Viktor Ullmann's Der Kaiser von Atlantis based on a libretto by Peter Kien, ambiguously termed in the prologue as 'a kind of opera', was composed in the ghetto Terezín in 1943/44 and is considered one of the 'milestones of intellectual resistance' in Terezín and far beyond. The libretto takes a firm stand on the political situation in life by using the means of a mystery play. In the tradition of …

Par PURCELL HENRI. The opera “Dido and Aeneas”, a recount of the well-known story from Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid, has established itself as a favourite with the public. This is due to the skill of composer Henry Purcell and his librettist Nahum Tate, who combined an overriding tragic theme with masterfully inserted comic episodes. Long believed to have been conceived in 1689 for a performance at …

Un'innovativa iniziativa editoriale volta a riorganizzare la straordinaria opera didattica di Otakar Sevcík, ad oggi disseminata in varie Opere e Volumi che seguono una logica tematica, mescolando al loro interno differenti livelli di difficoltà tecnica. L'intento di questa nuova edizione è quello di riorganizzare l'immensa opera di Sevcík, indiscusso pilastro della tecnica violinistica, secondo l…

Messa d'morti. Par DURANTE FRANCESCO. The Requiem in C minor by Francesco Durante (1684–1755) is one of the most important works of this genre written in the first half of the 18th century. In his Messa de’ morti, Durante shows great creativity in combining traditional elements of church music with new ideas originating from instrumental writing and opera. The quality and originality of his Requie…

Benoît Dratwicki. Par GLUCK CHRISTOPH WILLIBALD. This edition contains French operatic arias for soprano from the works which opera reformer Christoph Willibald Gluck composed on commission for the Paris Opera. / Date parution : 2023-10-31/ Recueil / Soprano et Piano

Instrumental Play-Along. Par PUCCINI GIACOMO. Who needs a singer? With Play Puccini flutists can bathe themselves in luxurious Italian melody! These ten opera arias are among the composer's most famous and distinctive achievements, here transcribed for intermediatelevel solo flute and piano. The book includes a biography of Puccini, notes about the plot of each opera, and the dramatic context of t…

Opera Completa. Par TESTI FLAVIO. Opera Completa / Opéra-opérette / Répertoire / Voix et Piano Réduction

Cantolopera is a publishing project devoted to students, professionals and enthusiasts who wish to approch the great vocal repertoire for practicing, performing or simply singing opera arias, sacred pieces, songs, standards. The editions include a vocal score and one or more CD containing orchestral accompaniment performed by Compagnia d'Opera Italiana, with its orchestra of over 130 instrumentali…

Opera Completa. Par MALIPIERO GIAN FRANCESCO. Opera Completa / Opéra-opérette / Date parution : 1905-06-06/ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Refugee's Aria from Flight. Par DOVE JONATHAN. Taken from Flight – Jonathan Dove and April de Angelis’s superb original modern-day operatic comedy – Dawn, Still Darkness is an aria for countertenor telling of a refugee's longing to be reunited with his brother. Also known as the Refugee's Aria, Dawn, Still Darkness is now available separately for countertenor and piano for the first time. The oper…

from the Opera-Ballet Dardamus. Par RAMEAU JEAN-PHILIPPE. From The Opera-Ballet 'Dardamus'/ Répertoire / Flûte Traversière, Hautbois, Clarinette et Basson

An inspiring selection of new works from a range of contemporary composers, the Novello New Choral Series offers pieces for all types of choirs, including sacred and secular works from simple, four-part settings to more expansive, yet accessible, repertoire in an exciting variety of styles. Ubi caritas et amor is a simple, reflective anthem for mixed-voice choir and organ. Brian Easdale was educat…

Igor Stravinsky's Renard is a one-act opera that tells a burlesque tale of a devious fox who deceives a number of other animals. This corrected and revised edition of the Vocal Score is edited by Millan Sachania.Renard was composed in 1916 after being commissioned by socialite Winaretta Singer. The lyrics of the work are in Russian, Russian transliteration and French. Renard is often seen by criti…

Gioachino Rossini chooses Semiramide as the opera subject of the Carnival season 1822-23, the last of his Italian career. The opera - composed on a libretto by Gaetano Rossi - was performed for the first time in Venice, Teatro La Fenice, on February 3rd 1823. The history of this work is characterized right from the first performances by frequent manipulations, cuts and consecutive adjustments beca…

In 1774 Gluck had committed himself to supplying six stage works to the Académie Royale de Musique in Paris. This job he fulfilled partially by reworking works which had already been premiered in Vienna, such as 'Orfeo ed Euridice? (BA 5845-90).In the case of 'Alceste? which was premiered in 1776 and which was the prototype of the so-called reform opera, the composer created a completely new versi…