29 Opera Arias for Altos

This rich selection of twenty-nine alto-range opera arias spans from the dawn of Italian opera to the late nineteenth century, featuring early arias by Lully, Purcell, and Scarlatti; eighteenth-century compositions by Handel and Gluck; and latter-day works by Meyerbeer, Rossini, Donizetti, Glinka, and Verdi.
This edition features a detailed and scholarly Preface by musicologist Henry E. Krehbiel and a new Introduction by Roelof Oostwoud. Alto-range...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486497518
• ISBN13: 9780486497518
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.0" x 11.8"