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Joyce DiDonato – Where Shall I Fly (Handel) 2 of 4

Master Artist: Joyce DiDonato

Master Artist Voice: Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: The Royal Opera

Date: 2019

Language of Instruction: English

Selected Scene - 2 of 4

Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Title: Where Shall I Fly

Composer: G. F. Handel

From: Hercules

Genre: English Baroque Opera

Noteworthy Recordings

Hercules Piano/Vocal Scores

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Scene One

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Dove Sono

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Le Nozze di Figaro

Genre: Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Dove sono"

Noteworthy Recordings

Le Nozze di Figaro Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Scene Three

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Eccomi in lieta....Oh! quante volte

Composer: Vincenzo Bellini

From: Capuleti e i Montecchi

Genre: Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Eccomi in lieta vesta...Oh! quante volte

Noteworthy Recordings

I Capuleti e I Montecchi Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis

Scene Four

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Genre: Question and Answer

Angela Gheorghiu – Cara sposa, amante cara (Handel) – 1/6

Master Artist: Angela Gheorghiu

Master Artist Voice: Soprano

Venue: Georg Solti Accademia

Date: 2012

Language of Instruction: English

Selected Video - Scene 1 of 6

Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Title: Cara sposa, amante cara

Composer: G. F. Handel

From: Rinaldo

Genre: Italian Baroque Opera

Scores of "Cara sposa, amante cara"

Noteworthy Recordings

Rinaldo Piano Vocal Score

Synopsis - Translation

Scene Two

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Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Title: Cruda Sorte

Composer: Gioachino Rossini

From: L'Italiana in Algeri

Genre: Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Cruda Sorte"

Noteworthy Recordings

L'Italiana in Algeri Piano Vocal Score

Libretto - Synopsis

Scene Three

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Performer Voice Type: Tenor

Title: Una furtiva lagrima

Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

From: L'élisir d'amore

Genre: Italian Opera

Scores of "Una furtiva lagrima"

Noteworthy Recordings

L'elisir d'amore Piano Vocal Score

Libretto - Translation

Scene Four

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Performer Voice Type: Tenor

Title: Che gelida manina

Composer: Giacomo Puccini

From: La Bohème

Genre: Italian Opera

Scores of "Che gelida manina"

Noteworthy Recordings

La Bohème Piano Vocal Score

Synopsis - Translation

Scene Five

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: E strano...Sempre libera

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

From: La Traviata

Genre: Italian Opera

Scores of "E strano...Sempre libera"

Noteworthy Recordings

La Traviata Piano Vocal Score

Libretto - Synopsis

Scene Six

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Porgi amor

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Le Nozze di Figaro

Genre: Italian Opera

Scores of "Porgi amor"

Noteworthy Recordings

Le Nozze di Figaro Piano Vocal Scores

Libretto - Synopsis

Catrin Johnsson – Pastorella d’un povero armento (Handel) 3/4

Master Artist: Catrin Johnsson

Master Artist Voice: Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: Australian Singing Competition

Date: 2017

Language of Instruction: English

Selected Video - Scene 3 of 4

Performer Voice Type: Tenor

Title: Pastorella d'un povero armento

Composer: G. F. Handel

From: Rodelinda

Genre: Italian Baroque Opera

Music/Scores of "Pastorella d'un povero armento"

Noteworthy Recordings

Rodelinda Piano/Vocal Score

Synopsis/Translation

Scene One

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Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Title: The Swimmer

Composer: Edward Elgar

From: Sea Pictures, Op. 37

Genre: British Art Song

Music/Scores of "The Swimmer"

Noteworthy Recordings

Sea Pictures, Op. 37 Piano/Vocal Score

Scene Two

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Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Title: Ah, scostati...Smanie implacabili

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Cosi fan tutte

Genre: Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Ah, scostati...Smanie implacabili"

Noteworthy Recordings

Cosi fan tutte Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Scene Four

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Einsam in trüben tagen

Composer: Richard Wagner

From: Lohengrin

Genre: German Opera

Music/Scores of "Einsam in trüben tagen"

Noteworthy Recordings

Lohengrin Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis

Joyce DiDonato – Opening Comments – 1/2

Master Artist: Joyce DiDonato

Master Artist Voice: Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: Shepherd School of Music

Date: 2013

Language of Instruction: English

Selected Video - Scene 1 of 2

Performer Voice Type: N/A

Title: N/A

Composer: N/A

From: N/A

Genre: Opening Comments

Scene Two

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Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Title: Tu, preparati a morire

Composer: George F. Handel

From: Ariodante

Genre: Italian Baroque Opera

Noteworthy Recordings

Ariodante Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Renée Fleming – Piangero la sorte mia (Handel) 1/4

Master Artist: Renée Fleming

Master Artist Voice: Soprano

Venue: Eastman School of Music

Date: 2017

Language of Instruction: English

Selected Video - Scene 1 of 4

Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Piangero la sorte mia

Composer: G. F. Handel

From: Giulio Cesare

Genre: Italian Baroque Opera

Music/Scores of "Piangerò la sorte mia"

Noteworthy Recordings

Giulio Cesare Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis

Scene Two

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Ah, Fuggi il traditor

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Don Giovanni

Genre: Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Ah, Fuggi il traditor"

