Opera Sheet Music

Inhalt: OPERA - Spektrum des europäischen Musiktheaters in Einzeleditionen Modul 1 : Eigentext und Fremdtext Der beigefügte Datenträger (USB-Karte) enthält sämtliche Quellen, die Text- und Noteneditio...

Agostino Steffani's “Henrico Leone” is a work that stands out in the history of opera at the end of the 17th century due to the confluence of very different factors. The world premiere marked the inau...

Of the four overtures that Beethoven composed for his only opera, the 'Leonore Overture' No. 3 is the most popular. The first reviewer found fault with it for its 'incessant dissonances and overblown...

Originally conceived as a prologue for the ballet "Les Beaux Jours de l'Amour", the one-act opera "La Naissance d'Osiris" was performed only twice, together with revivals of "Pigmalion" and "Les Incas...

Amongst Rameau’s stage works which have come down to us in two main versions, such as “Dardanus“ (1739, 1744), “Platée“ (1745, 1749) and “Zoroastre“ (1749, 1756), none fell into oblivion for as long a...

Actually, "Les Boréades" was supposed to be performed in 1763 at the Théâtre de Choisy in Paris after the end of the Seven Years' War on the occasion of the celebrations of the peace treaty. But after...

Les Boréades was actually intended to be performed at the Théâtre de Choisy in Paris in 1763 at the end of the Seven Years' War to celebrate the conclusion of peace. However, after two rehearsals with...

Richer than ever - Rameau’s 'Zoroastre' in the version of 1756 Rameau’s revised version of his opera 'Zoroastre', which could be heard and seen between 20 January 1756 and 26 March 1757 at the Académi...

Nach 'Hippolyte et Aricie' und 'Castor et Pollux' ist 'Dardanus' Rameaus dritte Tragédie lyrique für Paris. Mit ihrer vielgestaltigen Musik ist sie ein absoluter Höhepunkt dieser Gattung. Die Handlung...

Rameau's "Io" has only survived posthumously, namely in the form of a copy of the score and the orchestral parts, both of which were produced in Rameau's successor generation from the now lost autogra...

'Les Paladins' was Rameau's last work premiered at the Académie royale de musique in 1760. Sharply criticized on account of its overtly comical libretto, the work was withdrawn after fifteen performan...

The Acte de ballet "Zéphire" was never performed during the lifetime of its authors, although the autograph manuscript shows traces that Rameau worked on it several times between 1748 and 1759 – possi...

This collection of the instrumental numbers from Zoroastre, a "Tragédie in five acts" includes the movements and dances of all the original versions, i.e. those of January and February 1756 (found in...

This collection of instrumental numbers from the "Tragédie in fünf Akten" Zoroastre brings together the movements and dances from all the original versions, i.e. those from January and February 1756 (...

This edition brings together all the purely instrumental movements of Rameau's comédie-ballet "Les Paladins" for performances as a suite in the concert hall. In view of the wealth of its musical treas...

This edition brings together all the purely instrumental and danced movements of one of Rameau's most popular operas as well as those of the last and incomplete one-act opéra-ballet "Io", during the c...

Rameau's Hippolyte et Aricie presents great confusion among nymphs and gods. The opera is a fascinating masterpiece of a tragédie en musique by the French baroque composer. The Symphonies edition brin...

Although Rameau's "Boréades" from 1762 were not performed during his lifetime, they are his musical masterpiece and a synthesis of his compositional output. All the musical innovations to which the co...

'Dardanus' is Rameau's third 'Tragédie lyrique' composed for Paris after 'Hippolyte et Aricie' and 'Castor et Pollux'. With its multi-facetted music it represents quite a high point of this genre. Its...

After Hippolyte et Aricie and Castor et Pollux, Dardanus is Rameau's third tragédie lyrique for Paris. With its multifaceted music, it is an absolute highlight of this genre. Its reception is very spe...

'One Opera I saw represented about 16 severall times; and so farr was I from being weary of it, I would ride hundreds of miles to see the same over again (…).' These words are from the travel diary of...

Die neue Edition der vorletzten Oper Janáceks, 'Die Sache Makropulos', ist eine Rekonstruktion der Urfassung des Werkes; von der endgültigen Fassung unterscheidet sie sich nur in Details. Die Urauffüh...

The libretto of this opera was adapted by John Adams and Peter Sellars from a South Indian folktale and poems translated by A.K.Ramanujan.