Barenreiter Opera Kaleidoscope

This album of opera arias for soprano and piano presents a cross section of Baerenreiter's diverse catalog of opera vocal scores. This edition is useful for voice students preparing for exams and auditions as well as seasoned opera professionals for inspiration and material for planning concert programs. The collection brings together arias from masterpieces of the Italian, French, Czech and German repertoire and spans the gamut from early Baroque to the Romantic era. The spectrum ranges from dramatic soprano to light coloratura. Includes selections from Monteverdi, Handel, Luck, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Berlioz, Smetana, and Chabrier.