Genre: Italian Opera

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Joyce DiDonato – Acerba Volutta (Cilea) 4/5

Master Artist: Joyce DiDonato

Master Artist Voice: Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: The Royal Opera

Date: 2018

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 4 of 5

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Acerba volutta

Composer:  Francesca Cilea

From:  Adriana Lecouvreur

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Scene One

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Parto, ma tu ben mio

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  La Clemenza di Tito

Genre:  Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Parto, ma tu ben mio"

Noteworthy Recordings

La Clemenza di Tito Piano/Vocal Scores

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Scene Two

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Lia's aria

Composer:  Claude Debussy

From:  L'enfant prodigue

Genre:  French Opera

Translation

Opera Synopsis

Scene Three

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  The Transport

Composer:  Jake Heggie

From:  Another Sunrise

Genre:  American Opera

Synopsis

Scene Five

Genre:  Question and Answer

Joyce DiDonato – Parto, ma tu ben mio (Mozart) 1/5

Master Artist: Joyce DiDonato

Master Artist Voice: Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: The Royal Opera

Date: 2018

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 1 of 5

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Parto, ma tu ben mio

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  La Clemenza di Tito

Genre:  Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Parto, ma tu ben mio"

Noteworthy Recordings

La Clemenza di Tito Piano/Vocal Scores

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Scene Two

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Lia's aria

Composer:  Claude Debussy

From:  L'enfant prodigue

Genre:  French Opera

Translation

Opera Synopsis

Scene Three

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  The Transport

Composer:  Jake Heggie

From:  Another Sunrise

Genre:  American Opera

Synopsis

Scene Four

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Acerba volutta

Composer:  Francesca Cilea

From:  Adriana Lecouvreur

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Scene Five

Genre:  Question and Answer

Joyce DiDonato – Dove Sono (Mozart) 1 of 4

​Master Artist: ​​Joyce DiDonato

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: ​​​The Royal Opera

Date:​ 2019

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Scene - 1 of 4

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 Two

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 Three

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

​Scene Four

​Genre:  Question and Answer

Joan Hammond – La attesi e il tempo colsi (Ponchielli) Part 2


Master Artist: Joan Hammond

Master Artist Voice: Soprano

Venue: The Royal College of Music, Manchester

Date: N/A

Language of Instruction: English

 

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano and Soprano

Title:  Act Two Duet

Composer:  Amilcare Ponchielli

From:  La Gioconda

Genre:  Italian Opera

Noteworthy Recordings

​La Gioconda Piano/Vocal Scores

Libretto/Synopsis

Joan Hammond – La attesi e il tempo colsi (Ponchielli) Part 1


Master Artist: Joan Hammond

Master Artist Voice: Soprano

Venue: The Royal College of Music, Manchester

Date: N/A

Language of Instruction: English

 

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano and Soprano

Title:  Act Two Duet

Composer:  Amilcare Ponchielli

From:  La Gioconda

Genre:  Italian Opera

Noteworthy Recordings

​La Gioconda Piano/Vocal Scores

Libretto/Synopsis

Renata Scotto – Porgi amor (Mozart) 2


​Master Artist: ​Renata Scotto

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Soprano

Venue: ​​​Opera Naples

Date:​ 2017

Language of Instruction: Italian

 

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

Angel Blue – Caro nome (Verdi) 5/5

​Master Artist: ​​Angel Blue

Master Artist Voice:​ Soprano

Venue:​ ​​Royal Opera House

Date:​ 2019

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

Selected Video - Scene 5 of 5


Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Caro nome

Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi

From:  Rigoletto

Genre:  Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Caro nome"

Noteworthy Recordings

Rigoletto Piano/Vocal Score

​Scene One

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:   O Patria…Di tanti palpiti

Composer:  Gioachino Rossini

From:  Tancredi

Genre:  Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "O Patria…Di tanti palpiti"

Noteworthy Recordings

​Tancredi Piano Vocal Score

Scene Two

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano
Title:  A vos jeux mes amis
Composer:  Ambriose Thomas
From:  Hamlet
Genre:  French Opera

Music/Scores of "A vos jeux mes amis"

Noteworthy Recordings

​Scene Three


Performer Voice Type:  Counter-Tenor
Title:  ​Che farò senza Euridice
Composer:  ​Christoph Willibald Gluck
From:  ​Orfeo ed Euridice
Genre:  ​Italian Baroque Opera

