OperAria: Soprano, Volume 3 (Book/CD) - Dramatic-Coloratura

Repertoire anthology of opera arias according to vocal criteria (range, tessitura, specifics, type of aria) with due regard to practical aspects of musical and theatrical nature (style, era, role type, national provenance)

With comments on the arias:

• information on the composer, the librettist, the work, the range and of versions or casting
• a short synopsis of the contents illuminating the basic dramatic constellation in the context of the opera's plot
• an evaluation from the singer's point of view

And featuring a CD:

• "phonetic assistant" -- aria texts in the original language spoken by native speakers as an audio file (mp3)
• aria texts in German and English translations as a text file (pdf)