The Essential Collection: Opera Gold (book/2 CD)

Publications: Chester Music
Genre: Opera o Operetta for Piano

Capture the grandeur and power of the very best opera themes in this specially selected set of piano solos with accompanying CD. From the early devout stage works of Handel and Purcell, through the exotic and playful productionsof Mozart and Rossini to the spectacular and heart-stopping innovations of Wagner, Tchaikovsky and beyond, this set of movements has been carefully arranged and features full performances of all the pieces on CD.

Include:

• Art Thou Troubled? (Rodelinda)
• Au Fond Du Temple Saint (The Pearl Fishers)
• Barcarolle (Les Contes D'Hoffmann)
• Bridal March (Lohengrin)
• Casta Diva (Norma)
• Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves: Va, Pensiero (Nabucco)
• Dance Of The Hours (La Gioconda)
• Der Vogelfanger Bin Ich Ja (Die Zauberflote)
• Entr'Acte (Rosamunde)
• Grand March (Aida)
• Habanera (Carmen)
• La Ci Darem La Mano (Don Giovanni)
• La Donna é Mobile (Rigoletto)
• Largo: Ombra Mai Fu (Xerxes)
• Lascia Ch'Io Pianga (Rinaldo)
• Meditation (Thais)
• Non Piu Andrai (The Marriage Of Figaro)
• Overture (The Barber Of Seville)
• Polonaise (Eugene Onegin)
• Prince Gremin's Aria (Eugene Onegin)
• Sempre Libera (La Traviata)
• Soave Sia Il Vento (Cosi Van Tutte)
• The Flower Duet (Lakme)
• The Ride Of The Valkyries (Die Walkure)
• To The Evening Star (Tannhauser)
• Toreador's Song (Carmen)
• Un Certo Non So Che (Arsilda, Regina Di Punto)
• Voi Che Sapete (Le Nozze Di Figaro)
• Waltz (Faust)
• When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido And Aeneas)