Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-soprano

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Teresa Berganza – L’amour est un oiseau rebelle (Bizet) – 1/2

​Master Artist: ​​​Teresa Berganza

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: ​​​N/A

Date:​ N/A

Language of Instruction: ​Spanish

 

​Selected Video - Scene 1 of 2

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  L’amour est un oiseau rebelle

Composer:  Georges Bizet

From:  Carmen

Genre:  French Opera

Libretto/Synopsis

​Scene Two

Performer Voice Type:  Tenor

Title:  La fleur que tu m`avais jetee

Composer:  Georges Bizet

From:  Carmen

Genre:  French Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Renée Fleming – Tu preparati a morire (Handel)

​Master Artist: ​​Renée Fleming

Master Artist Voice:​ ​Soprano

Venue: ​​​Shepherd School of Music

Date:​ 2013

Language of Instruction: English

 

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Tu preparati a morire

Composer:  George F. Handel

From:  Ariodante

Genre:  Italian Baroque Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Renée Fleming – Where Shall I Fly/See! See, they come! (Handel) – 1/4


​Master Artist: ​​​Renée Fleming

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Soprano

Venue: ​University of Oxford

Date:​ 2013

Language of Instruction: ​English

 

​Selected Video - Scene 1 of 4

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Where Shall I Fly/See! See, they come!

Composer:  George F. Handel

From:  Hercules

Genre:  English Baroque Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

​Scene Two

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Ah, je ris de me voir si belle

Composer:  Charles Gounod

From:  Faust

Genre:  French Opera

​Scene Three

Performer Voice Type:  Baritone

Title:  Come paride vezzoso

Composer:  Gaetano Donizetti

From:  L’élisir d’amore

Genre:  Italian Opera

​Scene Four

Performer Voice Type:  Bass-Baritone

Title:  Non piu andrai

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  Le Nozze di Figaro

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis

Thomas Hampson – Svegliatevi nel core (Handel)


​Master Artist: ​Thomas Hampson

Master Artist Voice:​ ​Baritone

Venue: ​Manhattan School of Music

Date:​ 2009

Language of Instruction: English

 

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Svegliatevi nel core

Composer:  George F. Handel

From:  Giulio Cesare

Genre: Italian Baroque Opera

Thomas Hampson – Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix (Saint-Saëns)

​Master Artist: ​​Thomas Hampson

Master Artist Voice:​​ Baritone

Venue: ​Julliard

Date:​ 2015

Language of Instruction: English

 

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix

Composer:  Camille Saint-Saëns

From: Samson et Dalila

Genre: French Opera

Sarah Connolly – Johnny (Britten) – 2/2

Master Artist: Sarah Connolly

Master Artist Voice: Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: Royal College of Music

Date: N/A

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 2 of 2

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Johnny

Composer:  Benjamin Britten

From:  Cabaret Songs

Genre:  English Art Song

Scene One

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  E pur cosi in un giorno…Piangero la sorte mia

Composer:  G. F. Handel

From:  Giulio Cesare

Genre:  Italian Baroque Opera

Sarah Connolly – E pur cosi in un giorno…Piangero la sorte mia (Handel) – 1/2

Master Artist: Sarah Connolly

Master Artist Voice: Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: Royal College of Music

Date: N/A

Language of Instruction: English

 

Selected Video - Scene 1 of 2

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  E pur cosi in un giorno…Piangero la sorte mia

Composer:  G. F. Handel

From:  Giulio Cesare

Genre:  Italian Baroque Opera

Scene Two

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Johnny

Composer:  Benjamin Britten

From:  Cabaret Songs

Genre:  English Art Song

Julian Rodescu – Olga’s aria (Tchaikovsky)

Master Artist: Julian Rodescu

Master Artist Voice: Bass

Venue: University of Georgia

Date: 2011

Language of Instruction: English

 

Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Title: Olga's Aria

Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

From: Eugene Onegin

Genre: Russian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Julian Rodescu – The Night (Rubenstein)

Master Artist: Julian Rodescu

Master Artist Voice: Bass

Venue: University of Georgia

Date: 2011

Language of Instruction: English

 

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  The Night

Composer:  Anton Rubenstein

From:  N/A

Genre:  Russian Art Song

Translation

Vasselina Kasarova – Variety

​Master Artist: ​​​Vasselina Kasarova

Master Artist Voice:​ ​​Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: ​​​​Basel, Switzerland

Date:​ 2011

Language of Instruction: German

 

Special Note:  This video encounters short segments of work on various pieces with Ms. Kasarova both teaching and then elaborating on vocal challenges.  Therefore, while choosing to include this video in our database because of its value, we have chosen not to split up the scenes, as each would be too short.  We have, however, included additional materials below pertaining to each encountered piece.

Performer Voice Type:  Mezzo-Soprano

Title:  Non so piu cosa son

Composer:  Wolfgang A. Mozart

From:  Le Nozze di Figaro

Genre:  Italian Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio

Composer:  Wolfgang A. Mozart

From:  N/A

Genre:  Italian Art Song

Music/Scores of "Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio"

Noteworthy Recordings

Translation

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Parto, ma tu, ben mio

Composer:  W. A. Mozart

From:  La Clemenza di Tito

Genre:  Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Parto, Parto"

Noteworthy Recordings

La Clemenza di Tito Piano/Vocal Scores

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Performer Voice Type:  Soprano

Title:  Song to the Moon

Composer:  Antonin Dvořák

From:  Rusalka

Genre:  Czech Opera

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation