Russian Operatic Arias for Baritone (voice)

Russian Operatic Arias for Baritone 19th and 20th Century Repertoire

Details:  This landmark series opens up exciting vistasof challenging and rewarding repertoire for the discerning and adventurous singer. As with the Peters companion volumes of French Operatic Arias, this Russian series presents many of the justly celebrated arias, but alsojuxtaposes them with other less familiar gems, which undoutedly deserve wider recognition. Much of the selected repertoire is eminently suitable for audition purposes, so that each volume is a treasure trove for professional singers and students.
    Contents:  BorodinPrince Igor (Igor): No sleep, no rest; GlinkaRuslan and Lyudmila (Ruslan): Perun, give me a sword; MussorgskyBoris Godunov (Boris): I have achieved the highest power; MussorgskyKhovanshchina (Shaklovity):The Strel'tsy nest is asleep; Rachmanin ovAleko (Aleko): The whole camp is asleep; Rimsky-KorsakovSadko (Venetian Merchant): City of Stone; TchaikovskyEugene Onegin (Onegin): If ever I should wish; RubensteinThe Demon (The Demon): Do not weep, child!; TchaikovskyThe Enchantress (Prince): Y et the image of that comely one; TchaikovskyThe Queen of Spades (Tomsky): Once in Versailles; (Yeletsky): I love you, love you beyond measure; TchaikovskyIolanta (Robert): Who can compare with my Matilda?; VerstovskyAskold's Tomb (The Unknown): In olde n days