Operatic Arias - Vol. 4-Volume 4 for soprano contains the second half of the large-scale arias and ariettas that Rameau composed for lyric soprano (the 18th-century equivalent of today?s lyric coloratura soprano) in his prologues and divertissements. Each number is accompanied by a keyboard reduction and is introduced by a brief account of the dramatic situation as well as an English translation of the vocal text.- Detailed historical Introductions (Fr/Eng)- Practical keyboard reductions based on Opera Omnia Rameau- Each number is preceded by a brief outline of the dramatic situation and an English translation of the vocal text- Co-edited by the Centre de musique baroquede Versailles and the Société Jean-Philippe Rameau (distributed exclusively by Bärenreiter)