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If those old boards could speak, they would tell long tales of all the beautifully staged works which resounded through the theatre, year after year.
As the lighting in the auditorium dims, a hush falls over the audience. Behind the scenes, however, the hustle and bustle signals the start of the show. The technicians are preparing for the first scene change, the stage manager calls the soloists for their first entry, costume and makeup are preparing for the first costume change, and from afar, muffled tones can be heard of the chorus master warming-up the chorus for their first entry.
As the interval draws near, two ushers share a joke in the foyer, and the last drinks and horderves are being prepared for the guests. In the auditorium, the singers deliver their arias with powerful, heart-breaking voices, while in the orchestra pit, the conductor drives the musicians as the music rises and falls, painting the story. Most eyes in the audience are fixed on the spectacle unfolding on stage, while some are closed, allowing the music alone to sweep over them.
No matter whether the production is well received or not, the music, the arias, the ensembles, many of which have been adored by young and old for centuries, transport the audience musically and emotionally, and as they leave the theatre, the experience of the opera remains with them, carries them home, and stays with them for days, weeks, months, even years. This is the magic of opera.
Lyric Fairy Tale in Three Acts
After the historical vocal score (1905)
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1331553
(Limited Edition)
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1655350
The Bohuslav Martinu Complete Edition I/1/8
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1676699
G
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Accompaniment
Item no.: 1665619
Dramma eroicomico
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1678154
Dramma eroicomico
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra, basso continuo
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1678155
A Chinese Fable in 2 Acts after Carlo Gozzi
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1681457
Ricordi Opera Vocal Score Series
for: Voice, piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1692161
Vol. 3: dramatic
Repertoire Collection
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Music score (anthology), online media
Item no.: 1644931
Opera in three acts
for: Voices, baroque ensemble
Score
Item no.: 1681022
for Piano solo
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 1677418
Opera in two acts (final version) / in one act (original version)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1615908
Edizione critica a cura di Andrea Malnati e Alice Tavilla
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1672749
"Cessato il suon dell'armi"
SC 3
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1654454
"Cessato il suon dell'armi"
SC 3
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1654453
original orchestration
for: Orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677420
arranged for Cello Ensemble by Michele Galvagno
for: Cello ensemble (4 voices)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1677419
Opera in Seven Scenes
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1633280
from the Festa teatrale "Le feste d'Apollo", Parma Version 1769
Bärenreiter Urtext
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1689646
libretto di Joël Pommerat da L’inondation di Evgenij Zamjatin
for: Voices, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 1692198
Spannende Geschichten und viel Musik
– mit Hörbuch –
Illustrated book, CD
Item no.: 1641754
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 1689610