French Operatic Arias for Tenor - 19th Century Repertoire

Complete with translations and guidance on pronunciation. 'As every singer and lover of French opera knows, editions of even the best-known French operatic arias are difficult and sometimes expensive to obtain. Roger Nichols' scrupulously balanced selection of 19th-century French arias provides the perfect starting point for widerexploration. Nichols, who has championed French music in his writings, talks and radiobroadcastsover three decades with eloquence and scholarship, is the ideal guide t o this repertoire which, even today, is often neglected, misunderstood or inadequately performed. Contents: Auber: Agns la jouvencelle (Fra Diavolo); Berlioz: Ah! je vais laimer (Batrice et Bndict); Berlioz: La gloire tait ma seule idole (Benvenuto Cellini); Berlioz: Inutiles regrets (Les Troyens); Bizet: La fleur que tumavais jete (Carmen); Bizet: l a voix dun amant fidle (La jolie fille de Perth); Bizet: Je crois e ntendre encore (Les pcheursde perles); Boieldieu: Viens, gentile dame (La dame blanche); Delibes: Fantaisie, aux divins mensonges (Lakm); Donizetti: Ange si pur (La favorite); Gounod Salut! demeure chaste et pure (Faust); Gounod: Anges du paradis (Mireille); Gounod: Ah! lve-toi, soleil (Romo et Juliette); Halvy: Rachel! quand du Seigneur (La Juive); Lalo: Vainement, ma bien aime; (Le roi dYs); Massenet: Ah! fuyez, douce image! (M anon); Massenet: En fermant les yeux (Manon); Massenet; nature, pleine de grace (Werther); Massenet: Pourquoi me rveiller? (Werther); Meyerbeer: paradis sorti de londe (LAfricaine); Reyer: Esprits, gardiens(Sigurd);Rossini: Asile hrditaire (Guil lame Tell);Thomas: Elle ne croyait pas (Mignon); Verdi: Je lai vue (Don Carlos). French Operatic Arias for Tenor Publisher: Edition Peters Instrument: Voice Pages: 1