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Performer Voice Type: Tenor

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Allison Voth – It’s about the way people is made, I reckon (Floyd) 6/6

Master Artist: Allison Voth

Master Artist Voice: Diction Coach

Venue: Loyola University

Date: N/A

Language of Instruction: English

Selected Video - Scene 6 of 6

Performer Voice Type: Tenor

Title: It's about the way people is made, I reckon

Composer: Carlisle Floyd

From: Susannah

Genre: Carlisle Floyd

Noteworthy Recordings

Susannah Piano Vocal Score

Libretto

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Performer Voice Type: N/A

Title: N/A

Composer: N/A

From: N/A

Genre: English Diction Discussion

English Diction Recommended Texts

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Must the Winter Come So Soon?

Composer: Samuel Barber

From: Vanessa

Genre: American Opera

Scores of "Must the Winter Come So Soon"

Noteworthy Recordings

Vanessa Piano Vocal Score

Synopsis

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Embroidery in Childhood

Composer: Benjamin Britten

From: Peter Grimes

Genre: British Opera

Scores of "Embroidery in Childhood"

Noteworthy Recordings

Peter Grimes Piano Vocal Score

Libretto

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Performer Voice Type: Bass-Baritone

Title: Hear Me O Lord, I Beseech Thee

Composer: Carlisle Floyd

From: Susannah

Genre: American Opera

Scores of "Hear Me, O Lord, I Beseech Thee"

Noteworthy Recordings

Susannah Piano Vocal Score

Libretto

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Ain't it a Pretty Night

Composer: Carlisle Floyd

From: Susannah

Genre: American Opera

Scores of "Ain't it a Pretty Night"

Noteworthy Recordings

Susannah Piano Vocal Score

Libretto

Baldwin/Frohnmayer – Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast (Gilbert and Sullivan) 5/5

Master Artist: Marcia Baldwin/Mira Jean Frohnmayer

Baldwin Biography

Master Artist Voice: Mezzo-Soprano/Director

Venue: Loyola University & New Orleans Opera

Date: N/A

Language of Instruction: English

Selected Video - Scene 5 of 5

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

Libretto/Synopsis

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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

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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

Libretto/Synopsis

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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

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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

Libretto/Synopsis

Angela Gheorghiu – Una furtiva lagrima (Donizetti) 3/6

Master Artist: Angela Gheorghiu

Master Artist Voice: Soprano

Venue: Georg Solti Accademia

Date: 2012

Language of Instruction: English

Selected Video - Scene 3 of 6

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

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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

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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 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

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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

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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

Angela Gheorghiu – Che gelida manina (Puccini) 4/6

Master Artist: Angela Gheorghiu

Master Artist Voice: Soprano

Venue: Georg Solti Accademia

Date: 2012

Language of Instruction: English

Selected Video - Scene 4 of 6

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 One

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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 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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Ma qual mai s’offre, oh Dei… Fuggi, crudele, fuggi (Mozart)

Master Artist: Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Master Artist Voice: Conductor

Venue: Julliard

Date: 2018

Language of Instruction: English

Performer Voice Type: Soprano and Tenor

Title: Ma qual mai s’offre, oh Dei… Fuggi, crudele, fuggi

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Don Giovanni

Genre: Italian Opera

Noteworthy Recordings

Don Giovanni Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Cheryl Studer – Vocalization Session – 3/5

Master Artist: Cheryl Studer

Master Artist Voice: Soprano

Venue: International Vocal Competition Ontario

Date: 2017

Language of Instruction: English

Selected Video - Scene 3 of 5

Performer Voice Type: Tenor

Title: N/A

Composer: N/A

From: N/A

Genre: Vocalization Session

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Nun eilt herbei

Composer: Otto Nicolai

From: Die Lustigen Weiber

Genre: German Opera

Music/Scores of "Nun eilt herbei"

Noteworthy Recordings

Die Lustige Weiber Piano/Vocal Scores

Opera Synopsis

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Ah, fors ’è lui...Sempre Libera

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

From: La Traviata

Genre: Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Ah, fors ’è lui...Sempre Libera"

Noteworthy Recordings

La Traviata Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

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Performer Voice Type: Tenor

Title: Spirto gentil

Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

From: La Favorita

Genre: Italian Bel Canto Opera

Music/Scores of "Spirto gentil"

Noteworthy Recordings

La Favorita Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Ah! Je veux vivre

Composer: Charles Gounod

From: Roméo et Juliette

Genre: French Opera

Music/Scores of "Ah! Je veux vivre"

Noteworthy Recordings

Roméo et Juliette Piano/Vocal Scores

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Cheryl Studer – Spirto gentil (Donizetti) 4/5

Master Artist: Cheryl Studer

Master Artist Voice: Soprano

Venue: International Vocal Competition Ontario

Date: 2017

Language of Instruction: English

Selected Video - Scene 4 of 5

Performer Voice Type: Tenor

Title: Spirto gentil

Composer: Gaetano Donizetti

From: La Favorita

Genre: Italian Bel Canto Opera

Music/Scores of "Spirto gentil"

Noteworthy Recordings

La Favorita Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis

Scene One

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Nun eilt herbei

Composer: Otto Nicolai

From: Die Lustigen Weiber

Genre: German Opera

Music/Scores of "Nun eilt herbei"

