American Aria Anthology - Tenor

This landmark series, the first multi-volume aria anthology devoted entirely to the topic, collects compelling, useful, singer-friendly excerpts from the best of a distinctly American musical tradition. Plot notes and basic information about each opera are included. Opera composers such as Samuel Barber, William Bolcom, Douglas Moore, Virgil Thomson and Kurt Weill are represented. The operas of Gian Carlo Menotti are particularly present, with 26 arias from nine operas in the series. Additionally, attractive, performable arias are included from important works such as Regina, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Ghosts of Versailles, The Great Gatsby, and Little Women. Stephen Sondheim graciously agreed to make new aria editions of two pieces from Sweeney Todd (The Contest in the Tenor volume and Epiphany in the Baritone/Bass volume) for this series. A majority of the music in the four volumes has never before been available outside the vocal scores; a significant number of the arias were especially adapted for this edition. Some arias in the series have never been in print at all before now. Many arias are appropriate for college student singers.

Table of Contents:

• Aria of the Worm from THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES (J. Corigliano)
• Be not afeard from THE TEMPEST (L. Hoiby)
• New York Lights from A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE (W. Bolcom)
• Ladies in their sensitivities from SWEENEY TODD (S. Sondheim)
• Lonely House from STREET SCENE (K. Weill)
• Outside this house from VANESSA (S. Barber)
• This is my box from AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS (G.C. Menotti)
• The moonlight died from AMISTAD (A. Davis)
• The breaking of so great a thing from ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (S. Barber)
• Del destino from FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS (D. Catán)
• I never felt so good before from THE GOOD SOLDIER SCHWEIK (R. Kurka)
• Who will go to the war when it comes from THE GOOD SOLDIER SCHWEIK (R. Kurka)
• Ah, do not laugh from GOYA (G.C. Menotti)
• Oh, yes, I love her from GOYA (G.C. Menotti)
• Out of my dreams from GOYA (G.C. Menotti)
• Everyone was here but the one who matters from THE GREAT GATSBY (J. Harbison)
• Had no choice, had to invent myself from THE GREAT GATSBY (J. Harbison)
• Immoral? Can sleep be immoral? from THE HERO (G.C. Menotti)
• Giovanni's Aria from LA HIJA DE RAPPACCINI (D. Catán)
• Believe in love from JOHN BROWN (K. Mechem)
• The Wild Justice from LOST IN THE STARS (K. Weill)
• Gold can kill you from McTEAGUE (W. Bolcom)
• I know that you all hate me from THE SAINT OF BLEECKER STREET (G.C. Menotti)
• Light of my soul from THE SONG OF MAJNUN (B. Sheng)
• I'm not a boy from A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (A. Previn)
• The Contest from SWEENEY TODD (S. Sondheim)
• No more, false heart from TARTUFFE (K. Mechem)
• On the path to the lake from VANESSA (S. Barber)
• In ancient times there was a god from THE WINGS OF THE DOVE (D. Moore)
• Now art thou dear from WUTHERING HEIGHTS (B. Herrmann)
• Shoot the shot from X: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X (A. Davis)
• And where is the one who will mourn me from DOWN IN THE VALLEY (K. Weill)
• The Aria Of The Worm
• Be Not Afeard
• The New York Lights
• The Wild Justice
• Gold Can Kill You
• Ladies In Their Sensitivities
• Lonely House
• Outside This House

Publisher:	G. Schirmer
Composer/Author:	Various
Arranger/Editor:	Walters, Richard
Catalog Number:	50484625
Pages:	200