NOUVELLE ÉDITION 2017 - AUGMENTÉE Partition musicale (musical score) : Format A4, reliure cousue, couverture cartonnée 130 pages, Papier ivoire 90g avec notice biographique, synopsis, commentaire de l''uvre, et repères musicologiques. Chaque air est traduit et présenté dans le contexte de l'opéra, ISBN 9782849263372 Réf. EB-2-337 C'est seulement en 1713 que Vivaldi aborde l'opéra ; certaines sources parlent de 94 productions, mais seules 50 ont été identifiées. La musique de ces opéras n'ayant pas été imprimée, contrairement aux livrets, il ne reste trace (complète ou partielle) que d'une vingtaine d'opéras. Impresario du Teatro San Angelo de Venise, Vivaldi écrira la majorité de ces opéras pour ce théâtre. Les opéras de Vivaldi sont riches en arias d'une extraordinaire beauté. Envoutants, languissants, passionés, terrorisés, fâchés, les sentiments sont peints avec sensualité. Les 27 airs de ce recueil sont proposés en réduction chant-clavier, pour voix de mezzo, extraits des opéras :Farnace, Bajazet, Tito Manlio, Argippo, Andromeda liberata, Ottone in villa, L'Olimpiade, Il Giustino, la Verita in cimento, la Fida ninfa, Orlando Furioso. Gelido in ogni vena Dividete, o giusti Dei Sposa, son disprezzata Combatta un gentil cor Sonno se pur sei Se lento ancora il fulmine [transposition en sol mineur] Sovvente il sole Leggi almeno, tiranna infedele Ah che non posso, non lasciar d'amare Sento in seno ch'in pioggia di lagrime Mentre dormi, amor fomenti Ne giorni felici Vedro con mio diletto Ne vostri dolci sguardi Il ciglio arciero Fragil fior, ch'appena nasce Cara sorte di chi nata Alza in quegl'occhi Asconderò il mio sdegno Amorose ai rai del sole Voresti amor da me Taci, non ti lagnar Qual candido fiore Che dolce più, che più giocondo stato Io son ne' lacci tuoi Vorrebbe amando il cor Anderò, chiamerò dal profondo

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

Lyric Scenes on Fragments by Sappho. Par JOST CHRISTIAN. The Greek poetess Sappho wrote her poems, which have survived in fragmentary form, in exile in Sicily in about 600 BC. Full of natural intensity and liveliness, her verses revolve around the conditions of a human existence that is bittersweet. Her credo is: “the most beautiful thing is that which one loves”. Christian Jost has captured the mood of these words in lyrical scenes for mezzosoprano and piano. The singing voice follows the shape of Sappho’s words in the classical Greek with sensitive phrasing, while the piano creates expressively dramatic structures of sound./ Répertoire / 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