Various - American Arias (Mezzo-Soprano & Piano)

The Boosey & Hawkes catalogue is unparalleled as one of the greatest treasures of contemporary American vocal literature. This major new series celebrates the best in American opera with favourites and lesser-known gems from Stravinsky’s Rakes Progress, John Adams' Nixon in China, Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti and other great operas by Dominic Argento, Ned Rorem and Carlisle Floyd. Suitable for professional and college-level singers, ideal for recitals and auditions, and an essential resource for the study of the American opera repertoire.

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01 John Adams: "Mrs. Klinghoffer's Aria" from <i>The Death of Klinghoffer</i>
02 John Adams: "Consuelo's Dream" from <i>I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky</i>
03 John Adams: "Leila's Song: Alone (Again or at Last)" from <i>I was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky</i>
04 John Adams: "La anunciación" from <i>El Niño</i>
05 Dominick Argento: "Tina's Aria" from <i>The Aspern Papers</i>
06 Dominick Argento: "Bellino's Aria" from <i>Casanova's Homecoming</i>
07 Dominick Argento: "Nazimova's Aria" from <i>The Dream of Valentino</i>
08 Dominick Argento: "Estella's Aria" from <i>Miss Havisham's Fire</i>
09 Dominick Argento: "A Foreign Singer in a Waiting Station" from <i>Postcard from Morocco</i>
10 Dominick Argento: "Rose's Air" from <i>The Shoemakers' Holiday</i>
11 Jack Beeson: "Mother Rainey's Aria" from <i>The Sweet Bye and Bye</i>
12 Leonard Bernstein: "A Simple Song" from <i>Mass</i>
13 Leonard Bernstein: "There is a garden" from <i>Trouble in Tahiti</i>
14 Leonard Bernstein: "What a movie!" from <i>Trouble in Tahiti</i>
15 Aaron Copland: "Ma's Song" from <i>The Tender Land</i>
16 Richard Cumming: "Shaun, do not go" from <i>The Picnic</i>
17 Ned Rorem: "The Norway Aria" from <i>Bertha</i>
18 Igor Stravinsky: "Baba's Aria and Monologue" from <i>The Rake's Progress</i>

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