
BARENREITER - 345062
Gluck Operatic Arias for Baritone
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See all Curtain Call- Composer: Christoph Willibald von Gluck
- Publisher: Bärenreiter
- Instrumentation: Voice
- Binding: Paperback
- Dimensions: 11.8 in x 8.3 in
- Pages: 106
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CURTAIN CALL · 20% OFF
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See all Curtain CallThis volume contains French operatic arias for baritone from works that opera reformer Christoph Willibald Gluck was commissioned to compose for the Paris Opéra:
“Iphigénie en Aulide” (1774) | “Cythère assiégée” (1775) | “Alceste” (1776) | “Armide” (1777) | “Iphigénie en Tauride” (1779). The informative text sections contain a Foreword (Fr/Eng), a brief account of the dramatic context and a literal English translation of each aria.
Contents:
Agamemnon: "Brillant auteur de la lumière"
Agamemnon: "Peuvent-ils ordonner qu'un père"
Agamemnon: "Ô toi, l'objet le plus aimable"
Cythère assiégée (1775). Livret de Favart:
Brontès: "À moi, fiers soldats"
Brontès: "Pour ma gloire, quel affront cruel!"
Alceste (1776). Livret de du Roullet, d'après Calzabigi:
Hercule: "C'est en vain que l'enfer compte sur sa victime"
Un Dieu infernal: "Charon t'appelle, entends sa voix!"
Armide (1777). Livret de Quinault:
Hidraot: "Je vois de près la mort qui me menace"
Hidraot: "Pour vous, quand il vous plaît, tout l'enfer est armé"
Thoas: "De noirs pressentiments mon âme intimidée"
Oreste: "Dieux! qui me poursuivez, Dieux! auteurs de mes crimes"
Oreste: "Le calme rentre dans mon cœur..."
