Antonio Vivaldi : Vivaldi Opera Arias for Mezzo-Soprano/Alto   

Vivaldi's operas have been rediscovered in recent years to be thrilling vocal showpieces, championed by Cecilia Bartoli, Ewa Podles, and many others. This new edition was produced by Ricordi in collaboration with the Istituto Italiano Antonio Vivaldi of Venice. With extensive introductory historical articles.

Songlist: Nel profondo cieco mondo from ORLANDO FURIOSO (Vivaldi), Sol da te mio dolce amore from ORLANDO FURIOSO (Vivaldi), Sorge l'irato nembo from ORLANDO FURIOSO (Vivaldi), Se cresce un torrente from ORLANDO FURIOSO (Vivaldi), Così potessi anch'io from ORLANDO FURIOSO (Vivaldi), Fingi d'avere un cor from ARSILDA (Vivaldi), Precipizio è del mio petto from ARSILDA (Vivaldi), Di Cariddi li vortici ondosi from ARSILDA (Vivaldi), Di verde ulivo from TITO MANLIO (Vivaldi), Tu dormi in tante pene from TITO MANLIO (Vivaldi), Qual serpe tortuosa from LA FIDA NINFA (Vivaldi), Cento donzelle festose, e belle from LA FIDA NINFA (Vivaldi)

The Sieber Vocalises: It is important to know why Sieber is so good for the voice. He was a Viennese, Italian-trained voice teacher who knew the importance of vowel alteration and its role in keeping the balance of the registers. The Sieber Vocalises are designed to balance the registers using 8 measure melodies based on the Italian syllables da, me, ni, po, to, la, be. The register balance is achieved in the ingenious way Sieber arranges the syllables. Again, his goal it to allow the space of the open vowels in the closed vowels, and the ring of the closed vowels in the open vowels. Lindquest called these vocalises the 'bridge between vocalizing and singing music'. In my 25 years of teaching, I have never found a singer that the Sieber Vocalises did not help tremendously. Thirty-Six Eight-Measure vocalises for Altos, complete with solfege.

Henry E. Krehbiel : 29 Opera Arias for Altos   

This rich selection of 29 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 vocal majors, vocal instructors, classically trained professional singers, and enthusiasts of vocal music will appreciate this well-chosen and modestly priced compilation.

Various : Operatic Anthology - Volume 2   

Contents: Verdi: Re dell' abisso affretati (Invocation Aria) (Un Ballo in Maschera) - O don fatale (Don Carlo) - Stride la vampa (Il Trovatore) - Condotta ell'era in ceppi (Il Trovatore) - Rossini: Una voce poco fa (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) - Non piu mesta (La Cenerentola) - In si barbara (Semiramide) - Mussorgsky: Marina's Aria (Boris Godunov) - Khivria's Song and Hopak (The Fair of Sorochinsk) - Bizet: L'amor est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera) (Carmen) - Pres des remparts de Seville (Seguidilla) (Carmen) - En vain pour eviter (Card Scene) (Carmen) - Mozart: Parto, parto (La Clemenza di Tito) - Non piu du fiori (La Clemenza di Tito) - Non so più, cosa son (Le Nozze di Figaro) - Voi,che sapete (Le Nozze di Figaro) - Purcell: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament) (Dido and Aeneas) - Gounod: Faites-lui mes aveux (Faust) - Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle (Roméo et Juliette) - Donizetti: O mio Fernando (La Favorita) - J. Strauss: Chacun a son gout (Prince Orlosky's Song) (Die Fledermaus) - Ponchielli: Voce di donna (The Blind Girl's Song) (La Gioconda) - Stella del marinar (La Gioconda) - R. Wagner: Hore mit Sinn (Waltraute's Narrative) (Die Gotterdammerung) - Entweihte Gotter! (Ortrud's Curse) (Lohengrin) - Gerechter Gott (Rienzi) - Wo in Bergen du dich birgst (Fricka's Scene) (Die Walkure) - Tchaikovsky: Adieu, forets (Jeanne d'Arc) - Pauline's Aria (Pique Dame) - Thomas: Connais-tu le pays (Mignon) - Me voici dans son boudoir (Mignon) - Gluck: Che faro senza Euridice (Orfeo) - Meyerbeer: Ah! mon fils! (Le Prophete) - Donnez, donnea (Le Prophete) - Handel: Cara sposa, amante cara (Rinaldo) - Ombra mai fu (Serse) - Saint-Saens: Printemps qui commence (Samson et Dalila) - Amour, viens aider (Samson et Dalila) - Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix (Samson et Dalila) - Massenet: Va! laisse couler mes larmes (Werther).

Songlist: Adieu, Forets, Ah, Mon Fils!, Amour! Viens Aider Ma Faiblesse!, Faites-Lui Mes Aveux, When I Am Laid In Earth, Cara Sposa, Amante Cara, Chacun A Son Gout, Che Faro Senza Euridice? (Orpheus And Eurydice), Condotta Ell'Era In Ceppi, Connais-Tu Le Pays, Donnez, Donnez, Ombra Mai Fu, En Vain, Pour Eviter, Entweihte Gotter!, Gerechter Gott, Hore Mit Sinn, In Si Barbara Sciagura, Khivria's Song And Hopak, L'Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle (Habanera), Marina's Aria, Me Voici Dans Son Boudoir, Mon Coeur S'Ouvre A Ta Voix, Non Piu Di Fiori, Non Piu Mesta, Non So Piu Cosa Son (The Marriage Of Figaro), O Don Fatale, O Mio Fernando!, Parto, Parto, Pauline's Aria, Pres Des Ramparts De Seville (Seguidilla), and more