Download or read book 30 Arias for Mezzo-soprano written by Henry Edward Krehbiel and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This selection of arias ranges from the dawn of Italian opera to the late nineteenth century. Arranged chronologically, it encompasses historically and artistically significant operatic modes as well as many varieties of airs. Highlights include Bizet’s 'Près de remparts,ö' from Carmen; 'Voi, che sapeteö' and 'Deh vieni, non tardarö' from Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro; 'Gerechter Gott!ö' from Wagner’s Rienzi; Verdi’s 'Saper vorresteö' from Un Ballo in Maschera and 'O don fatale,ö' from Don Carlo; Handel’s 'Lascia ch’ io pianga,ö' from Rinaldo; plus arias by Monteverde, Weber, Rossini, Donizetti, and other composers. Lyrics appear in the original languages and in English translations.