Rameau, Soprano and Mezzo-soprano [Bar:BA9195]

Series: Operatic arias
Editor: Dratwicki, Benoît / Dubruque, Julien / Bouissou, Sylvie
With Preface by: Bouissou, Sylvie

 This volume contains all the great monologues, arias and ariettas which Rameau composed for “grand dessus” and which are sung by sopranos and mezzo-sopranos today. Arias for soprano and mezzo-soprano from the operas “Castor et Pollux” (Minerve, Phébé) / “Dardanus” (Vénus) / “Les Fêtes de l’Hymen et de l’Amour” (Orthésie) / “Les Fêtes de Polymnie” (Polymnie, Stratonice) / “Hippolyte et Aricie” (Phèdre) / “Les Indes galantes” (Hébé, Phani, Zaïre) / “Platée” (Junon) / “La Princesse de Navarre” (Une Devineresse) / “Les Surprises de l’amour” (Uranie, Hersilide) / “Le Temple de la Gloire” (Lydie, Plautine) / “Zéphyre” (Diane) / “Zoroastre” (Érinice). • Detailed historical introduction (Fr/Eng) • Idiomatic piano reduction based on the “Opera Omnia Rameau” • Each piece is introduced by a précis of the dramatic situation and an English translation of the vocal text  • Co-edited by the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles and the Société Jean-Philippe Rameau • Distributed exclusively by Bärenreiter The following volumes will appear within the next few months: BA 9191 Dessus (soprano), vol. 1  BA 9192 Dessus (soprano), vol. 2  BA 9193 Dessus (soprano), vol. 3  BA 9194 Dessus (soprano), vol. 4 

Edition Type/Format: Piano reduction, Urtext edition
Series: Operatic arias
Scoring and Instrumentation: SSolo/MezSolo
Detailed Scoring and Instrumentation: SSolo/MezSolo
Pages: 166
Size: 29.7 x 21.0 cm