Aria Album for Tenor from Handel's Operas Based on the Bärenreiter vocal scores these volumes contain some of Handel’s best-known arias for mezzo-soprano/contralto tenor and bass together with some less well-known numbers of equally high musical quality. The arias in these volumes contain works from Handel’s thirty-year period as an opera composer in London and give an impression of the variety of this extensive repertoire. The arias display various distinctive technical features and are mostly presented with the preceding recitative or in a few cases in the context of an entire scene. The arias appear in the chronological order of the operas. Theforewords by Donald Burrows contain detailed notes on Handel’s singers and on the context of the arias of the operas. Based on the Urtext vocal scores of the Halle Handel Edition Detailed forewords (Eng/Ger) by leading Handel expert Donald Burrows Text translations of the Italian arias (Eng/Ger) Recitatives and arias (for tenor) from: Alcina Ariodante Ezio Lotario Rodelinda Rodrigo Tamerlano

Classique / a cura di Claudio e David Contini / Partition CD inclus / We are presenting an anthology of operatic arias for tenor by Giuseppe Verdi including a CD with a recording of each aria. These performances were recorded during the 1930s and 1940s by some of the prominent artists of the time: Enrico Caruso, Tito Schipa, Giacomo Lauri Volpi, Beniamino Gigli, Aureliano Pertile, Hipolito Lazaro, Francesco Merli, Jussi Björling, Renato Zanelli. By listening of the CD, a younger singer can gain precious information concerning various technical aspects such as vocalproduction, breathing, musical phrasing, word interpretation, and can mature his own musical choices. The performances included on the CD were originally recorded on 78's.

Per Voce E Pianoforte-This edition of the Cantolopera series presents six sacred masterpieces for voice and piano including texts and a CD featuring both the instrumental as well as the sung version of each title.