This volume offers a refreshing alternative to the many Italian Songs and Arias collections geared toward young singers. It celebrates women composers of solo music in Italian beginning in the late
Extracted from "Flight," the original modern-day operatic comedy with libretto by April de Angelis, this aria for countertenor also known as the Refugee's Aria tells of a refugee's longing to
This deeply expressive arioso opens Handel's Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, which was written circa 1713. It is best known, more recently, for its use in the royal wedding of Meghan Markle and
"With distinguish'd glory shine, to add a lustre to this day." In 1713, Handel set this joyful text to one of his most exquisite melodies. A tender work of extraordinary grace, Eternal Source of Light