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.

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.

An Introduction to Repertoire. This series of five book/online audio access packs is an introduction to art song in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Each volume has a different song list, and includes 30 selections in appropriate keys. Beyond art song, each collection includes two carefully chosen opera arias, an oratorio aria, and an operetta aria by Gilbert

Piano Vocal Score plus CD with instrumental and vocal versions-Arias (Original and English text) Includes free CD of Orchestral Accompaniment and a Version sung by an established Artist for Reference