Selected opera arias. Soprano : 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, William Billingham and Laura Ward, piano.
G. Schirmer opera anthology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99002420
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A collection of 10 arias for soprano from operas by Puccini, Mozart, Gounod, Beethoven, and Handel ; 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. 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 -- La Bohème. Mi chiamano Mimì ; Quando men vo / Giacomo Puccini -- Don Giovanni. Batti, batti, o bel Masetto / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Faust. Ah! Je ris de me voir (The jewel song) / Charles Gounod -- Fidelio. O wär' ich schon mit dir vereint / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Gianni Schicchi. O mio babbino caro / Giacomo Puccini -- Giulio Cesare. Piangerò la sore mia / George Frideric Handel -- Le nozze di Figaro. Deh vieni, non tardar / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Roméo et Juliette. Ah! Je veux vivre (Juliette's waltz song) / Charles Gounod -- Die Zauberflöte. Ach ich fühl's / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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