Drama, passion, a good dose of humour and, first and foremost, immortal melodies are the ingredients of the great masterpieces of Italian opera history. This collection of arias contains the most beautiful and popular solo pieces of music theatre in one volume each. A cross-section of the art of singing spanning three centuries.

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Emotions from intense anger to morbid despair are conveyed through this powerful vocal work depicting the viewpoints of poets from the Great War. . Mark-Anthony Turnage's 'The Torn Fields' sets the words of Rudyard Kipling, Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg and Charles Sorley. the latter two of whom were killed in the trenches. .Despite the dark nature of the work, it concludes with a symbol of humanity and hope, the music from the prologue returns with the poem Everyone Sang to creating a unified transcendence away from the fears and desolation of the torn fields.