These original transcriptions of fifty popular opera melodies for solo Piano constitute about half of the current performance repertoire. From Aïda to Turandot and more, the collection includes contributions from nearly all of the major composers. Individual introductions offer a brief synopsis of the source opera, and archival images place each piece within its larger context. Suitable for intermediate-level pianists, selections include pieces from Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Barber of Seville, The Bartered Bride, Carmen, Cavalleria Rusticana, Die Fledermaus, Der Rosenkavalier, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Don Giovanni, Eugene Onegin, Faust, Hansel and Gretel, I Pagliacci, I Puritani, Il Trovatore, La Bohème, L'Africaine, Lakmé, La Traviata, Lohengrin, Lucia di Lammermoor, Madama Butterfly, The Magic Flute, Martha, Prince Igor, Rinaldo, Samson et Dalila, Tales of Hoffmann, Tannhäuser, Thaïs, Tosca, Tristan und Isolde and more.
Amami, Alfredo (La Traviata) [Verdi, Giuseppe]
Angel Hosts (Faust) [Gounod, Charles F.]
Barcarolle: Belle Nuit, Nuit D?Amor (Tales Of Hoffmann) [Offenbach, Jacques]
Coronation March (Le Prophete) [Meyerbeer, Giacomo]
Csárdás (Die Fledermaus) [Strauss, Johann Jr.]
Dearest Name (Rigoletto) [Verdi, Guiseppe]
Don?t Cry, Mother Dear (Amahl And The Night Visitors) [Menotti, Gian-Carlo]
Drinking Song (La Traviata) [Verdi, Giuseppe]
E vo-I (I Pagliacci) [Leoncavallo, Ruggiero]
Easter Hymn (Cavalleria Rusticana) [Mascagni, Pietro]
Esci, Fuggi, Il Furor (Lucia Di Lammermoor) [Donizetti, Gaetano]
Evening Prayer (Hansel and Gretel) [Humperdinck, Engelbert]
Faithful And True (Lohengrin) [Wagner, Richard]
Give Me Your Hand (Don Giovanni) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
Glory To Egypt (Aïda)[Verdi, Giuseppe]
Guard The Nile (Aïda)[Verdi, Giuseppe]
Heavenly Aïda (Aïda)[Verdi, Giuseppe]
Home To Our Mountains (Il Trovatore) [Verdi, Giuseppe]
How So Fair (Martha) [Flotow, Friedrich Von]
Humming Chorus (Madame Butterfly) [Puccini, Giacomo]
I Lived For Art (Tosca) [Puccini, Giacomo]
Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana) [Mascagni, Pietro]
Isolde?s Love-Death (Tristan Und Isolde) [Wagner, Richard]
Lascia Ch?io Pianga (Rinaldo) [Handel, George Frideric]
Lasciatemi Morire (L?Arianna) [Monteverdi, Claudio]
Let Be No Sorrowing And Sighing (Manon) [Massenet, Jules]
March Of The Mastersingers (Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg) [Wagner, Richard]
Meditation (Thais) [Massenet, Jules]
Musetta?s Waltz (La Boheme) [Puccini, Giacomo]
My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice (Samson Et Dalila) [Saint-Saëns, Camille]
Nessun Dorma (Turandot) [Puccini, Giacomo]
O Isis Und Osiris (The Magic Flute) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
O Paradiso (L?Africaine) [Meyerbeer, Giacomo]
O, Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi) [Puccini, Giacomo]
Papageno?s Silver Bells (The Magic Flute) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
Pilgrim?s Choice (Tannhauser) [Wagner, Richard]
Polovetsian Dance (Prince Igor) [Borodin, Alexander]
Prelude For Harp (Lucia Di Lammermoor) [Donizetti, Gaetano]
Silently Bending, Night?s Shadows Fall (The Marriage Of Figaro) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
Sound The Trumpet (I Puritani) [Bellini, Vincenzo]
Tatiana Writes A Love Letter (Eugene Onegin) [Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich]
Toreador Song (Carmen) [Bizet, Georges]
Una Furtiva Lagrima (The Elixir Of Love) [Donizetti, Gaetano]
Una Voce Poco Fa (The Barber Of Seville) [Rossini, Gioachino]
Va Pensiero (Nabucco) [Verdi, Guiseppe]
Villager?s Chorus (The Bartered Bride) [Smetana, Bedrich]
Waltz (Der Rosenkavalier) [Strauss, Richard]
What Joy, What Delight (The Abduction From The Seraglio) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
Angel Hosts (Faust) [Gounod, Charles F.]
