What to listen for in opera : an introductory handbook / Charles R. Beck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beck, Charles R., 1941- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Operas--Analysis, appreciation.

Operas.

Operas--Stories, plots, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Covering famous operas from 14 Italian, French and German composers, this handbook is designed to help listeners understand and appreciate the special skills required to sing famous operatic songs. The book includes a plot synopsis of each opera with information about each song, which are introduced in their dramatic settings along with the vocal requirements for the most demanding passages. Interactive literary and rhyming exercises help the reader become more engaged and knowledgeable. Foreign language passages are translated into English and key words are highlighted in each language. Opera

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Part I. A Selection of Operas; Italian Operas; Aida by Giuseppe Verdi; Il Barbiere di Siviglia by Gioacchino Rossini; La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini; L'Elisir d'Amore by Gaetano Donizetti; Norma by Vincenzo Bellini; I Pagliacci by Ruggiero Leoncavallo; French Operas; Carmen by Georges Bizet; Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach; Faust by Charles Gounod; Manon by Jules Massenet; German Operas; Fidelio by Ludwig van Beethoven; Der Fliegende Holländer by Richard Wagner; Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber; Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Part II. Arias by Composer Verdi Arias; "Celeste Aida" from Aida; "Ritorna vincitor!" from Aida; "O patria mia" from Aida; "Caro nome" from Rigoletto; "La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto; "Ah, fors'è lui" from La Traviata; "Di Provenza il mar, il suol" from La Traviata; "Il balen del suo sorriso" from Il Trovatore; "D'amor sull'ali rosee" from Il Trovatore; Rossini Arias; "Largo al factotum della città!" from Il Barbiere di Siviglia; "Una voce poco fa" from Il Barbiere di Siviglia; "La calunnia è un venticello" from Il Barbiere di Siviglia; Puccini Arias; "Che gelida manina!" from La Bohème

"Mi chiamano Mimì" from La Bohème"Quando me'n vo soletta" from La Bohème; "Recondita armonia" from Tosca; "Vissi d'arte" from Tosca; "Oh! mio babbino caro" from Gianni Schicchi; "Un bel dì vedremo" from Madama Butterfly; "Nessun dorma" from Turandot; Donizetti Arias; "Una furtiva lagrima" from L'Elisir d'Amore; "Quel guardo il cavaliere" from Don Pasquale; Bellini Arias; "Casta Diva" from Norma; "Ah! non credea mirarti" from La Sonnambula; Leoncavallo Arias; "Il Pròlogo: Si può?" from I Pagliacci; "Qual fiamma avea nel guardo! ... Hui! Stridono lassù" from I Pagliacci

"Recitar! Vesti la giubba" from I Pagliacci Bizet Arias; "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" from Carmen; "Près des remparts de Séville" from Carmen; "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" from Carmen; "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" from Carmen; Gounod Arias; "Avant de quitter ces lieux" from Faust; "Salut demeure chaste et pure" from Faust; "Ah! Je ris de me voir" from Faust; "Vous qui faites l'endormie" from Faust; "Je veux vivre" from Roméo et Juliette; "Ah! Lève-toi, soleil" from Roméo et Juliette; Massenet Arias; "Adieu, notre petite table" from Manon; "En fermant les yeux" from Manon

"Je marche sur tous les chemins" and Gavotte from Manon"Ah! fuyez, douce image" from Manon; Offenbach Arias; "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" from Les Contes d'Hoffmann; "Scintille, diamant" from Les Contes d'Hoffmann; "O Dieu, de quelle ivresse" from Les Contes d'Hoffmann; "Elle a fui, la tourterelle!" from Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Beethoven Arias; "Abscheulicher! ... Komm, Hoffnung" from Fidelio; "In des Lebens Fruhlingstagen" from Fidelio; Wagner Arias; "Die Frist ist um" from Der Fliegende Holländer; "Johohoe! Traft ihr das Schiff im Meere" from Der Fliegende Holländer

"Einsam in trüben Tagen" from Lohengrin

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4766-1714-7