Various - American Arias (Soprano & Piano)
Instrumentation: Soprano, Piano
ISMN: 9790051933631
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes Inc.
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: "Magnificat" from <i>El Niño</i> | |
| 02 John Adams: "This is prophetic!" from <i>Nixon in China</i> | |
| 03 Dominick Argento: "The Widow's Aria" from <i>The Boor</i> | |
| 04 Dominick Argento: "Sabrina's Aria" from <i>Colonel Jonathan the Saint</i> | |
| 05 Dominick Argento: "Allegra's Aria" from <i>Colonel Jonathan the Saint</i> | |
| 06 Dominick Argento: "I see in you a looking glass" from <i>Miss Havisham's Fire</i> | |
| 07 Dominick Argento: "Lady with a Hand Mirror Aria" from <i>Postcard from Morocco</i> | |
| 08 Dominick Argento: "Virginia's Aria" from <i>The Voyage of Edgar Allan Poe</i> | |
| 09 Leonard Bernstein: "Mommy, are you here?" from <i>A Quiet Place</i> | |
| 10 Aaron Copland: "Queenie's Song" from <i>The Second Hurricane</i> | |
| 11 Aaron Copland: "Laurie's Song" from <i>The Tender Land</i> | |
| 12 Aaron Copland: "The sun is coming up" from <i>The Tender Land</i> | |
| 13 Carlisle Floyd: "Rented rooms" from <i>Cold Sassy Tree</i> | |
| 14 Carlisle Floyd: "Sadie's Lament" from <i>Slow Dusk</i> | |
| 15 Carlisle Floyd: "Someday I'm sure to marry you" from <i>The Sojourner and Mollie Sinclair</i> | |
| 16 Carlisle Floyd: "Ain't it a pretty night" from <i>Susannah</i> | |
| 17 Carlisle Floyd: "The trees on the mountains" from <i>Susannah</i> | |
| 18 Carlisle Floyd: "I should have ended it long ago" from <i>Willie Stark</i> | |
| 19 Igor Stravinsky: "No word from Tom" from <i>The Rake's Progress</i> | |
| 20 Igor Stravinsky: "Cabaletta" from <i>The Rake's Progress</i> | |