French Operatic Arias for Soprano and Piano: 19th Century Repertoire with Translations and Guidance on Pronunciation (Edition Peters)

Complete with translations and guidance on pronunciation. ‘As every singer and lover of French opera knows, editions of even the best-known French operatic arias are difficult – and sometimes expensive – to obtain. Roger Nichols’ scrupulously balanced selection of 19th-century French arias provides the perfect starting point for widerexploration. Nichols, who has championed French music in his writings, talks and radiobroadcasts over three decades with eloquence and scholarship, is the ideal guide to this repertoire which, even today, is often neglected, misunderstood or inadequately performed. * bonheur, je respire (Fra Diavolo) * l’amour (Benvenuto Cellini) * autrefois (Les pecheurs de perles) * Ou va la jeune Indoue (Lakme) * Ah! Je ris de me voir (Faust) * Il etait un roi (Faust) * Gounod : O legere hirondelle (Mireille) * Je veux vivre (Romeo et Juliette) * je t’ai vu (Le roi d’Ys) * Pleurez, mes yeux! (Le Cid) * Obeissons (Manon) * Adieu, notre petite table (Manon) * Dis-moi que je suis belle (Thais) * les pleurs (Les Huguenots) * Les oiseaux dans la charmille (Les contes d’Hoffmann) * Elle a fui (Les contes d’Hoffmann) * Sombre foret (Guillaume Tell) * Je suis Titania (Mignon) * Toi qui sus le neant (Don Carlos) * Manufacturer EP7552 * Piano Reduction, Soprano * Work French