Music/Scores of "Che farò senza Euridice"

Noteworthy Recordings

Orfeo ed Euridice Piano Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Scene Four


Performer Voice Type:  N/A

Title:  N/A

Composer:  N/A

From:  N/A

Genre:  Interview with pianist/conductor

Angel Blue – O Patria…Di tanti palpiti (Rossini) 1/5

​Master Artist: ​​Angel Blue

Master Artist Voice:​ Soprano

Venue:​ ​​Royal Opera House

Date:​ 2019

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Video - Scene 1 of 5

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:   O Patria…Di tanti palpiti

Composer:  Gioachino Rossini

From:  Tancredi

Genre:  Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "O Patria…Di tanti palpiti"

Noteworthy Recordings

​Tancredi Piano Vocal Score

Scene Two

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano
Title:  A vos jeux mes amis
Composer:  Ambriose Thomas
From:  Hamlet
Genre:  French Opera

Music/Scores of "A vos jeux mes amis"

Noteworthy Recordings

​Scene Three

Performer Voice Type:  Counter-Tenor
Title:  ​Che farò senza Euridice
Composer:  ​Christoph Willibald Gluck
From:  ​Orfeo ed Euridice
Genre:  ​Italian Baroque Opera

Music/Scores of "Che farò senza Euridice"

Noteworthy Recordings

Orfeo ed Euridice Piano Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Scene Four

Performer Voice Type:  N/A

Title:  N/A

Composer:  N/A

From:  N/A

Genre:  Interview with pianist/conductor

Scene Five

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Caro nome

Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi

From:  Rigoletto

Genre:  Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Caro nome"

Noteworthy Recordings

Rigoletto Piano/Vocal Score

Baldwin/Frohnmayer – Deh vieni alla finestra (Mozart) 2/3

Master Artist: Marcia Baldwin/Mira Jean Frohnmayer

Master Artist Voice:  Mezzo-Soprano/Director

Venue:  Loyola University & New Orleans Opera

Date: N/A

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 2 of 3

Performer Voice Type: Baritone

Title: Deh vieni alla finestra

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Don Giovanni

Genre: Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Deh vieni alla finestra"

Noteworthy Recordings

La Bohème Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis

Scene One

Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: L’invitation au voyage

Composer: Henri Duparc

From: N/A

Genre: French Mélodie

Music/Scores of "L’invitation au voyage"

Noteworthy Recordings

Scene Three

Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Monica’s Waltz

Composer: Gian Carlo Menotti

From: The Medium

Genre: American Opera

Music/Scores of "Monica's Waltz"

Noteworthy Recordings

The Medium Piano/Vocal Scores

Libretto/Synopsis

Baldwin/Frohnmayer – O pallida, che un giorno mi guardasti (Mascagni) 2/5

Master Artist: Marcia Baldwin/Mira Jean Frohnmayer

Master Artist Voice:  Mezzo-Soprano/Director

Venue:  Loyola University & New Orleans Opera

Date: N/A

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 2 of 5

Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Title: O pallida, che un giorno mi guardasti

Composer: Pietro Mascagni

From: L’Amico Fritz

Genre: Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "O pallida, che un giorno mi guardasti"

Noteworthy Recordings

L'Amico Fritz Piano/Vocal Score

Scene One

Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Si. Mi chiamano Mimi

Composer: Giacomo Puccini

From: La Bohème

Genre: Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Si. Mi chiamano Mimi"

Noteworthy Recordings

La Bohème Piano Vocal Scores

Libretto - Synopsis

Scene Three

Performer Voice Type: Baritone

Title: The Vagabond

Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

From: Songs of Travel

Genre: British Art Song

Music/Scores of "The Vagabond"

Noteworthy Recordings

Songs of Travel Piano/Vocal Score

Scene Four

Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Title: Faites lui mes aveux

Composer: Charles Gounod

From: Faust

Genre: French Opera

Music/Scores of "Faites lui mes aveux"

Noteworthy Recordings

Faust Piano/Vocal Score

Scene Five

Performer Voice Type: Tenor

Title: Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast

Composer:  Gilbert and Sullivan

From: The Pirates of Penzance

Genre: British Operetta

Music/Scores of "Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast"

Noteworthy Recordings

The Pirates of Penzance Piano/Vocal Scores