Genre: French Opera

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Benita Valente – Voila Donc la Terrible Cite (Massenet)

Master Artist: Benita Valente

Biography

Master Artist Voice:  Soprano

Venue:  N/A

Date: 2016

Language of Instruction: English (Note:  Audio only)

 

Performer Voice Type: Bass-Baritone

Title: Voila Donc la Terrible Cite

Composer:  Jules Massenet

From: Thaïs

Genre: French Opera

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Greer Grimsley – Près des remparts de Séville (Bizet) 4/4

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​Master Artist: ​Greer Grimsley

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​Bass-Baritone

Venue: ​​Loyola University

Date:​ 2013

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Video - Scene 4 of 4

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​​Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Près des remparts de Séville

Composer:  Georges Bizet

From:  Carmen

Genre:  French Opera

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​Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Se di lauri il crine adorno

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  N/A

From:  Mitridate

Genre:  Italian Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Ain’t it a Pretty Night

Composer:  Carlisle Floyd

From:  Susannah

Genre:  American Opera

Libretto

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​​Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Die Zauberflöte

Genre:  German Singspiel

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Keith Miller – Que fais-tu blanch touterelle (Gounod) 4/4

Master Artist: Keith Miller

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Bass

Venue: University of Central Florida

Date: 2011

Language of Instruction: English

 

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Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Que fais-tu blanche touterelle

Composer:  Charles Gounod

From:  Roméo et Juliette

Genre:  French Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Bass

Title:  Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Genre:  German Singspiel

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  The Trees on the Mountain are Cold and Bare

Composer:  Carlisle Floyd

From:  Susannah

Genre:  American Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Se tu m’ami

Composer:  Alessandro Perisotti

From:  N/A

Genre:  Italian Art Song

Translation

Keith Miller – Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden (Mozart) 1/4

Master Artist: Keith Miller

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Bass

Venue: University of Central Florida

Date: 2011

Language of Instruction: English

 

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Performer Voice Type:  Bass

Title:  Wer ein Liebchen hat gefunden

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Genre:  German Singspiel

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  The Trees on the Mountain are Cold and Bare

Composer:  Carlisle Floyd

From:  Susannah

Genre:  American Opera

Libretto/Synopsis

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Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  Se tu m’ami

Composer:  Alessandro Perisotti

From:  N/A

Genre:  Italian Art Song

Translation

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Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Que fais-tu blanch touterelle

Composer:  Charles Gounod

From:  Roméo et Juliette

Genre:  French Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Renée Fleming – Je marche sur tous les chemins (Massenet) 2/5

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​Master Artist: ​​​Renée Fleming

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Soprano

Venue: ​Escuela Superior de Canto de Madrid

Date:​ 2016

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Je marche sur les chemins

Composer:  Jules Massenet

From:  Manon

Genre:  French Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Marietta’s Lied

Composer:  Erich Wolfgang Korngold

From:  Die tote Stadt

Genre:  German Opera

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Ach, ich fühls

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Die Zauberflöte

Genre:  German Singspiel

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​Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Glitter and Be Gay

Composer:  Leonard Bernstein

From:  Candide

Genre:  American Operetta

Synopsis

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​Performer Voice Type:  N/A

Title:  N/A

Composer:  N/A

From:  N/A

Genre:  Question and Answer

Frederica von Stade – Chacun le sait (Donizetti) 2/3

Master Artist: Frederica von Stade

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: The Voice Foundation

Date: 2015

Language of Instruction: English

 

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Chacun le sait

Composer:  Gaetano Donizetti

From:  La Fille du Régiment

Genre:  French Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Counter Tenor

Title:  Vivi, Tiranno

Composer:  G. F. Handel

From:  Rodelinda

Genre:  Italian Baroque Opera

Synopsis/Translation

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Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Parto, Parto

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  La Clemenza di Tito

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Gerald Finley – Adieu, notre petite table (Massenet)

Master Artist: Gerald Finley

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Baritone

Venue: Guildhall School of Music

Date: 2013

Language of Instruction: English

 

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Adieu, notre petite table

Composer:  Jules Massenet

From:  Manon

Genre:  French Opera

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Joyce DiDonato – Allez, laissez-moi seul (Massenet)

Master Artist: Joyce DiDonato

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: Julliard

Date: December 2015

Language of Instruction: English

 

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Allez, laissez-moi seul

Composer:  Jules Massenet

From:  Cendrillon

Genre:  French Opera

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Linnhe Robertson – En fermant les yeux (Massenet) – 1/8

Master Artist: Linnhe Robertson

Biography

Master Artist Voice: Opera Coach

Venue: IFAC Australian Singing Competition

Date: 2015

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 1 of 8

Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  En fermant les yeux

Composer:  Jules Massenet

From:  Manon

Genre:  French Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Counter-Tenor

Title:  Fammi combattere

Composer:  G. F. Handel

From:  Orlando

Genre:  Italian Baroque Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  It is Enough

Composer:  Felix Mendelssohn

From:  Elijah

Genre:  Oratorio

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Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Pierrot’s Tanzlied

Composer:  Erich W. Korngold

From:  Die Tote Stadt

Genre:  German Opera

Synopsis/Translation

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Chi il bel sogno di Doretta?

Composer:  Giacomo Puccini

From:  La Rondine

Genre:  Italian Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  In quali eccessi…Mi tradi quell’alma ingrata

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Don Giovanni

Genre:  Italian Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Tutto è disposto…Aprite un po’quegli occhi

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Le Nozze di Figaro

Genre:  Italian Opera

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Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Papageno Suicide Aria

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Die Zauberflöte

Genre:  German Singspiel

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Patricia Racette – Werther! Qui m’aurait dit la place (Massenet)

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​Master Artist: ​​Patricia Racette

Biography

Master Artist Voice:​ ​Soprano

Venue: ​​​Julliard

Date:​ 2015

Language of Instruction: English​

 

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Werther! Qui m’aurait dit la place

Composer:  Jules Massenet

From:  Werther

Genre:  French Opera

Libretto/Synopsis