read more

(Amadeus). The author treats each of Rossini's 39 operas, Donizetti's 66, and Bellini's 10, discussing the libretto and the circumstances of each opera's first performance, outlining the plot, and ending with an analysis of the music. Read more

(Vocal). This edition presents 21 songs in two keys, adding material to the previously published 15 composizioni da camera . It includes a substantial preface and extensive historical notes on each song in English and Italian, along with English translations and a guide to pronunciation. There are songs in this collection not available elsewhere. Long-lasting sewn binding. Read more

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Winner of the 2007 Otto Kinkeldey Award from the American Musicological Society and the 2007 Deems Taylor Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.Divas and Scholars is a dazzling and beguiling account of how opera comes to the stage, filled with Philip Gossett’s personal experiences of triumphant—and even failed—performances and suffused with his towering and tonic passion for music. Writing as a fan, a musician, and a scholar, Gossett, the world's leading authority on the performance of Italian opera, brings colorfully to life the problems, and occasionally the scandals, that attend the production of some of our most favorite operas. Gossett begins by tracing the social history of nineteenth-century Italian theaters in order to explain the nature of the musical scores from which performers have long worked. He then illuminates the often hidden but crucial negotiations opera scholars and opera conductors and performers: What does it mean to talk about performing from a critical edition? How does one determine what music to perform when multiple versions of an opera exist? What are the implications of omitting passages from an opera in a performance? In addition to vexing questions such as these, Gossett also tackles issues of ornamentation and transposition in vocal style, the matters of translation and adaptation, and even aspects of stage direction and set design. Throughout this extensive and passionate work, Gossett enlivens his history with reports from his own experiences with major opera companies at venues ranging from the Metropolitan and Santa Fe operas to the Rossini Opera Festival at Pesaro. The result is a book that will enthrall both aficionados of Italian opera and newcomers seeking a reliable introduction to it—in all its incomparable grandeur and timeless allure.   Read more

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(Vocal Collection). A new edition designed especially for American musicians, with these beautiful bel canto songs available for the first time in two keys, with new line-by-line English translations for study. Includes an introductory article on Bellini's songs. Contents: Almen Se Non Poss'io * Bella Nice, Che D'amore * Dolente Immagine Di Fille Mia * Il Fervido Desiderio * L'abbandono * L'allegro Marinaro * La Farfalletta * Ma Rendi Pur Contento * Malinconia, Ninfa Gentile * Per Pieta. Bell'idol Mio * Quando Incise Su Quel Marmo * Sogno D'infanzia * Torna Vezzosa Fillide * Vaga Luna, Che Inargenti * Vanne, O Rosa Fortunata. Read more

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(Vocal). This edition presents 21 songs in two keys, adding material to the previously published 15 composizioni da camera . It includes a substantial preface and extensive historical notes on each song in English and Italian, along with English translations and a guide to pronunciation. There are songs in this collection not available elsewhere. Long-lasting sewn binding. Read more

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Vincenzo Bellini – Il fervido desiderio, Arietta, For Voice and Piano, Original key and transposed versions for medium, high and low voices (Ab Major – original key, Bb Major, A Major, G Major, F Major, E Major, D Major). Read more