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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.
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 388837
Drei Arien aus der Oper "Le Grand Macabre"
for: Trompete in C und Klavier
Item no.: 171898
Reprint of the C. F. Peters edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 416700
Reprinted in the authoritative edition prepared by C. F. Peters, Leipzig, ca. 1910
for: Soloists, male choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 165311
for two clarinets
for: 2 clarinets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 131564
from "Aida"
Piano / Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Percussion (optional)
for: 4 trumpets [5 cornets]
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1277316
Reprinted from authoritative Deutsche Händelgesellschaft edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 216577
Azione teatrale per musica in three acts
Vienna version 1762
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 3 solo voices (SSA), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 623560
nach einer Ausgabe um 1809
Universal Querflöten Edition
for: 2 flutes (duet)
Ensemble score
Item no.: 113511
Oper in zwei Aufzügen
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392099
5-act restauration with notations for an alternative 4-act version
Reprinted from the G. Ricordi edition.
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 607194
Oper in drei Akten
broschierte Ausgabe
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 361417
Azione sacra in two parts KV 118 (74c)
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 425485
Komödie für Musik in drei Aufzügen op. 59
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 100555
Fantasie über "La Traviata" für Flöte und Orchester
Ausgabe für Flöte und Klavier
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 609786
Extrait de Mon Coeur S'ouvre à ta voix
for: Mezzo-Soprano and Piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 296867
aus Händels Opern
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Bass, Klavier
Klavierauszug vokal, Sammelband, Urtextausgabe
Item no.: 564549
for: Voice, piano
Score
Item no.: 263879
Drama lirico
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 338676
Oper in 4 Akten und einem Prolog
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 175095
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 359825
on motives from the opera Rigoletto
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 671312
Légende dramatique in four parts
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Soloists, choir, children's choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 205556
for: 2 Sopranos and Piano
Book
Item no.: 299454
nach einer Ausgabe um 1809
for: 2 violins
Ensemble score
Item no.: 113616
Opera in Three Acts op. 40
Lyric book
Item no.: 1654055
An Extravaganza in One Act
Archive Edition
for: 3 voices, chamber orchestra
Score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 468345
10 Arias
Instrumental Play-Along
for: Trombone, piano
Piano score, solo part, playback-CD
Item no.: 771379
10 berühmte Arien neu arrangiert
Helbling Choral Collections
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Conductor's score, audio CD
Item no.: 611684
Romantic Opera in 3 Acts WWV 63
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 284547
Opera in four acts
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318124
Ricordi Critical Editions
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 260776
Oper in 3 Akten (1968-1970)
Libretto: Friedrich Dürrenmatt
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 368964
School Opera in 2 Acts
Piano reduction
Item no.: 124444
Komische Oper in 3 Akten op. 39
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 207454
Opera in three Acts after Dostojewski
New Critical Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 692245
Evening Blessing from the Fairy-Tale Opera "Hänsel und Gretel"
for: 2 voices, piano
Piano score
Item no.: 356796
Opera in five acts
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 318126
Introduction and Critical Commentary
Book (critical commentary)
Item no.: 696720
Oper für Kinder
for: Soloists, children's choir, instruments
Piano reduction
Item no.: 138746
Cambridge Opera Handbooks
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 764617
Vocal Score and Full Score
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1682129
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (Hardcover)
Item no.: 224688
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1552487
Opera buffa in one act
Stage version 1964
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 352199
Opera Vocal Score Series (Ricordi)
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 388545
Piano Vocal Score and 2 CDs with instrumental and vocal versions
Cantolopera (ricordi)
for: Voice (soprano), piano
Music book, 2 CDs
Item no.: 1010109
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction (Hardcover)
Item no.: 262387