The opera ?Na s? was premiered on 22 April 1749 at the Académie royale in the Palais-Royal Paris in celebration of the signing of the so-called Treaty of Aachen. It was revived again in August 1764 shortly before Rameau?s death and achieved great success as the ?opera of peace ? even though it did not appear in print during the composer?s lifetime.In numerous arias Rameau provides his singers ample opportunity to shine while he reveals his orchestral mastery in particular in the chaconne and the various other ballets.The work appears here for the first time in a vocal score with a keyboard reduction. The reduction is by François Saint-Yves on the basis ofthe new critical edition by Pascal Denécheau which is part of Opera Omnia Rameau edited by Sylvie Bouissou.This edition is the result of a meticulous comparison of all known musical sources. In the main section it presents the version that Rameau approved for the performances of 1749. The appendix contains those passages that the composer cut during the rehearsals in 1749 and all changes that he undertook for the 1764 revival. Baroque opera in honour of the conciliation of Europe on the occasion of the Treaty of Aachen First practical performing edition with a keyboard reduction Based on the complete edition Opera Omnia Rameau (OOR)- Full score (BA8857)

Vocal Score-Its first performance at the San Carlo theatre in Naples on 26th September 1835 an acclaimed success Lucia Di Lammermoor was a real triumph for Gaetano Donizetti. The Bergamasque composer - who had returned to Naples that year where he was hailed as a maestro - had met Salvadore Cammarano and they quickly struck up good artistic relations. On the inspiration of Walter Scott's 'The Bride Of Lammermoor' Cammarano wrote a fast-moving libretto typical of a romantic ballad with a strong formal structure and boosted by first class melody. The love story as described by the two authors is beautiful yet sad and tragic. Lucia takes on an almost uniquerole in Italian Opera; a heroine completely bereft of human passion apart from her total dedication to love. The romantic female character par excellence capable of bewitching even Madame Bovary and Anna Karenina.

Delibes's Flower Duet and Bizet's duet from The Pearl Fishers arranged here for piano solo by Cecil Bolton.

Arias for Soprano-This unique and exciting series gives you the chance to learn some of the greatest arias of the Opera tradition with full orchestral backing tracks! A selection of operatic showstoppers have been presented in full notation with concert accompaniments for Piano. Furthermore a professionally recorded CD is included that features the full-scale orchestral arrangement of each aria so you can experience the power and magic of a grand-scale performance. There's even a version of each featuring an established singer so you can hear the piece in full. An excellent rehearsal tool or the ideal way to introduce your voice to the wonders and rigours of the Opera.

50 Arrangements-These original transcriptions of fifty popular opera melodies for solo Piano constitute about half of the current performance repertoire. From A da to Turandot and more the collection includes contributions from nearly all ofthe major composers. Individual introductions offer a brief synopsis of the source opera and archival images place each piece within its larger context.Suitable for intermediate-level pianists selections include piecesfrom Amahl and the Night Visitors The Barber of Seville The Bartered Bride Carmen Cavalleria Rusticana Die Fledermaus Der Rosenkavalier Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Don Giovanni Eugene Onegin Faust Hansel andGretel I Pagliacci I Puritani Il Trovatore La Bohème L'Africaine Lakmé La Traviata Lohengrin Lucia di Lammermoor Madama Butterfly The Magic Flute Martha Prince Igor Rinaldo Samson et Dalila Tales of Hoffmann Tannhäuser Tha s Tosca Tristan und Isolde and more.

Songs include: Addio del passato bei sogni ridenti (La Traviata) Caro nome che il mio cor (Rigoletto) Casta Diva (Norma) Come in quest'ora bruna (Simon Boccanegra) Convien partir (La figlia del reggimento) D'amor sull'ali rosee (Il Trovatore) Ebben?... N'andrò lontana (La Wally) Eccomi in lieta vesta (I Capuleti e i Montecchi) In quelle trine morbide (Manon Lescaut) La Vergine degli Angeli (La forza del destino) Mi chiamano Mimì (La Bohème) and more.

Tchaikovsky wrote Eugene Onegin in 1878 using a libretto by Konstantin Shilovsky based on the epic poem by Pushkin. Flirtatious Olga and shy bookish Tatyana are sisters Olga being happily engaged to Lenski. One day Lenski arrives with a friend Eugene Onegin and Tatyana is smitten. She writes him a letter but he rudely rebuffs her and she is devastated. At the dance that night he dances with Olga making Lenski jealous also. They fight a duel in which Lenski is killed.Six years later Tatyana has become a beauty and married Prince Gremin unbeknownst to Onegin who has become a wanderer. Onegin enters Gremin’s house for a party seesTatyana falls in love and pleads with her to come with him but Tatyana though confessing she still loves him refuses him she is married. Eugene is left alone and heartbroken.This is the Schirmer edition of the Vocal Score in an English translation by Henry Reese.

Testo Cantato In Italiano-Inglese-The Vocal Score for Giacomo Puccini's wonderful opera Manon Lescaut. With this work Puccini confirmed his reputation and novel conception of melodrama. Puccini was set to be the successor in fame and renown to Verdi and with Manon Lescaut he rocketed to equal levels of success. To produce this level of attention the opera was staged in Turin rather than Milan and was staged just before Verdi's own opera ensuring all attention fell on Manon Lescaut instead. The theme and the melody take precedence over the lyrics inthis tragic drama of love between two humans.

An enduringly popular romantic spoof that has charmed countless listeners since its 1885 debut. The Mikado's appealing Japanese setting lends fresh novelty to Sullivan's winsome melodies and Gilbert's satirical verses. This new vocal score edition by Carl Simpson and Ephraim Hammett Jones includes all the voice parts a piano reduction of the full score and the complete libretto. It also matches the full score of The Mikado also published by Dover.

Mozart's 'The Marriage Of Figaro' was based on Beaumarchais' politically radical play - the second of the trilogy which begun with 'The Barber Of Seville' - later of course adapted into an opera by Rossini. As in 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' 'The Marriage of Figaro' depicted the aristocracy as buffoons controlled and outwitted by their cunning servants. This time Figaro and Susanna are due to wed but must first outwit the Count who is determined to exercise a master's ancient right to deflower the bride of his servant. This is the Schirmer edition of the Vocal Score with an English translation by Ruth and Thomas Martin and an essay by Nathan Broder.