This 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.
About the series:Christoph Willibald Gluck: French Operatic Arias. For the first time all the arias from Christoph Willibald Gluck’s French operas are being published in arrangements for voice and piano. This series, a coproduction with the Centrede musique baroque de Versailles (CMBV), presents this collection according to voice register in four volumes.
With their wealth of arias and informative texts, these volumes offer a rich treasure-trove from works by this major18th-century opera composer for use in voice lessons, auditions and recitals.
About the series:Christoph Willibald Gluck: French Operatic Arias. For the first time all the arias from Christoph Willibald Gluck’s French operas are being published in arrangements for voice and piano. This series, a coproduction with the Centrede musique baroque de Versailles (CMBV), presents this collection according to voice register in four volumes.
With their wealth of arias and informative texts, these volumes offer a rich treasure-trove from works by this major18th-century opera composer for use in voice lessons, auditions and recitals.
| Arrangement | Baritone Voice, Piano Accompaniment |
| Genres | Opera |
| Year of publishing | 2021 |
| Format | Vocal Score |
| NumberOfPages | 106 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Bärenreiter-Verlag |
| Contributors | Willibald Gluck, Christoph(Composer) Dratwicki, Benoit(Artist) |
| Language | English, French |
| ISMN | 9790006563708 |