Description G. Schirmer Opera Anthology - Arias For Mezzo-Soprano Carefully chosen arias to anticipate the needs of singers, teachers and coaches for years to come. Includes historical notes, plot synopses and translations for study. Edited by Robert L. Larsen. Songlist Acerba Volutta (Adriana Lecouvreur) [Cilea, Francesco] Ah, Michele, Don't You Know (The Saint Of Bleecker Street) [Menotti, Gian Carlo] Amour Viens Aider Ma Faiblesse (Samson Et Dalila) [Saint-Saens, Camille] Augusta How Can You Turn Away? (The Ballad Of Baby Doe) [Moore, Douglas] Chacun A Son Gout (Die Fledermaus) [Strauss Ii, Johann] Che Faro Senza Euridice (Orfeo) [Gluck, Christoph Willibald] Cruda Sorte..Gia So Per Pratica (L'italiana In Algeri) [Rossini, Gioacchino] En Vain Pour Eviter (Carmen) [Bizet, Georges] Faites-lui Mes Aveux (Faust) [Gounod, Charles] Il Segreto Per Esser Felici (Lucrezia Borgia) [Donizetti, Gaetano] L'amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle (Carmen) [Bizet, Georges] Lullaby (The Consul) [Menotti, Gian Carlo] Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix (Samson Et Dalila) [Saint-Saens, Camille] Must The Winter Come So Soon? (Vanessa) [Barber, Samuel] Nobles Seigneurs, Salut (Les Hugenots) [Meyerbeer, Giacomo] Non Piu Mesta (La Cenerentola) [Rossini, Gioacchino] Non So Più Cosa Son (Le Nozze Di Figaro) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] O Mio Fernando (La Favorita) [Donizetti, Gaetano] Pres Des Remparts (Carmen) [Bizet, Georges] Printemps Qui Commence (Samson Et Dalila) [Saint-Saens, Camille] Que Fais-tu, Blanche Tourterelle (Romeo Et Juliette) [Gounod, Charles] Smanie Implacabili (Cosi Fan Tutte) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Stride La Vampa (Il Trovatore) [Verdi, Giuseppe] Una Voce Poco Fa (Il Barbiere Di Siviglia) [Rossini, Gioacchino[ Va Laisse Couler Mes Larmes (Werther) [Massenet, Jules] Voce Di Donna (La Gioconda) [Ponchielli, Amilcare] Voi Che Sapete (Le Nozze Di Figaro) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Voi Lo Sapete (Cavelleria Rusticana) [Mascagni, Pietro] We Cannot Retrace Our Steps (The Mother Of Us All) [Thomson, Virgil] When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido And Aeneas) [Purcell, Henry]

Description The First Book Of Mezzo-Soprano/Alto Solos Part II Compiled by Joan Frey Boytim. Each volume contains several very easy songs, progressing to moderate difficulty. Songlist A Legend [Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich] Ah! Mio Cor (Ah! My Heart) [Handel, George Frideric] As I Went A-roaming [Brahe, May] Auf Dem Meere (On The Ocean) [Franz, Robert] Ave Verum (Jesu, Word Of God Incarnate) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Beneath A Weeping Willow's Shade [Hopkinson, Francis] Bist Du Bei Mir (You Are With Me) [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Carmena [Wilson, H Lane] C'est Mon Ami (My Friend) [French Air/Arr. Bainbridge Christ] Clouds [Charles, Ernest] Come Ye Blessed [Gaul, Alfred] Crepuscule (Twilight) [Massenet, Jules] Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) Das Erste Veilchen (The First Violet) [Mendelssohn, Felix] Die Stille (Silence) [Schumann, Robert] Die Stille Wasserrose (The Silent Waterlily) [Fielitz, Alexander Von] Dream Valley [Quilter, Roger] Elegie [Massenet, Jules] Es Muss Ein Wunderbares Sein (It Must Be Wonderful) [Liszt, Franz] Gott Im Fruhling (Got In Springtime) [Schubert, Franz] Keine Sorg'um Den Weg (Love Finds Out The Way) [Raff, J] Maria Wiegenlied (The Virgin's Slumber Song) [Reger, Max] Mystery's Song [Purcell, Henry] Nymphs And Shepherds [Purcell, Henry] Rend'il Sereno Al Ciglio (Bring To Your Eyes) [Handel, George Frideric] Separazione (Parting) [Sgambati, Giovanni] Serenade (Sing, Smile, Slumber) [Gounod, Charles] Spring Is At The Door [Quilter, Roger] Te Deum (Vouchsafe,O Lord) [Handel, George Frideric] The Blue-bell [Macdowell, Edward] The Carol Of The Birds [Niles, John Jacob] The Lovely Song My Heart Is Singing [Goulding, Edmund] The Sleep That Flits On Baby's Eyes [Carpenter, John Alden] The Willow Song [Sullivan, Arthur] Weep No More [Handel, George Frideric] When I Have Often Heard Young Maidens Complaining [Purcell, Henry] Wind Of The Wheat [Phillips, Montague]

This series was designed to supplement traditional Vocal instruction and works perfectly as preparatory literature for The First Book of Solos and The First Book of Solos Part II. Each piece is in English and has alimited Vocal range as well as a Piano accompaniment that is playable by a student pianist. The pieces include art songs folksongs humorous songs and suitable vintage popular songs and are all appropriate for contest solos. The accompanying online audio includes professionally-recorded accompaniments.