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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.
From Aida
for: Tuba (B flat), guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1303003
for: Euphonium, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1602789
for: Treble recorder, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1602784
for: Bassoon, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1602768
for: Cello, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1602767
for: Violin, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1602765
from Aida
for: String orchestra
Sheet music
Item no.: 1277312
E lucevan le stelle (Act III)
for: Piccolo, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1281774
for: Bassoon, piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1567529
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1681415
from the new Complete Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 740843
Le Nozze di Figaro
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 759446
The Sandman's Song and Children's Prayer
for: Two-Part Treble Voices [SA Children or Women] and Piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1038518
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1008926
from Opera Lakmé
for: Soprano, Clarinet & Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1311326
for: Tenor saxophone (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 1307411
for: Violin, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1305953
for: Trumpet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1141226
zur Popularisierung der Oper im Industriezeitalter
Schriften zur Musikwissenschaft 17
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1690825
from "The Tales of Hoffman"
Belwin Concert Band
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 692596
from Turandot
Festival Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 777423
Habenera, Flower Song, Toreador Song
for: Concert band
Score
Item no.: 814043
Oper/Operette
for: Opera
Score
Item no.: 835765
Harmonia-Mixed Choir
for: SSSAAB
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 923538
Harmonia-Men's Choir
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 907477
Opera in 3 atti (3 scene) da Zi Munacella di S. Di Giacomo su libretto di M. Salvini
for: Opera
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1162374
Klassik
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 993190
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 993058
"Teure Heimat, tief geschunden!"
Chor der schottischen Flüchtlinge aus "Macbeth"
for: Mixed choir (SAATTB), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 679993
Reflections on Wagner's Ring
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 887593
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 947513
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 967475
Opera in Seven Scenes
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Lyric book
Item no.: 1633281
Marsch
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 945171
from the Opera "Orfeo ed Euridice"
for: Voice (mezzo-soprano), brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1558576
Tragedia lirica in tre atti
UMPC Critical Editions
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (hardcover, with musicological analysis)
Item no.: 816946
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Buch
Item no.: 914501
Complete Edition, Reihe XXV, Band 7I
for: Solo voices, orchestra
Score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 781465
Wie nahte mir der Schlummer (Leise, leise, fromme Weise)
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music score
Item no.: 761084
Ein Abend in der italienischen Oper
for: Symphonic school orchestra; mixed choir (SATB) ad lib.
Score
Item no.: 1020683
L'Italiana In Algeri - Il Signor Bruschino
for: 5 woodwinds (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1165004