Noteworthy Recordings

Die Lustige Weiber Piano/Vocal Scores

Opera Synopsis

Scene Two

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Ah, fors ’è lui...Sempre Libera

Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

From: La Traviata

Genre: Italian Opera

Music/Scores of "Ah, fors ’è lui...Sempre Libera"

Noteworthy Recordings

La Traviata Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

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Performer Voice Type: Tenor

Title: N/A

Composer: N/A

From: N/A

Genre: Vocalization Session

Scene Five

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Ah! Je veux vivre

Composer: Charles Gounod

From: Roméo et Juliette

Genre: French Opera

Music/Scores of "Ah! Je veux vivre"

Noteworthy Recordings

Roméo et Juliette Piano/Vocal Scores

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Jennifer Larmore – En fermant les yeux (Massenet) 4/5

Master Artist: Jennifer Larmore

Master Artist Voice: Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: International Vocal Competition Ontario

Date: 2017

Language of Instruction: English

Selected Video - Scene 4 of 5

Performer Voice Type: Tenor

Title: En fermant les yeux

Composer: Massenet

From: Manon

Genre: French Opera

Music/Scores of "En fermant les yeux"

Noteworthy Recordings

Manon Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

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Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Title: 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

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Ach, ich fühl’s, es ist verschwunden

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Die Zauberflöte

Genre: German Singspiel

Music/Scores of "Ach, ich fühls"

Noteworthy Recordings

Die Zauberflöte Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis

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Performer Voice Type: Tenor

Title: Here I Stand...Since it is not by Merit

Composer: Igor Stravinsky

From: The Rake's Progress

Genre: American Opera

Music/Scores of "Here I Stand...Since it is not by Merit"

Noteworthy Recordings

The Rake's Progress Piano/Vocal Scores

Synopsis

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Der Hölle Rache

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Die Zauberflöte

Genre: German Singspiel

Music/Scores of "Der Hölle Rache"

Noteworthy Recordings

Die Zauberflöte Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis

Jennifer Larmore – Here I Stand…Since it is Not By Merit (Stravinsky) 3/5

Master Artist: Jennifer Larmore

Master Artist Voice: Mezzo-Soprano

Venue: International Vocal Competition Ontario

Date: 2017

Language of Instruction: English

Selected Video - Scene 3 of 5

Performer Voice Type: Tenor

Title: Here I Stand...Since it is not by Merit

Composer: Igor Stravinsky

From: The Rake's Progress

Genre: American Opera

Music/Scores of "Here I Stand...Since it is not by Merit"

Noteworthy Recordings

The Rake's Progress Piano/Vocal Scores

Synopsis

Scene One

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Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Title: 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 Two

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Ach, ich fühl’s, es ist verschwunden

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Die Zauberflöte

Genre: German Singspiel

Music/Scores of "Ach, ich fühls"

Noteworthy Recordings

Die Zauberflöte Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis

Scene Four

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Performer Voice Type: Tenor

Title: En fermant les yeux

Composer: Massenet

From: Manon

Genre: French Opera

Music/Scores of "En fermant les yeux"

Noteworthy Recordings

Manon Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis/Translation

Scene Five

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Der Hölle Rache

Composer: W. A. Mozart

From: Die Zauberflöte

Genre: German Singspiel

Music/Scores of "Der Hölle Rache"

Noteworthy Recordings

Die Zauberflöte Piano/Vocal Score

Libretto/Synopsis

Jake Heggie – By the Spring, at Sunset (Heggie) 5/7

Master Artist: Jake Heggie

Master Artist Voice: Composer

Venue: Northwestern University

Date: 2018

Language of Instruction: English

Selected Video - Scene 5 of 7

Performer Voice Type: Tenor

Title: By the Spring, at Sunset

Composer: Jake Heggie

From: Of Laughter and Farewell

Genre: American Art Song

Music/Scores of "By the Spring, at Sunset"

Noteworthy Recordings

Scene One

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Performer Voice Type: Bass

Title: In the beginning

Composer: Jake Heggie

From: Of Gods and Cats

Genre: American Art Song

Music/Scores of "In the beginning"

Noteworthy Recordings

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Performer Voice Type: Soprano

Title: Irenka

Composer: Jake Heggie

From: Farewell, Auschwitz

Genre: American Art Song

Music/Scores of "Irenka"

Noteworthy Recordings

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Performer Voice Type: Baritone

Title: She called him Curt

Composer: Jake Heggie

From: The Three Decembers

Genre: American Art Song

Music/Scores of "She called him Curt"

Noteworthy Recordings

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Performer Voice Type: Baritone

Title: The Strength of the Lonely

Composer: Jake Heggie

From: The Moon is a Mirror

Genre: American Art Song

Music/Scores of "The Strength of the Lonely"

Noteworthy Recordings

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Performer Voice Type: Mezzo-Soprano

Title: Winged Victory: We're Through

Composer: Jake Heggie

From: Statuesque

Genre: American Art Song

Music/Scores of "Winged Victory: We're Through"

Noteworthy Recordings

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Performer Voice Type: N/A

Title: N/A

Composer: N/A

From: N/A

Genre: Interview and Q & A