G. Schirmer Opera Anthology: Coloratura Arias for Soprano

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This volume of coloratura arias is a significant addition to the G. Schirmer Opera Anthology series, featuring the largest collection of coloratura operatic excerpts ever published, with 30 arias in English, Italian, German, French, and Russian. The anthology includes notable pieces such as "Tornami a vagheggiar" from Alcina, "Grossmachtige Prinzessin" from Ariadne auf Naxos, and "Una voce poco fa" from Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Other highlights are "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" from Les Contes d'Hoffmann, "Ombre legere" from Dinorah, and "Quel guardo il cavaliere" from Don Pasquale. The collection also features arias from Die Entführung aus dem Serail, La Fille du Régiment, and Die Fledermaus, among others. Additional selections include Ophelia's Mad Scene from Hamlet, the Bell Song from Lakmé, and "Regnava nel silenzio" from Lucia di Lammermoor. The anthology continues with "C'est l'histoire amoureuse" from Manon Lescaut, "Poor wand'ring one" from The Pirates of Penzance, and pieces from I Puritani and La Sonnambula. The collection concludes with selections from The Telephone, The Tempest, Die Zauberflöte, and Zolotoj Petushok.