Barcarolle: Belle Nuit, Nuit D?Amor (Tales Of Hoffmann) [Offenbach, Jacques]
Coronation March (Le Prophete) [Meyerbeer, Giacomo]
Csárdás (Die Fledermaus) [Strauss, Johann Jr.]
Dearest Name (Rigoletto) [Verdi, Guiseppe]
Don?t Cry, Mother Dear (Amahl And The Night Visitors) [Menotti, Gian-Carlo]
Drinking Song (La Traviata) [Verdi, Giuseppe]
E vo-I (I Pagliacci) [Leoncavallo, Ruggiero]
Easter Hymn (Cavalleria Rusticana) [Mascagni, Pietro]
Esci, Fuggi, Il Furor (Lucia Di Lammermoor) [Donizetti, Gaetano]
Evening Prayer (Hansel and Gretel) [Humperdinck, Engelbert]
Faithful And True (Lohengrin) [Wagner, Richard]
Give Me Your Hand (Don Giovanni) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
Glory To Egypt (Aïda)[Verdi, Giuseppe]
Guard The Nile (Aïda)[Verdi, Giuseppe]
Heavenly Aïda (Aïda)[Verdi, Giuseppe]
Home To Our Mountains (Il Trovatore) [Verdi, Giuseppe]
How So Fair (Martha) [Flotow, Friedrich Von]
Humming Chorus (Madame Butterfly) [Puccini, Giacomo]
I Lived For Art (Tosca) [Puccini, Giacomo]
Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana) [Mascagni, Pietro]
Isolde?s Love-Death (Tristan Und Isolde) [Wagner, Richard]
Lascia Ch?io Pianga (Rinaldo) [Handel, George Frideric]
Lasciatemi Morire (L?Arianna) [Monteverdi, Claudio]
Let Be No Sorrowing And Sighing (Manon) [Massenet, Jules]
March Of The Mastersingers (Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg) [Wagner, Richard]
Meditation (Thais) [Massenet, Jules]
Musetta?s Waltz (La Boheme) [Puccini, Giacomo]
My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice (Samson Et Dalila) [Saint-Saëns, Camille]
Nessun Dorma (Turandot) [Puccini, Giacomo]
O Isis Und Osiris (The Magic Flute) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
O Paradiso (L?Africaine) [Meyerbeer, Giacomo]
O, Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi) [Puccini, Giacomo]
Papageno?s Silver Bells (The Magic Flute) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
Pilgrim?s Choice (Tannhauser) [Wagner, Richard]
Polovetsian Dance (Prince Igor) [Borodin, Alexander]
Prelude For Harp (Lucia Di Lammermoor) [Donizetti, Gaetano]
Silently Bending, Night?s Shadows Fall (The Marriage Of Figaro) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
Sound The Trumpet (I Puritani) [Bellini, Vincenzo]
Tatiana Writes A Love Letter (Eugene Onegin) [Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich]
Toreador Song (Carmen) [Bizet, Georges]
Una Furtiva Lagrima (The Elixir Of Love) [Donizetti, Gaetano]
Una Voce Poco Fa (The Barber Of Seville) [Rossini, Gioachino]
Va Pensiero (Nabucco) [Verdi, Guiseppe]
Villager?s Chorus (The Bartered Bride) [Smetana, Bedrich]
Waltz (Der Rosenkavalier) [Strauss, Richard]
What Joy, What Delight (The Abduction From The Seraglio) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
| Arrangement | Piano |
| Genres | Opera |
| Format | Instrumental Album |
| Level | 4 |
| NumberOfPages | 144 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Dover Publications |
| Contributors | Carlson, Carolinda (Arranger) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780486492803 |
| UPC | 800759492800 |