"It is my aim to give students a modern, systematically structured, well-informed vocal coach that meets the demands of present-day stage practice. And, of course, a cohesive repertoire and logical presentation of audition arias for every vocal genre." (Peter Anton Ling)OperAria is the ideal "vocal coach" for all voice types. Edited by Peter Anton Ling, the books address all singers and are conceived above all for training and auditions. In addition, through their careful selection, they offer valuable inspiration for opera recitals.Repertoire anthology of opera arias according to vocal criteria (range, tessitura, specifics, type of aria) with due regard to practical aspects of musical and theatrical nature (style, era, role type, national provenance) with comments on the arias information on the composer, the librettist, the work,the range and of versions or casting a short synopsis of the contents illuminating the basic dramatic constellation in the context of the opera’s plot an evaluation from the singer’s point of view and featuring a CD with a “phonetic assistant” – aria texts in the original language spoken by native speakers as an audio file (mp3) with aria texts in German and English translations as a text file (pdf)
Contents
1. Ludwig van Beethoven
Ha, welch ein Augenblick (Pizarro – Fidelio) 2. Carl Maria von Weber
Schweig, damit dich niemand warnt! (Caspar – Der Freischütz) 3. Carl Maria von Weber
Wo berg’ ich mich? / Schweigt, glüh’nden Sehnens wilde Triebe (Lysiart – Euryanthe) 4. Heinrich Marschner
An jenem Tag (Hans Heiling – Hans Heiling) 5. Richard Wagner
Die Frist ist um (Holländer – Der fliegende Holländer) 6. Richard Wagner
Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge (Wotan – Das Rheingold) 7. Richard Wagner
Leb’ wohl, du kühnes, herrliches Kind (Wotan – Die Walküre) 8. Richard Wagner
Der Augen leuchtendes Paar (Wotan – Die Walküre) 9. Richard Wagner
Wie duftet doch der Flieder (Hans Sachs – Die Meistersinger) 10. Richard Wagner
Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn! (Hans Sachs – Die Meistersinger) 11. Richard Wagner
Wehvolles Erbe (Amfortas – Parsifal) 12. Richard Wagner
Mein Vater! Hochgesegneter der Helden! (Amfortas – Parsifal) 13. Giuseppe Verdi
Perfidi! / Pietà, rispetto, amore (Macbetto – Macbetto) 14. Giuseppe Verdi
Pari siamo! (Rigoletto – Rigoletto) 15. Giuseppe Verdi
Ah, ella è qui dunque! / Cortigiani, vil razza dannata (Rigoletto – Rigoletto) 16. Giuseppe Verdi
Vanne; la tua meta già vedo / Credo in un Dio crudel (Jago – Otello) 17. Anton Rubinstein
Ne pla?’ ditja (Dämon – Der Dämon) 18. Alexandr Borodin
Ni sna, ni otdycha (Knjas’ Igor – Knjas’ Igor) 19. Camille Saint-Saëns
Maudite à jamais soit la race (Le Grand Prêtre – Samson et Dalila) 20. Nikolaj Rimskij-Korsakow