G. Schirmer American Aria Anthology

This landmark series collects compelling, useful, singer-friendly arias from a distinctly American opera tradition. Each volume includes information about every opera and an aria plot note. A majority of the music in the fourvolumes has never before been available outside of the opera vocal scores, and some arias in the series have never been in print at all before now. Most arias are appropriate for college-level singers. Composers such as SamuelBarber, William Bolcom, Douglas Moore, Virgil Thomson and Gian Carlo Menotti are well represented. Additionally, arias are included from important works such as Regina, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Ghosts of Versailles, TheGreat Gatsby, Little Women and many others. Stephen Sondheim graciously agreed to adapt new aria editions of two pieces from Sweeney Todd for the series: “The Contest” in the Tenor volume and“Epiphany” in the Baritone/Bass edition.

CONTENTS

• Always Through The Changing
• Music Music Music
• A View From The Bridge
• Somehow I Never Could Believe
• Willow Song
• Birdie's Aria
• The Black Swan
• Dearest Mama
• Hello! Oh, Margaret, It's You
• Fair Robin I Love
• Green Finch And Linnet Bird
• Monica's Waltz
• The Silver Aria
• What Good Would The Moon Be?
• To This We'Ve Come
• Give Me Some Music (Barber)
• Lola's Aria (Moore)
• Who Is There To Love Me?-Barber
• The Bride's Song
• Kiss Me Not Goodbye (Schuman)
• Oh, Sweet Jesus
• Father, I Beg You (Mechem)
• Do Not Utter A Word (Barber)