Selected opera arias. Baritone : 10 essential arias with plot notes, International Phonetic Alphabet, recorded diction lessons and recorded accompaniments / extracted from the G. Schirmer Opera Anthology, edited by Robert L. Larsen ; translations, Martha Gerhart ; International phonetic alphabet, Martha Gerhart, Italian and French, Irene Spiegleman, German ; diction recordings, Corradina Caporello, Italian, Pierre Vallet, French, Irene Spiegelman, German ; accompaniment recordings, Laura Ward, piano.
G. Schirmer opera anthology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99002420
Notes:
A collection of 10 arias for baritone from operas by Mozart, Donizetti, Thomas, and Verdi ; accompaniment originally for orchestra, arranged for piano. This package includes vocal scores for the arias and access to an online resource containing recorded diction lessons, recorded piano accompaniments, and instructions for using the International Phonetic Alphabet transliterations, for download or streaming, using the unique code found on the title page. "Each aria text has two recordings: a recitation, and then a slowly spoken diction lesson." Includes notes on the dramatic context for each aria and instructions on using the Italian, French, and German IPA transliterations in English.
Contents:
Notes and translations -- About the Italian IPA transliterations ; About the French IPA transliterations / by Martha Gerhart -- About the German IPA transliterations / by Irene Spiegelman -- International Phonetic Alphabet transliterations by aria -- Così fan tutte. Donne mie, la fate a tanti / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Don Giovanni. Fin ch'han dal vino ; Deh, vieni alla finestra / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Don Pasquale. Bella siccome un angelo / Gaetano Donizetti -- L'elisir d'amore. Come Paride vezzoso / Gaetano Donizetti -- Hamlet. Ô vin, dissipe la tristesse / Ambroise Thomas -- Le nozze di Figaro. Hai già vinta la causa! ... Vedrò mentr'io sospiro / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- La traviata. Di Provenza il mar, il suol / Giuseppe Verdi -- Die Zauberflöte. Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja ; Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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