29 Opera Arias for Tenors

Reprint of the 1909 Oliver Ditson edition.  This generous collection of 29 tenor range arias ranges from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth centuries, featuring early works by Purcell as well as compositions by Gluck, Saccini, Mozart, Beethoven, Weber, Meyerbeer, Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Wagner, and others.This edition features a detailed and scholarly preface by musicologist Henry E. Krehbiel and a new introduction by Roelof Oostwoud.  Tenor range vocal majors, vocal instructors, classically trained professional singers, and enthusiasts of vocal music will appreciate this well-chosen and modestly priced compilation.  Score, 224 p.