American Aria Anthology - Mezzo-Soprano

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:

• Kiss Me Not Goodbye from THE MIGHTY CASEY (W. Schuman)
• Prayer, A from THE MIGHTY CASEY (W. Schuman)
• I have dreamt from WUTHERING HEIGHTS (B. Herrmann)
• Lullaby from THE CONSUL (G.C. Menotti)
• Ah, Michele, don't you know from THE SAINT OF BLEECKER STREET (G.C. Menotti)
• Augusta! How can you turn away? from THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE (D. Moore)
• Stay Well from LOST IN THE STARS (K. Weill)
• Trouble Man from LOST IN THE STARS (K. Weill)
• We cannot retrace our steps from THE MOTHER OF US ALL (V. Thomson)
• All that gold! from AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS (G.C. Menotti)
• So many years have passed from ASHOKA'S DREAM (P. Lieberson)
• Shall we ever see the end of all this! from THE CONSUL (G.C. Menotti)
• The Empty-handed Traveler from THE CONSUL (G.C. Menotti)
• Oh, those faces! from THE CONSUL (G.C. Menotti)
• Oh, don't you see that lonesome dove from DOWN IN THE VALLEY (K. Weill)
• Samira's Aria from THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES (J. Corigliano)
• Five years ago I knew them both from THE GREAT GATSBY (J. Harbison)
• Waiting from THE GREAT GATSBY (J. Harbison)
• Look at all those things from THE HERO (G.C. Menotti)
• Blow ye the trumpet from JOHN BROWN (K. Mechem)
• Couldn't I unbake the breads from LITTLE WOMEN (M. Adamo)
• Perfect as we are from LITTLE WOMEN (M. Adamo)
• Things change, Jo from LITTLE WOMEN (M. Adamo)
• Yes! I am she! from MADAME MAO (B. Sheng)
• Such a moment from MARCO POLO (Tan Dun)
• Afraid, am I afraid? (Baba's Aria) from THE MEDIUM (G.C. Menotti)
• Will they remember that it is true from THE MOTHER OF US ALL (V. Thomson)
• I say never again from THE MOTHER OF US ALL (V. Thomson)
• What is man from THE MOTHER OF US ALL (V. Thomson)
• Away!... The Best Thing of All from REGINA (M. Blitzstein)
• Dry Bones from REGINA (M. Blitzstein)
• Waltz (Do you wish we had wed) from REGINA (M. Blitzstein)
• Addie's Blues from REGINA (M. Blitzstein)
• Hold on a moment, dear from TARTUFFE (K. Mechem)
• Must the winter come so soon? from VANESSA (S. Barber)
• We've always known each other from THE WINGS OF THE DOVE (D. Moore)
• How I love them from WUTHERING HEIGHTS (B. Herrmann)
• Come with me, child from X: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X (A. Davis)
• Lullaby
• Ah, Michele, Don't You Know
• Augusta! How Can You Turn Away?
• Stay Well
• Trouble Man
• We Cannot Retrace Our Steps

Publisher:	G. Schirmer
Composer/Author:	Various
Arranger/Editor:	Walters, Richard
Catalog Number:	50484624
Pages:	224