Charles R. Beck

What to Listen For in Opera

An Introductory Handbook

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"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. It includes a plot synopsis of each opera with information about each song. Foreign language passages are translated into English. Appendices provide information on singers, recordings and useful references"--

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 471g
• ISBN-13: 9780786496099
• ISBN-10: 0786496096
• Artikelnr.: 40873628

Autorenporträt

Professor emeritus Charles R. Beck has written many journal articles on music, science, technology, language arts, and social studies. He has conducted many opera workshops and lectures and lives in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Inhaltsangabe

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 "In fernem Land" from Lohengrin "Morgenlich leuchtend im rosigen Schein" from Die Meistersinger "Dich, teure Halle" from Tannhäuser Weber Arias "Durch die Wälder, durch die Auen" from Der Freischütz "Leise, leise, fromme Weise" from Der Freischütz "Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle" from Der Freischütz Mozart Arias "Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön" from Die Zauberflöte "O zittre nicht, mein lieber Sohn!" from Die Zauberflöte "Ach, ich fühl's, es ist verschwunden" from Die Zauberflöte "Voi, che sapete" from Le Nozze di Figaro "Dove sono i bei momenti" from Le Nozze di Figaro "O wie ängstlich" from Die Entführung aus dem Serail Part III. Literary and Rhyming Exercises Match the Aria to Its Literary Source Il Barbiere di Siviglia La Bohème Carmen Les Contes d'Hoffmann Faust Manon Answer Key to Matching Exercises Complete the Rhyming Passage Aida Il Barbiere di Siviglia La Bohème L'Elisir d'Amore Norma I Pagliacci Answer Key to Complete the Italian Rhyming Passages Carmen Les Contes d'Hoffmann Faust Manon Answer Key to Complete the French Rhyming Passages Fidelio Der Fliegende Holländer Der Freischütz Die Zauberflöte Answer Key to Complete the German Rhyming Passages Glossary of Operatic Terms Appendix A.
A Comparison of Unrhymed and Rhymed Translations Appendix B.
Vocal Profiles of 25 Exemplary Opera Singers Appendix C.
Recommended Recordings Annotated Bibliography Index