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A new edition designed especially for American musicians, with these beautiful bel canto songs available for the first time in two keys, with new line-by-line English translations for study. Includes an introductory article on Bellini's songs.Contents: Almen Se Non Poss'io * Bella Nice, Che D'amore * Dolente Immagine Di Fille Mia * Il Fervido Desiderio * L'abbandono * L'allegro Marinaro * La Farfalletta * Ma Rendi Pur Contento * Malinconia, Ninfa Gentile * Per Pieta. Bell'idol Mio * Quando Incise Su Quel Marmo * Sogno D'infanzia * Torna Vezzosa Fillide * Vaga Luna, Che Inargenti * Vanne, O Rosa Fortunata. ... Read more

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the essential Bellini set
If you want to sing Bellini then you need this book.It's the perfect selection for low voice.Some are a little in the high range, but other than that, it's a very good selection. ... Read more

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This edition presents 21 songs in two keys, adding material to the previously published 15 composizioni da camera. It includes a substantial preface and extensive historical notes on each song in English and Italian, along with English translations and a guide to pronunciation. There are songs in this collection not available elsewhere. Long-lasting sewn binding. ... Read more

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This comprehensive bibliography and research guide details all the works currently available on Vincenzo Bellini, the Italian opera composer best known for his work Norma, which is still regularly performed today at Covent Garden and by regional opera companies. 2001, the bicentennial anniversary of Bellini's death, saw several concerts and recordings of his work, raising his academic profile. This volume aims to meet the research needs of all students of Bellini in particular. ... Read more

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Perform Soprano selections from Bellini's timeless opera "La Sonnambula" with a full orchestra! Perfect for practice, rehearsal, auditions, contest solos, performances, and more!

This album contains a great collection of scenes and arias from Bellini's tremendous opera, 'La Sonnambula.' Operatic wonder Zvetelina Maldjanska sings these passionate scenes with full orchestra, then it's your turn to master them. Spectacular music!

Includes a printed vocal score on high-quality ivory paper, with informative liner notes; and a CD+G graphics-enabled compact disc with complete versions (with soloist) followed by stereo orchestral accompaniments to each piece, minus the soloist. ... Read more

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The excellent series of Cambridge Opera Handbooks has encompassed over 30 titles since 1981. Among them are Ian Kemp's comprehensive look at Berlioz's Les Troyens, Lucy Beckett's idiosyncratic and tendentious reading of Wagner's Parsifal, and a volume on Britten's Billy Budd. But Cambridge has never put together a guide to a bel canto opera until this one.

As with all the volumes in the series, the longest chapter is a detailed synopsis of the plot, here with the helpful addition of some of the original stage directions translated from the libretto and brief definitions of necessary terms such as "cavatina" and "stretta." But the most helpful chapter gathers together sources for the libretto, information that is difficult to find elsewhere. (Librettist Felice Romani was a classical scholar, and the story has parallels with the Medea myth.) Also of interest is a selection of critical reactions from other composers. Mahler, we learn, was moved to tears by the work, and the impact on Wagner is given its due. (Kimbell, however, seems unaware that Wagner went so far as to write an insertion aria for Norma.) Two of the analytical chapters concentrate almost entirely on the first scene, and more of this would have been welcome.

There is no discography, a consistent lack in this series, but there is an extensive bibliography. (Peter Conrad's book, which is misidentified and would be of interest to readers, is A Song of Love and Death: The Meaning of Opera.) The final chapter, in a touch that would have enriched other guides in this series, briefly discusses five interpreters of the title role, including Giuditta Pasta. Mme. Pasta performed the considerable feat of creating the role for her La Scala debut. --William R. Braun Book Description
Norma is by common consent the finest of the ten operas composed during Vincenzo Bellini's short career. Professor Kimbell provides the biographical and cultural context of the opera, examines its artistic qualities and suggests something of the impression Norma has made on our imaginations and sensibilities in the 165 years since it was first produced in Milan. He considers the great interpretations of the eponymous leading role, while also embracing Bellini's work more generally by presenting some of the critical reactions to his music. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on November 28, 1996. The length of the article is 1651 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma. (Palacio de Bellas Artes, México D.F., México)(TT: Vincenzo Bellini: Norma) (TA: Palace of Fine Arts, Federal District of Mexico, Mexico)
Author: Mario Saavedra
Publication: Siempre! (Refereed)
Date: November 28, 1996
Publisher: Edicional Siempre
Volume: v43Issue: n2267Page: p74(2)

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This digital document is an article from Notes, published by Music Library Association, Inc. on June 1, 2003. The length of the article is 1078 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Vincenzo Bellini: A Guide to Research & Richard Wagner: A Guide to Research. (Book Reviews: Reference Works).(Book Review)
Author: James P. Cassaro
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2003
Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
Volume: 59Issue: 4Page: 916(3)

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Perform Bellini's timeless Soprano Opera Arias with a full orchestra! Perfect for practice, rehearsal, auditions, contest solos, performances, and more!

Bellini fans rejoice! We have collected here great scenes and arias from two of Bellini's masterpieces: 'Norma' and 'I Puritani.' Learn from opera great Zvetelina Maldjanska as she sings these magnificent and challenging pieces with orchestra, then learn them yourself with your own personal orchestra.

Includes a printed vocal score on high-quality ivory paper, with informative liner notes; and a CD+G graphics-enabled compact disc with complete versions (with soloist) followed by stereo orchestral accompaniments to each piece, minus the soloist. ... Read more

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After the success of the similar publication with arias by Giuseppe Verdi (50483669, $19.95), here is the newly printed volume devoted to Vincenzo Bellini: the finest bel canto soprano arias, in their original versions, taken from his operas. Contents: Il Pirata: Col sorriso d'innocenza; La straniera: Sventurato il cor che fida; Un grido io sento; Ciel pietoso; I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Oh quante volte, oh! Quante; La Sonnambula: Come per me sereno; De' lieti auguri a voi son grata; Ah, non credea mirarti; Norma: Casta diva che inargenti; Beatrice di Tenda: Ma la sola ahime son io; I Puritani: Son vergin vezzosa;Qui la voce sua soave. ... Read more