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Recent Researches in the Music of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth CenturiesEmbellished Opera AriasEdited by Austin B. Caswell
Taken mainly from the repertoires of prima donnas associated with Parisian operas, this anthology of 22 arias by Bellini, Boieldieu, Isouard, Meyerbeer, Mozart, and Rossini presents cadenzas and melodic variants depicting ornamentation practices in prevailing traditions. Half of the examples reflect the artistry of Laure Cinti-Damoreau, the creator of many roles of Rossini's Paris operas, while the others originate with such singers as Jenny Lind, Giuditta Pasta, and Barbara Marchisio. Melodic variants depicting the ornamentation practices of various nineteenth-century opera singers are found in this anthology. " . . . essential to the equipment of all who aspire to study or practice the art of bel canto." Julian Budden, Music & Letters, November 1992.
Ma la sola (Beatrice di Tenda); Ah! non credea mirarti (La sonnambula); Come per me sereno (La sonnambula) François-Adrien Boieldieu
Nicolas Isouard
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Gioachino Rossini
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