Great Opera: Arias and Themes for Solo Piano: 50 Arrangements (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486492803)

These original transcriptions of fifty popular opera melodies for solo piano constitute about half of the current performance repertoire. From A da to Turandot and more, the collection includes contributions from nearly all of the major composers. Individual introductions offer a brief synopsis of the source opera, and archival images place each piece within its larger context.
Suitable for intermediate-level pianists, selections include pieces from Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Barber of Seville, The Bartered Bride, Carmen, Cavalleria Rusticana, Die Fledermaus, Der Rosenkavalier, Die Meistersinger von N rnberg, Don Giovanni, Eugene Onegin, Faust, Hansel and Gretel, I Pagliacci, I Puritani, Il Trovatore, La Boh me, L'Africaine, Lakm , La Traviata, Lohengrin, Lucia di Lammermoor, Madama Butterfly, The Magic Flute, Martha, Prince Igor, Rinaldo, Samson et Dalila, Tales of Hoffmann, Tannh user, Tha s, Tosca, Tristan und Isolde, and more.

Author: Carolinda Carlson
ISBN-10: 048649280X
ISBN-13: 9780486492803
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 02/20/2014
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.80h x 9.00w x 0.30d