Gioachino Rossini chooses Semiramide as the opera subject of the Carnival season 1822-23, the last of his Italian career. The opera - composed on a libretto by Gaetano Rossi - was performed for the first time in Venice, Teatro La Fenice, on February 3rd 1823. The history of this work is characterized right from the first performances by frequent manipulations, cuts and consecutive adjustments because of its monumental structure. This reduction for voice and piano, based on the critical edition of the full score, offers a new point of view of Semiramide through the reconstruction of the main phases of its rich executive history. In addition to the musical texts there are - both in Italian and in English - an historical Introduction (in the first volume) and a Critical Commentary to the musical text (in the second volume). In the three Appendices of the edition are then published the vocal variants recovered from the original parts (some in Rossini's hand), the original version of the conclusion of the Semiramide's Cavatina and a version of the Finale secondo composed by Rossini for the Parisian version of 1825. / Voix Et Piano

Par GILBERT WILLIAM SCHWENCK / SULLIVAN ARTHUR. This opera had its premiere on December 31, 1879, at the Fifth Avenue Theater in New York with Arthur Sullivan conducting. It opened on April 3, 1880, at the Opera Comique in London and ran for 363 performances. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / TV, Film, Comédie musicale / Recueil / Chant et Piano

Par FLAMENT NATALIA (Arr.). La voix, la mélodie, le mouvement... Ces trois mots m'ont inspirée pour cette aventure - les réunir ! J'ai exposé dans ce volume ma version personnelle des airs d'opéra : tout en gardant ma propre lecture, je les ai adaptés à la carrure des exercices (le nombre pair des phrases de 8 mesures dans la plupart des cas). Les morceaux sont présentés dans l'ordre correspondant au déroulement d'un cours de danse le plus courant. Précédés d'une introduction stylisée, ces extraits peuvent aider les élèves à revivre le contenu émotionnel de la mélodie et de l'exprimer au travers des mouvements de la danse. Observer comment la parole chantée influence l'expressivité du mouvement, lire l'émotion provoquée par la tonalité et la dynamique du morceau sur les visages des élèves - c'est la plus belle récompense de cette belle aventure ! Natalia Flament/ Recueil / Piano

This authoritative, new edition of the world's most loved songs and arias draws on original manuscripts, historical first editions and recent research by prominent musicologists to meet a high standard of accuracy and authenticity. Includes fascinating background information about the arias and their composers as well as a singable rhymed translation, a readable prose translation and a literal translation of each single Italian word. / Chant Et Piano

' Du toréador Song ' de Carmen. ' Un beau jour ' de Madame Butterfly, plus ' L'hilarant Song ', ' La femme est inconstant ' et onze mélodies opéra plus célèbres. Piano facile, les symboles de la corde et les mots. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG) / 48 pages / Partition

Dall'Opera La Cenerentola. Par ROSSINI GIOACHINO. From the opera La Cenerentola, and written for Contralto voice and Piano. From the opera La Cenerentola, and written for Contralto voice and Piano./ Répertoire / Chant et Piano