Puccini: 10 Arias (arr. for viola & piano)
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- Composer: Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924)
- Arranger: Paolo Toscano
- Format: Book & CD
- Instrumentation (this edition): Piano, Viola
- Originally for: Opera
- ISBN:
- Size: 9 x 12.0 inches
- Pages: 40
Description
Who needs a singer? with Play Puccini , instrumentalists can bathe themselves in luxurious Italian melody! These ten opera arias are among the composer's most famous and distinctive achievements, here transcribed for intermediate level solo instrument and piano. The book includes a biography of Puccini, notes about the plot of each opera, and the dramatic context of the selected aria. The companion CD features excellent performances, as well as piano accompaniments for practice.
Includes arias from:
- La Bohème
- La Fanciulla Del West
- Gianni Schicchi
- Madama Butterfly
- Manon Lescaut
- Suor Angelica
- Tosca
- Turandot
Works:
- Quando men vo from La Bohème
- Ch'ella mi creda from La fanciulla del West, SC 78
- O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi
- Un bel dì, vedremo from Madama Butterfly
- In quelle trine morbide from Manon Lescaut
- Senza mamma from Suor Angelica (1918)
- Recondita armonia from Tosca
- Vissi d'arte from Tosca
- E lucevan le stelle from Tosca
- Nessun dorma from Turandot