“Our goal is to give the user a modern-day, systematically structured vocal coach who satisfies the demands of present-day theater practice. At long last a consistent repertoire and a well-ordered conflation of respective audition arias for all vocal genres.” (Peter Anton Ling and Marina Sandel, editors)

OperAria – repertoire anthology of opera arias according to vocal criteria (range, tessitura, specifics, type of aria) with due regard to practical aspects of musical and theatrical nature (style, era, role type, national provenance)

with comments on the arias

• information on the composer, the librettist, the work, the range and of versions or casting
• a short synopsis of the contents illuminating the basic dramatic constellation in the context of the opera’s plot
• an evaluation from the singer’s point of view

with “phonetic assistant” and “text assistant”

• aria texts in the original language spoken by native speakers as an audio file (mp3)
• aria texts in German and English translations as a text file (pdf)
• available on CD with volume 1 and 2, for download under more information to volume 3 and 4.
  
  

  Pieces

  
  
  • Handel: Tornami a vagheggiar from Alcina, HWV 34
  • Pergolesi: Stizzoso, mio stizzoso from La serva padrona (1733)
  • Mozart: Durch Zärtlichkeit und Schmeicheln from The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384
  • Mozart: Welche Wonne, welche Lust from The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384
  • Mozart: Ma se colpa io non ho! / Batti, batti, o bel Maset from Don Giovanni, K. 527
  • Mozart: Via via, non è gran mal / Vedrai, carino from Don Giovanni, K. 527
  • Mozart: In uomini! in soldati from Così fan tutte, K. 588
  • Mozart: Una donna a quindici anni from Così fan tutte, K. 588
  • Weber: Kommt ein schlanker Bursch gegangen from Der Freischütz, J. 277, Op. 77
  • Donizetti: Prendi, per me sei libero from L'elisir d'amore, A. 36
  • Donizetti: Ah! tardai troppo / O luce di quest’anima from Linda di Chamounix, A. 62
  • Donizetti: Quel guardo il cavaliere from Don Pasquale, A. 64
  • Bellini: O rendetemi la speme / Qui la voce sua soave from I Puritani
  • O. Nicolai: Wohl denn, gefasst ist der Entschluss from Die lustige Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor)
  • A. Thomas: Je suis Titania from Mignon
  • Verdi: Gualtier Maldè / Caro nome from Rigoletto
  • Verdi: Saper vorreste from Un ballo in maschera (A Masked Ball)
  • Verdi: Sul fil d’un soffio etesio from Falstaff
  • Gounod: Je veux vivre from Roméo et Juliette
  • Offenbach: Les oiseaux dans la charmille from Les Contes d'Hoffmann
  • J. Strauss II: Mein Herr Marquis from Die Fledermaus
  • Delibes: Où va la jeune Indoue from Lakmé
  • Massenet: Obéissons quand leur voix appelle from Manon
  • Massenet: Frère ! Voyez ! from Werther
  • Puccini: Quando me n’ vo from La Bohème
  • Strauss: Großmächtige Prinzessin from Ariadne auf Naxos, TrV 228, Op. 60
  • Bernstein: Glitter and be gay from Candide (1989)