Falstaff (VERDI GIUSEPPE)

Giuseppe Verdi was born into a period when Italian comic opera after more than a century of world-wide triumph was losing its appeal and the musical tragedy had become the preferred form. Hence Verdi directed himself towards the musical tragedy and it was here that he achieved his towering stature - Othello will stand for a long time as an unsurpassed masterpiece.However Verdi remained convinced that opera needed laughter as well as tears and receiving the draft of a libretto in 1889 from Arrigo Boito he set to work on the monumental Falstaff the central character of which is an amalgam of two Shakespearean characters - the finely drawn figure from KingHenry IV and the caricature of knightliness gone to seed from The Merry Wives Of Windsor. The plot is taken from the latter comedy. This is the Schirmer Edition of the Vocal Score and is in Italian with an English translation by Walter Ducloux.

Piano Vocal Score and 2 CDs with instrumental and vocal versions-A new collection from Ricordi of Verdi arias produced for Verdis bicentenary in a reduced version for soprano voice and piano together with a brief synopsis and the original lyrics in Italian with an English translation. Each Cantolopera book comeswith two CDs with recordings of the orchestral accompaniment played by the compagnia d`Opera Italiana. an ideal collection for singing teachers and students.Arias from: AIDA; UN BALLO IN MASCHERA; LA BATTAGLIA DI LEGNANO; ERNANI; FALSTAFF; LA FORZA DEL DESTINO; I LOMBARDI ALLA PRIMA CROCIATA; LUISA MILLER; MACBETH; I MASNADIERI; MESSA DA REQUIEM; OTELLO; RIGOLETTO; SIMON BOCCANEGRA; LA TRAVIATA; ILTROVATORE as well as the AVE MARIA.

Description G. Schirmer Opera Anthology - Arias For Soprano Carefully chosen arias to anticipate the needs of singers, teachers and coaches for years to come. Songlist Ach, Ich Fühl's (Die Zauberflöte) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Adieu, Notre Petite Table (Manon) [Massenet, Jules] Ah Je Rise De Me Voir (Faust) [Gounod, Charles] Ah Je Veux Vivre (Romeo Et Juliette) [Gounod, Charles] Batti, Batti, O Bel Masetto (Don Giovanni) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Bester Jungling (Der Schauspieldirektor) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Caro Nome (Rigoletto) [Verdi, Giuseppe] Deh Vieni, Non Tardar (Le Nozze Di Figaro) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Donde Lieta Usci (La Boheme) [Puccini, Giacomo] Dove Sono I Bei Momenti (Le Nozze Di Figaro) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Elle A Fui, La Tourterelle (Les Contes D'Hoffman) [Offenbach, Jacques] Fair Robin I Love (Tartuffe) [Mechem, Kirke] Je Dis Que Rien Ne M'epouvante (Carmen) [Bizet, Georges] Kommt Ein Schlanker Bursch Gegangen (Der Freischutz) [Weber, Carl Maria Von] Mi Chiamano Mimi (La Boheme) [Puccini, Giacomo] Monica's Waltz (The Medium) [Menotti, Gian Carlo] O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi) [Puccini, Giacomo] O War Ich Schon Mit Dir Vereint (Fidelio) [Beethoven, Ludwig Van] Porgi Amor (Le Nozze Di Figaro) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Quando M'en Vo Soletta (La Boheme) [Puccini, Giacomo] Saper Vorreste (Un Ballo In Maschera) [Verdi, Giuseppe] Signore Ascolta (Turandot) [Puccini, Giacomo] Stridono Lassu (I Pagliacci) [Leoncavallo, Ruggiero] Sul Fil D'un Soffio Estastio (Falstaff) [Verdi, Giuseppe] The Black Swan (The Medium) [Menotti, Gian Carlo] The Silver Aria (The Ballad Of Baby Doe) [Moore, Douglas] Tu Che Di Gel Sei Cinta (Turandot) [Puccini, Giacomo] Un Bel Di (One Fine Day) (Madama Butterfly) [Puccini, Giacomo] V'adoro, Pupille (Giulio Cesare) [Handel, George Frideric] Vedrai Carino (Don Giovanni) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Willow Song (The Ballad Of Baby Doe) [Moore, Douglas]