American Aria Anthology - Baritone/Bass

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:

• Oh, woman, you may keep the gold from AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS (G.C. Menotti)
• Hark! the land bids me from ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (S. Barber)
• Warm as the autumn light from THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE (D. Moore)
• Good people of Leadville from THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE (D. Moore)
• Turn tail and run then from THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE (D. Moore)
• Soliloquy from CAROUSEL (R. Rodgers)
• The Police Agent's Aria from THE CONSUL (G.C. Menotti)
• Oh, Lawd Jesus, heah my prayer from THE EMPEROR JONES (L. Gruenberg)
• Once in a while from FOUR SAINTS IN THREE ACTS (V. Thomson)
• They wish they could kill me from THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES (J. Corigliano)
• Figaro was supposed to return the necklace from THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES (J. Corigliano)
• The Doctor's Aria from THE GOOD SOLDIER SCHWEIK (R. Kurka)
• Dear Madame from THE GOOD SOLDIER SCHWEIK (R. Kurka)
• I remember long ago from THE GREAT GATSBY (J. Harbison)
• And this will be my epitaph from A HAND OF BRIDGE (S. Barber)
• The Songs of the Slave from JOHN BROWN (K. Mechem)
• There was a knight from LITTLE WOMEN (M. Adamo)
• Kennst du das Land (Do you know the land) from LITTLE WOMEN (M. Adamo)
• Thousands of Miles from LOST IN THE STARS (K. Weill)
• O Tixo, Tixo, help me! from LOST IN THE STARS (K. Weill)
• Jehosophat! from McTEAGUE (W. Bolcom)
• In 1839 from THE MIGHTY CASEY (W. Schuman)
• The Catcher's Song from THE MIGHTY CASEY (W. Schuman)
• The Manager's Song from THE MIGHTY CASEY (W. Schuman)
• The Umpire's Song from THE MIGHTY CASEY (W. Schuman)
• What what is it from THE MOTHER OF US ALL (V. Thomson)
• Angel More from THE MOTHER OF US ALL (V. Thomson)
• When the air sings of summer (Bob's Aria) from THE OLD MAID AND THE THEIF (G.C. Menotti)
• Horace's Aria from REGINA (M. Blitzstein)
• Greedy Girl from REGINA (M. Blitzstein)
• Ah, poor Michele from THE SAINT OF BLEECKER STREET (G.C. Menotti)
• Ol' Man River from SHOW BOAT (J. Kern)
• Let things be like they always was from STREET SCENE (K. Weill)
• Epiphany from SWEENEY TODD (S. Sondheim)
• Every day at church from TARTUFFE (K. Mechem)
• Venus of the East from TEA (Tan Dun)
• Our revels now are ended from THE TEMPEST (L. Hoiby)
• You rascal you! I never knew you had a soul from VANESSA (S. Barber)
• For ev'ry love there is a last farewell from VANESSA (S. Barber)
• Man that is born of a woman from WUTHERING HEIGHTS (B. Herrmann)
• O Tixo, Tixo Help Me
• Warm As The Autumn Light
• Good People Of Leadville
• Turn Tail And Run Then
• Jehosophat! McTeague's Wanted!
• Soliloquy
• Ol' Man River
• Thousands Of Miles

Publisher:	G. Schirmer
Composer/Author:	Various
Arranger/Editor:	Walters, Richard
Catalog Number:	50484626
Pages:	245