Noteworthy Recordings

Don Giovanni Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Scene Three

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Performer Voice Type: Tenor

Title: O Colombina

Composer: Ruggiero Leoncavallo

From: I Pagliacci

Genre: Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "O Colombina"

Noteworthy Recordings

I Pagliacci Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Scene Four

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne (Don't sing, my beauty, in front of me)

Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov

From: N/A

Genre: Russian Art Song

Music/Scores of "Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne" (Don't sing, my beauty, in front of me)

Noteworthy Recordings

Translation

Barbara Frittoli – Stille amare, gia vi sento (Handel) 4/5

Master Artist: Marcia Barbara Frittoli

Master Artist Voice: Soprano

Venue: IFAC Australian Singing Competition

Date: 2016

Language of Instruction: English

Selected Video - Scene 4 of 5

Performer Voice Type: Counter-Tenor

Title: Stille amare, gia vi sento

Composer: G. F. Handel

From: Tolomeo

Genre: Italian Baroque Opera

Music/Scores of "Stille amare, gia vi sento"

Noteworthy Recordings

Tolomeo Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis

Scene One

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Porgi amor

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Le Nozze di Figaro

Genre: Italian Opera

Scores of "Porgi amor"

Noteworthy Recordings

Le Nozze di Figaro Piano Vocal Scores

Libretto - Synopsis

Scene Two

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Performer Voice Type: Baritone

Title: Bella siccome un angelo

Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

From: Don Pasquale

Genre: Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Bella sicome un angelo"

Noteworthy Recordings

Don Pasquale Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis

Scene Three

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Come Scoglio

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Cosi fan tutte

Genre: Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Come Scoglio"

Noteworthy Recordings

Cosi fan tutte Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis

Scene Five

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Il faut partir

Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

From: La Fille du Regiment

Genre: French Opera

Music/Score of "Il faut partir"

Noteworthy Recordings

La Fille du Regiment Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis

Pablo Heras-Casado – Ma pria che d’empia…Renda cenere il tiranno (Handel)

Master Artist: Pablo Heras-Casado

Master Artist Voice: Conductor

Venue: Julliard School of Music

Date: February, 2017

Language of Instruction: English

Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Ma pria che d’empia…Renda cenere il tiranno

Composer: G. F. Handel

From: Agrippina condotta a morire

Genre: Italian Baroque Opera

Music/Scores of "Renda cenere il tiranno"

Noteworthy Recordings

Pablo Heras-Casado – Si, si, del gran tiranno…Come, o Dio (Handel)

Master Artist: Pablo Heras-Casado

Master Artist Voice: Conductor

Venue: Julliard School of Music

Date: February, 2017

Language of Instruction: English

Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Si, si, del gran tiranno…Come, o Dio

Composer: G. F. Handel

From: Agrippina condotta a morire

Genre: Italian Baroque Opera

Music/Scores of "Come, o Dio"

Noteworthy Recordings

Andreas Scholl – Svegliatevi nel core (Handel)

Master Artist: Andreas Scholl

Master Artist Voice: Counter Tenor

Venue: Jerusalem Music Center

Date: N/A

Language of Instruction: English

Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Svegliatevi nel core

Composer: G. F. Handel

From: Giulio Cesare

Genre: Italian Baroque Opera

Scores of "Svegliatevi nel core" and Giulio Cesare

Noteworthy Recordings

Libretto - Synopsis

Benita Valente – But Who May Abide (Handel) 2/7

Master Artist: Benita Valente

Master Artist Voice: Soprano

Venue: University of Ottawa

Date: 2016

Language of Instruction: English

Selected Video - Scene 2 of 7

Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Title: But Who May Abide

Composer: G. F. Handel

From: Messiah

Genre: Oratorio

Music/Scores of "But Who May Abide"

Noteworthy Recordings

Messiah Piano/Vocal Score

Scene One

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Let Evening Come

Composer: William Bolcom

From: N/A

Genre: American Art Song

Music/Scores of "Let Evening Come"

Noteworthy Recordings

Scene Three

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Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Title: Erbarme dich, mein Gott

Composer: J. S. Bach

From: St. Matthew Passion

Genre: Oratorio

Music/Scores of "Erbarme dich, mein Gott"

Noteworthy Recordings

St. Matthew Passion Piano/Vocal Score

Scene Four

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Performer Voice Type: Baritone

Title: I Hear an Army

Composer: Samuel Barber

From: Opus 10

Genre: American Art Song

Music/Scores of "I Hear an Army"

Noteworthy Recordings

Scene Five

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Performer Voice Type: Baritone

Title: Die Loreley

Composer: Franz Liszt

From: N/A

Genre: German Lieder

Music/Scores of "Die Loreley"

Noteworthy Recordings

Translation

Scene Six

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Performer Voice Type: Baritone

Title: Bella siccome un angelo

Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

From: Don Pasquale

Genre: Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Bella sicome un angelo"

Noteworthy Recordings

Don Pasquale Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis

Scene Seven

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Performer Voice Type: Baritone

Title: Papageno’s Suicide Aria

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Die Zauberflöte

Genre: German Singspiel

Noteworthy Recordings

Die Zauberflöte Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis