50 Arrangements-These original transcriptions of fifty popular opera melodies for solo Piano constitute about half of the current performance repertoire. From A da to Turandot and more the collection includes contributions from nearly all ofthe major composers. Individual introductions offer a brief synopsis of the source opera and archival images place each piece within its larger context.Suitable for intermediate-level pianists selections include piecesfrom Amahl and the Night Visitors The Barber of Seville The Bartered Bride Carmen Cavalleria Rusticana Die Fledermaus Der Rosenkavalier Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Don Giovanni Eugene Onegin Faust Hansel andGretel I Pagliacci I Puritani Il Trovatore La Bohème L'Africaine Lakmé La Traviata Lohengrin Lucia di Lammermoor Madama Butterfly The Magic Flute Martha Prince Igor Rinaldo Samson et Dalila Tales of Hoffmann Tannhäuser Tha s Tosca Tristan und Isolde and more.