Par VERSCHAEVE MICHEL. 'Du point de vue spectacle, l'opéra-comique français est, dans l'ensemble, une réussite, et la musique y joue un rôle souvent fort plaisant. Tout cela est vif, alerte, spirituel, habile, parfois pétillant - cela chante dans toutes les mémoires, et il n'est nul besoin de connaître le rudiment du solfège pour s'en délecter. La musique, presque uniquement mélodique, encore qu'elle soit soutenue par un orchestre à la fois léger, transparent et qui, jamais, n'accapare indiscrètement l'attention, suit l'action avec souplesse, avec esprit, avec bonne humeur.' * C'est dans les Airs sérieux et à boire, la Comédie Italienne et dans les théâtres de foires que l'Opéra-Comique confirme sa naissance, se développe et finit par s'imposer notamment grâce, à la fin du XVIIe siècle, aux foires St-Laurent et St-Germain (qui se déroulent du 3 février au dimanche de la Passion). A la fin de l'année 1714, l'Opéra autorise le nom définitif de l'Opéra-Comique composé alors du Vaudeville (à l'origine Vau de Vire) mêlé d'ariettes. C'est donc l'alternance du parlé et du chanté qui fait la spécificité de l'Opéra-Comique contrairement à l'Opéra qui est chanté de bout en bout. Il faut donc aux interprètes un solide travail d'acteur allié à des qualités vocales de plus en plus exigeantes. Le XIXe siècle produira un nombre considérable de partitions jouées des centaines de fois parmi lesquelles se distinguent notamment : La Dame Blanche (1825) de Boieldieu, Les Dragons de Villars (1856) de Maillard, Le Pré aux Clercs (1832) d'Hérold, Les Noces de Jeannette (1853) de Massé, Lalla Roukh (1862) de David ou Le Postillon de Longjumeau (1836) d'Adam. Dans notre série de recueils, nous ne manquerons évidemment pas de proposer des oeuvres antérieures et postérieures à ces dates, oeuvres particulièrement choisies pour leurs différences (au niveau des tessitures, de l'agilité, du legato, etc.). Il nous est apparu évident, lorsque c'était le cas, de laisser les textes parlés avant, pendant et après les airs, ce qui caractérise l'essence même de l'Opéra-Comique. Le but de nos recueils est avant tout de développer un répertoire incontournable de l'histoire de la musique française et de donner la possibilité aux interprètes d'épanouir au mieux leurs qualités vocales et théâtrales. / classique / Répertoire / Mezzo-Soprano et Piano ou 2 Mezzo-Soprano

This collection of 18 easy supplementary repertory songs all in English augments selections in Easy Songs for the Beginning Mezzo-Soprano Easy Songs for the Beginning Mezzo-Soprano_Part II and the three volumes of The First Book of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto. Audio recordings of accompaniments can be accessed online by using the unique code inside each book. The audio files can be streamed or downloaded. Contents: Birds in the Night (Sullivan) · Cradle Song (Schubert) · The Forsaken Maid (Wilson) · Hymn to the Night (Campbell-Tipton) · I Have Twelve Oxen (Ireland) · I Will Go with My Father A-ploughing (Quilter) · It Was a Lover and His Lass (Clough-Leighter) · Jeanette and HerLittle Wooden Shoes (Herbert) · Love Is a Sickness Full of Woes (Parker) · O Bid Your Faithful Ariel Fly (Linley) · Should He Upbraid (Bishop) · Spring Comes Laughing (Carew) · Tears (Tchaikovsky) · Two Roses (Gilberté) · Under the Greenwood Tree (Buzzi-Peccia) · The Valley of Laughter (Sanderson) · The Winds Are Calling (Ronald) · Without Thee (Gounod).

A great vocal collection of ten musical theatre classics in their original keys. Includes matching CD with full performances of each song by professional artists and piano accompaniments for practice.

Inclus la musique de `Mitridate, Re Di Ponto`, `Le Nozze Di Figaro`, `Cosi Fan Tutte` et `La Clemenza Di Tito`. Certaines chansons dans ce livre sont des rôles de travestis - des personnages masculins joués par des femmes. Edité par Robert L. Larson and Richard Walters, avec un CD d'accompagnement joué par Robert L. Larson. / Classique / Partition CD /

Ed. E. Battaglia-Nicola Vaccai's Practical Vocal Method (Mezzo-Soprano Baritone) is complete and scrupulous providing an ideal preparation for a certain type of 'pre-Rossinian vocalism' which is attracting renewed interest. This edition is a critical and technical revision of the composer's original work by Elio Battaglia.The completeness and centrality of Vaccai's method is further demonstrated by the practical examples on the accompanying CD. The CD contains a recording of the whole method for both female and male voice.

