Full Score. Vocal score in two volumes to the opera The Snow Queen, after the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Commissioned by The Royal Opera in Copenhagen and first performed on 13 October 2019.

An Introduction to Repertoire. This series of 5 book/audio 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

Opera in three acts. ?Giulio Cesare in Egitto? is by far Handel?s most frequently performed opera owing its success not least to its subject matter, one of the best known love stories in world history. Already during Handel?s lifetime the popular work was often staged and therefore adapted by Handel for each of the performance conditions. The editor Hans Dieter Clausen has succeeded in editorially defining and practically presenting these adaptations ? essentially four versions ? on the basis of a meticulous study of the sources within the framework of the ?Halle Handel Edition?. The new edition allows for a performance of each of the four versions. The version of 1725 is particularly noteworthy because Handel newly devised the role of Sesto for the famous tenor Francesco Borosini. The libretto shows the Roman dictator Cesar in a friendly light. He instructs his enemy, the Egyptian tyrant Tolomeo, how to treat adversaries: he reconciles the widow and son of his enemy Pompeo who was murdered by Tolomeo: he is generous and just, hands on, but also diplomatic, thoughtful, aware of the limits of his power, and susceptible for art and nature. However, the actual protagonist of the opera is Cleopatra. In a masterly way Handel develops her character musically. In his extensive Foreword Hans Dieter Clausen not only decribes the genesis, historical background, reception and the edition of the opera, he also examines the musical and dramaturgical reworking of individual numbers in ?Giulio Cesare?. Handel was such an expert in adapting arias for new purposes and other characters that he did not only meet the needs at hand but often the new version surpassed the original. In this way, the reader gains, in passing, a well-founded insight into Handel?s work methods when designing and redevising his characters. The detailed Critical Commentary includes information on the comprehensive and highly complex source situation as well as on individual editorial decisions.

Baritone. This volume contains French operatic arias for baritone from works that opera reformer Christoph Willibald Gluck was commissioned to compose for the Paris Opéra: ?Iphigénie en Aulide? (1774) | ?Cythère assiégée? (1775) | ?Alceste? (1776) | ?Armide? (1777) | ?Iphigénie en Tauride? (1779). The informative text sections contain a Foreword (Fr/Eng), a brief account of the dramatic context and a literal English translation of each aria. About the series: Christoph Willibald Gluck: French Operatic Arias. For the first time all the arias from Christoph Willibald Gluck?s French operas are being published in arrangements for voice and piano. This series, a coproduction with the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles (CMBV), presents this collection according to voice register in four volumes. With their wealth of arias and informative texts, these volumes offer a rich treasure-trove from works by this major 18th-century opera composer for use in voice lessons, auditions and recitals.

A selection of 40 arias for voice and piano with plot synopses and translations in Italian and English.

Ricordi continues to offer important contributions to the history of music publishing, with the release of Ricordi Opera Anthology, a six-volume collection including some of the most important and well-known arias for voice and piano, compiled and edited by Ilaria Narici. These anthologies are available for a variety of voice types. Each aria includes a plot synopsis in Italian and English and contains lyrics in both the original language and English. Intended for students, singers and singing teachers, these volumes are the perfect resource for auditions. Some of the arias included have previously featured in best-selling Ricordi operatic repertoire, many of which are typically sung by student singers; however, these collections also contain many other significant arias to suit all voice-types.

Ricordi continues to offer important contributions to the history of music publishing, with the release of Ricordi Opera Anthology, a six-volume collection including some of the most important and well-known arias for voice and piano, compiled and edited by Ilaria Narici. These anthologies are available for a variety of voice types. Each aria includes a plot synopsis in Italian and English and contains lyrics in both the original language and English. Intended for students, singers and singing teachers, these volumes are the perfect resource for auditions. Some of the arias included have previously featured in best-selling Ricordi operatic repertoire, many of which are typically sung by student singers; however, these collections also contain many other significant arias to suit all voice-types.

W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan produced several of the most popular operas and operettas of all time. Sullivan's music was always memorable and tuneful while Gilbert's libretti had both wit and pathos. This book contains several Gilbert and Sullivan selections for the Baritone/Bass singer including 'When You're Lying Awake with a Dismal Headache' and 'I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General' and comes with access to online recordings of the Piano accompaniments from the book for those occasions when a pianist cannot be found for practice!