Partitions opéra

In its original form, the Fete Polonaise from the Opera Le Roi Malgre, is scored for chorus and orchestra. Ever the artistic pragmatist, Chabrier turned the dance sequence into a glittering orchestral...

Puccini's Opera Manon Lescaut is based on the 1731 novel L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by the Abbe Prevost. He used some musical elements in Manon Lescaut from earlier works h...

Puccini's Opera Manon Lescaut is based on the 1731 novel L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut by the Abbé Prévost. He used some musical elements in Manon Lescaut from earlier works h...

À l'origine, Ravel a écrit Ma mere l'oye (Mother Goose) comme un duo de piano pour les enfants Godebski, Mimi et Jean, âgés de 6 et 7 ans. Ravel a dédié cette œuvre à quatre mains aux enfants (tout co...

In 1919, Spanish composer Reveriano Soutullo began his famous musical partnership with Juan Vert, which continued until the latter's early death in 1931. The Zarzuela La leyenda del beso (1924) is one...

Rinaldo was the first opera Georg Friederich Händel produced for London and the first Italian opera composed specifically for the London stage. Even now it's still one of his most performed opera's. I...

Rinaldo was the first opera Georg Friederich Händel produced for London and the first Italian opera composed specifically for the London stage. Even now it's still one of his most performed opera's. I...

Der Zigeunerbaron is Strauss's second most popular operetta after Die Fledermaus. Its 1885 premiere had political resonance; the plot popularized the Dual (Austro-Hungarian) Monarchy which was to come...

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) finished his masterpiece Otello in October 1885. The libretto by Arrigo Boito was based on Shakespeare's tragedy. The Bonfire Chorus is sung in the very first act: the peopl...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera Un Ballo in Maschera contains two famous soprano roles, strong male solo roles, fine choruses and sharp dramatic situations. And yet it is not quite as popular as some other Ver...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera Un Ballo in Maschera contains two famous soprano roles, strong male solo roles, fine choruses and sharp dramatic situations. And yet it is not quite as popular as some other Ver...

The famous Meditation from Jules Massenet opera Tha's is the entr'acte for violin and orchestra played between the scenes of the second act and nowadays often performed as a separate concert piece.

The famous Meditation from Jules Massenet opera Thaïs is the entr"acte for violin and orchestra played between the scenes of the second act and nowadays often performed as a separate concert piece.

If we say that zarzuela is Spanish light opera with spoken dialogue we shall be near the mark. José Serrano (1873-1941) is one of the most famous composers of Zarzuela. In 1910 he composed his one act...

Giuseppe Verdi's opera Un Ballo in Maschera contains two famous soprano roles, strong male solo roles, fine choruses and sharp dramatic situations. And yet it is not quite as popular as some other Ver...

Avec "L'elisir d'amore" (L'élixir d'amour), composé en 1832, Donizetti a écrit quelque chose de bien plus grand qu'un simple opéra comique : c'est peut-être le premier exemple d'un genre théâtral émou...

Frederico Chueca (1846-1908) et Joaquin Valverde (1846-1910) collaborent depuis 1875. Ils avaient déjà connu un énorme succès avec "La canción de la Lola" en 1880 et "La Gran Vía" allait éclipser même...

Don Alvaro's aria 'La vita e inferno all'infelice comes in the third act. It is dawn at the encampment at Velletri in Italy, where Don Alvaro has enrolled under the name of Don Federico Herreros. He s...

Don Alvaro's aria La vita è inferno all"infelice comes in the third act. It is dawn at the encampment at Velletri in Italy, where Don Alvaro has enrolled under the name of Don Federico Herreros. He si...

Giuseppe Verdi composed his opera Rigoletto in 1851 and together with La Traviata (1853) and Il Trovatore (1853) it belongs to the top of his middle period of composing. The duet "Si, vendretta, treme...

Emmerich Kálmán's most beloved operetta "Die Csárdásfürstin" had its first performance at the Vienna "Johann Strauss-Theater" in November 1915. Only in the German speaking countries it was performed 5...

The Austrian composer Carl Zeller (1842-1898) did contribute a great part to the glory of the Golden Era of the Viennese operetta in which Johann Strauss jr., Franz von Suppé and Karl Millöcker were t...

The Austrian composer Carl Zeller (1842-1898) did contribute a great part to the glory of the Golden Era of the Viennese operetta in which Johann Strauss jr., Franz von Suppé and Karl Millöcker were t...

The Austrian composer Carl Zeller (1842-1898) did contribute a great part to the glory of the Golden Era of the Viennese operetta in which Johann Strauss jr., Franz von Suppé and Karl Millöcker were t...

If we say that zarzuela is Spanish light opera with spoken dialogue we shall be near the mark. Frederico Chueca composed many Zarzuela's. The Tango de la Menegilda (Housemaid's Tango) is sung in the 2...