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Halloween-themed art songs and opera texts

October 5, 2017 By admin Leave a Comment

No tricks here! Here are some Halloween treats hand-selected by our founder & principal author, Bard Suverkrop. Enjoy this selection of Halloween-themed art songs and opera texts, which include fach (voice type), listening links and links to the score.

Art Songs

And’res Maienlied: Hexenlied (perfect for soprano)
as set by Felix Mendelssohn
Listen to Barbara Bonney: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5RLvekBqMs
IPA: https://www.ipasource.com/and-res-maienlied-hexenlied.html
Score: http://imslp.org/wiki/12_Ges%C3%A4nge,_Op.8_(Mendelssohn,_Felix)

Junghexenlied (perfect for soprano)
as set by Richard Strauss
Listen to Edita Gruberová: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj0nXK0_ITA
IPA https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/11717/category/1234/
Score: http://imslp.org/wiki/5_Lieder%2C_Op.39_(Strauss%2C_Richard)

Walpurgisnacht: Die Hexe (perfect for soprano)
as set by Karl Loewe
Listen to Gabriele Rossmanith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=045mcWwiOlE
IPA: https://www.ipasource.com/walpurgisnacht-die-hexe.html
Score: http://imslp.org/wiki/3_Balladen,_Op.2_(Loewe,_Carl)

For more ghostly ballads by Karl Loewe, check out the collection Geisterballaden und Geschichten, Todes- und Kirchhofs-Bilder.
http://ks.petruccimusiclibrary.org/files/imglnks/usimg/2/29/IMSLP63615-PMLP129687-Loewe_8.pdf

Opera

Hurr, hopp, hopp, hopp – The witch’s aria from Hänsel und Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck (perfect for mezzo)
Listen to Jamie Barton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2QEdEHKYiM
IPA: https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/1284/category/1464/
Score: http://imslp.org/wiki/H%C3%A4nsel_und_Gretel_(Humperdinck%2C_Engelbert)

Schweig! Damit dich niemand warnt (perfect for bass)
Kaspar’s aria from Der Freischütz
Listen to Ludwig Weber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ALFdAYlZ6w
IPA: https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/1248/category/27/
Score: http://imslp.org/wiki/Der_Freisch%C3%BCtz%2C_Op.77_(Weber%2C_Carl_Maria_von)

Bonus from Bard

I’d forgotten about this great Finnish bass, Kim Borg. Here he is singing the ‘The Song of the Flea‘ (sung in Russian) by Modest Mussorgsky. Unfortunately, we don’t have the IPA for this text, but it’s a great Halloween-themed piece and a marvelous look back on a great performer.

34 Art Songs, as set by Georges Bizet

September 1, 2017 By admin Leave a Comment

Young Georges Bizet — Georges Bizet

Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875) was a French composer and pianist during the Romantic Era.

Bizet is best known for his final work, Carmen, which is one of the most popular and frequently performed operas of all time.

Listen to the audio archives on Georges Bizet’s work at the Library of Congress here.

Learn more about Georges Bizet on Wikipedia here.

Read our blog post with perfect for voice recommendations for Carmen arias here.

View our entire collection of IPA texts for Georges Bizet’s opera arias & art songs on IPA Source:

https://www.ipasource.com/composer/b/bizet-georges-1838-1875.html

From our collection, 34 Georges Bizet art songs, along with links to the IPA text:

À une fleur

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/a-une-fleur-8573.html

Guitare

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/guitare-8630.html

Sonnet

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/sonnet-11363.html

Absence

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/absence-11487.html
Listen to Marilyn Horne: https://youtu.be/NL018GhiN5c

Adieux de l’hôtesse arabe

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/adieux-de-l-hotesse-arabe-8563.html

Agnus Dei

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/agnus-dei-8592.html
Listen to Andrea Bocelli: https://youtu.be/9MJPlmhoSzM

Chanson d’avril

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/chanson-d-avril-8579.html

La coccinelle

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/la-coccinelle-8580.html

La fuite

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/la-fuite-8596.html

Ma vie a son secret

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/ma-vie-a-son-secret-8568.html

Oh! Quand je dors

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/oh-quand-je-dors-8611.html

Ouvre ton coeur

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/ouvre-ton-coeur-8570.html

Pastel

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/pastel-8585.html
Listen to Sylvia McNair: https://youtu.be/2FN1Gx_vMyU

Pastorale

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/pastorale-8605.html
Listen to Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: https://youtu.be/DZgDgySBAyM

Tarentelle

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/tarentelle-8602.html

Vieille Chanson

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/vieille-chanson-8574.html

La sirène

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/la-sirene-8575.html

Berceuse sur un vieil air

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/berceuse-sur-un-vieil-air-8576.html

La chanson de la rose

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/la-chanson-de-la-rose-8577.html

Douce mer

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/douce-mer-8578.html

L’abandonnée

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/l-abandonnee-8579.html

La chanson du fou

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/la-chanson-du-fou-8594.html

Adieux à Suzon

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/adieux-a-suzon-8595.html

Rose d’amour

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/rose-d-amour-8582.html

Aimons! Rêvons!

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/aimons-revons-8597.html

En avril

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/en-avril-8584.html

Aubade

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/aubade-8684.html

N’oublions pas

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/n-oublions-pas-8600.html

Voyage

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/voyage-11801.html

Le grillon

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/le-grillon-8617.html

Le matin

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/le-matin-12164.html

Rêve de la bien aimée

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/reve-de-la-bien-aimee-8590.html

Qui donc t’aimera mieux

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/qui-donc-t-aimera-mieux-8591.html

L’esprit saint

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/l-esprit-saint-8592.html

Are you a Carmen fan? View our blog post here, with links to IPA texts for Carmen arias and perfect for voice recommendations.