  ' En Quête ' a été composée pour une exposition de photographies de Guy Bompais mettant en scène un personnage solitaire, dont les pensées sont exprimées par des textes de Jean-Pierre Rosnay, tirés de son recueil Fragments et reliefs, Par la suite, Sophie Lacaze a écrit une nouvelle version de sa pièce pour le concert, dans une formation pour voix de mezzo-soprano, récitant, saxophone alto et piano, C'est cette version qui est présentée ici, ' En Quête ' est dédiée à Jean-Pierre et Marcelle Rosnay, / Mezzo-Soprano

The Sweet Primroses is a work by Judith Weir for Mezzo-Soprano Voice and Viola. Commissioned by the University of Birmingham for the CrossCurrents Festival 2016 the first performance was in February2016 at the University's Elgar Concert Hall. A full performance lasts around 3 minutes.  When composing this piece Weir challenged herself to write down as much as she could remember of one ofher favourite English folk songs. The Voice sings the resulting narrative while the Viola part represents the limits of memory.

The ultimate R&H source for singers with a unique song list for each voice type. Each volume includes an introduction about each show and plot notes for each song plus a Rodgers & Hammerstein biography.The series represents 10 musicals: Oklahoma! Carousel State Fair Allegro South Pacific The King and I Me and Juliet Cinderella Flower Drum Song and The Sound of Music.These packages include two companion CDs one featuring full performances and the other Piano accompaniments. The CDs work in all CD players but are also enhanced CD-ROMs with tempo adjustment software that will work in all PCs and Macintoshcomputers.Mezzo-Soprano edition includes: Bali Ha'i; A Cockeyed Optimist; The Gentleman Is a Dope; Honey Bun; I Cain't Say No; I Enjoy Being a Girl; In My Own Little Corner; It Might As Well Be Spring; Love Look Away; My Favorite Things; Something Wonderful; Stepsisters' Lament; Ten Minutes Ago; We Deserve Each Other; A Wonderful Guy; You'll Never Walk Alone.

Arias for Mezzo-Soprano-Diction lessons on each aria in the series recorded by top language coaches from the Metropolitan Opera and the Juilliard School plus International Phonetic Alphabet and word for word translationsWith thesebook/audio packages that match the standard aria collections edited by Robert L. Larsen any singer anywhere has access to the best diction coaching available at a very affordable price. Each aria is recorded twice. In the firstversion the coach recites the text as an actor would speak it showing flow of the language and the mood. The second version is a slow deliberate lesson allowing time for the student to repeat each line. These experiencedlanguage coaches adapt the ?R? in German and French in the slow versions for singers. They also are very sensitive to liaisons between word sounds in the musical settings. The book includes International PhoneticAlphabet for each aria and word for word translations.The native speaking professional diction coaches from the Metropolitan Opera and the Juilliard School are: Corradina Caporello for Italian Pierre Vallet forFrench Irene Spiegelman for German Kathryn LaBouff for English Yveta Synek Graff for Czech and Gina Levinson for Russian. The audio is accessible online for download or streaming. Companion to 50481098 Arias forMezzo-Soprano.

Antologia Critico-Tecnica per gli studenti di canto-The Art of the Vocalise Part II (Mezzo-Soprano - Baritone) is a major teaching work edited by Elio Battaglia and written for those young singers who have assimilated the basic concepts of vocal technique and feel that they are ready toundertake a conscientious study of the vocalise.This method provides a rich anthology of pieces of increasing diffi culty written by composers singers and teachers from the 17th Century to the modern day.The last section of the anthology contains a selection of classic pieces from twentieth-century by G. F. Malipiero H. Defosse A. Honegger H. Opienski.

Compiled by Joan Frey Boytim. Each volume contains several very easy songs progressing to moderate difficulty. Includes a wide variety of music focusing primarily on literature in English with art songs folk songs andsacred songs.

Lenaustemninger / Lenau Moods for Mezzo-Soprano and String Quartet was composed by Rued Langgaard in 1917 (BVN 138). Text by Thor Lange. Critical edition by Bendt Viinholt Nielsen / The Rued Langgaard Edition.