Mezzosoprano - Mezzo-soprano. A selection of 40 arias for voice and piano with plot synopses and translations in Italian and English. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Opéra-opérette / Recueil / Mezzo-Soprano et Piano

At the Court Of The Poisoned Rose-Programme Note: The song At the Court of the Poisoned Rose was commissioned by the countertenor James Huw-Jeffries. It is based upon a long prose poem by the Scottish poetess Marion Angus (1866-1946). Published under the title of Alas! Poor Queen the poem narrates the tragic story of the life of Mary Queen of Scots who was manipulated by the political ambitions of those around her. Given the work?s length and sectional nature the song is more akin to a ?Dramatic Scena?. The music opens mysteriously setting a nostalgic atmosphere that seeks to mirror the queen?s confinement and sense of resignation. This is followed by acontrasting section that conveys her love of life?s trivialities and her capricious nature ? it is quicker in tempo. These two ideas are subsequently developed and reshaped. At the words ?she rode through Liddesdale with a song? I have adapted an aire by the Elizabethan composer Philip Rosseter and interpolated material from the previous sections. The emotional climax of the work comes on the poignant words ?Queens should be cold and wise?. In spite of this the lighthearted and earthly bound music returns reminding us that the Queen only ?loved little things and red-legged partridges and the golden fishes of the Duc de Guise?. - Ian Venables Duration: c. 6 minutes

For Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra.Vocal Score.Piano reduction by Christopher Brown.Adriana Songs was commissioned by the Auftakt Festival Alte Oper Frankfurt the New York Philharmonic Lorin Maazel MusicDirector and the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI.It was first performed on 17th September 2006 with the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie conducted by Marc Albrecht and Patricia Bardon mezzo soprano.Duration:c. 20 minutes

Cette collection propose des recueils composés d'airs d'oratoris, d'airs d'opéra, de mélodies françaises et de lieder, pour permettre aux étudiants d'aborder différents styles et répondre aux exigences de certains concours.
/ Classique / Partition /

Drame, passion, une bonne dose d'humour et, d'abord et avant tout, des mélodies immortelles sont les ingrédients des grands chefs-d'oeuvre de l'histoire de l'opéra italien. Cette collection d'airs contient les plus belles et les plus populaires des pièces en solo de théâtre musical dans un volume chacun. Une coupe transversale de l'art de chanter plus de trois siècles. / Mezzo-Soprano Et Piano

This Book and CD collection of Volume 2 of Les Plaisirs Du Bel Canto features a selection of songs for singers that have been taken from the classic repertoire of the great operas. For Mezzo-SopranoVoice.
For professional singers, students, enthusiasts and music schools, this varied repertoire is a great way to enter into the joyous world of singing. The CD features Pianoaccompaniment as it appears transcribed in the book.
1. Habanera (Carmen) [Bizet, Georges]
2. La Lettre (Véronique) [Messager, André]
3. La Maison Grise (Fortunio) [Messager, André]
4. La Reine De La Nuit (La Flûte Enchantée) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
5. L\'air Des Bijoux (Faust) [Gounod, Charles]
6. Le Roi De Thulé (Faust) [Gounod, Charles]
/ Partitions classique / Vocale - chorale / Voix solo - piano / CHOUDENS