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Perfect for voice – 8 arias as set by Camille Saint-Saëns

November 7, 2017 By Bard Suverkrop Leave a Comment

Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (10/9/1835 – 12/16/1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic era. He was also a poet and playwright. In his younger years, he was enthusiastic for music of the modern day, including Schumann, Wagner, and Liszt. However, he remained a traditionalist committed to musical structures by earlier French composers.

Saint-Saëns wrote in many genres, including opera, symphonies, concertos, songs, sacred & secular choral music, solo piano, & chamber music. He was a prodigy, beginning piano lessons at age two and a half, and performing at a Paris salon when he was five years of age.

Because of his commitment to historical structure, however, he was conflicted with composers of the impressionist and dodecaphonic schools of music. His later music was therefore viewed as less appealing, less colorful and more reactionary. He was still giving recitals three months before his death (he went on a concert tour of Algiers and Greece at the age of 85). When he announced his retirement in August 1921, he had been before the public for 75 years.

View our entire collection of texts as set by Camille Saint-Saëns:
https://www.ipasource.com/composer/s/saint-saens-camille-1835-1921.html

Learn more about Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns here.

Organized by opera and voice type, here are links to the IPA text for 8 arias as set by Camille Saint-Saëns. Most include listening links:

Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila

Maudite à jamais soit la race (High Priest: perfect for baritone)
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/maudite-a-jamais-soit-la-race.html

Listen to: Ernest Blanc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WRBr3_X3ek&t=26s

Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse (Dalila: perfect for mezzo)
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/amour-viens-aider-ma-faiblesse.html

Listen to: Tatiana Troyanos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBCCZU7nCG0

Printemps qui commence (Dalila: perfect for mezzo)
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/printemps-qui-commence.html

Listen to: Denyce Grave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bp8P5dnAWQ

Mon coeur s’ouvre a ta voix (Dalila: perfect for mezzo)
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/mon-coeur-s-ouvre-a-ta-voix.html

Listen to: Marilyn Horne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwynxOAoKjo

Vois, ma misère (Samson: perfect for tenor)
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/vois-ma-misere.html

Listen to: Jon Vickers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvMlou8dcvk

Saint-Saëns: Henry VIII

Qui donc commande, quand il aime? (Henry VIII: perfect for baritone)
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/qui-donc-commande-quand-il-aime.html

Listen to: Philippe Rouillon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocSijzQVHDo

Qui donc élève ici la voix? (Legate: perfect for bass)
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/qui-donc-eleve-ici-la-voix.html

Saint-Säens: Oratorio de Noël

Domine, ego credidi (perfect for tenor)
IPA Text: https://www.ipasource.com/domine-ego-credidi.html

Listen to: Erland Hagegård
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV7650DGJ40

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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.

Perfect for voice – 9 arias from Bizet’s Les pêcheurs de perles

September 7, 2017 By admin Leave a Comment

Georges Bizet’s three act opera, Les pêcheurs de perles, was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris in 1863. Les pêcheurs de perles had 18 performances in its initial run.

Here are nine arias from Les pêcheurs de perles, with perfect for voice type indications, links to the full IPA text, as well as recommended listening links.

Learn more about Les pêcheurs de perles on wikipedia here, and more about Georges Bizet here.

View our complete collection of Georges Bizet texts on IPA Source here.

Au fond du temple saint… Oui, c’est elle!, Duet of Zurga and Nadir from the opera Les pêcheurs de perles

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/au-fond-du-temple-saint-oui-c-est-elle.html
Listen to Roberto Alagna & Bryn Terfel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tLrPVkfCIQ

Perfect for Soprano: Comme autrefois dans la nuit sombre, Lëila’s aria

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/comme-autrefois-dans-la-nuit-sombre.html
Listen to Pilar Lorengar – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96_u1E9lx5w

Perfect for Tenor: De mon amie, Nadir’s aria

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/de-mon-amie.html
Listen to Giuseppe di Stefano – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtTB2W8IlNc

Perfect for Tenor: Des savanes et des forêts, Nadir’s aria

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/1338/category/1559/
Listen to Ugo Benelli – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFKkmH3A4Ig

Perfect for Tenor: Je crois entendre encore, Nadir’s aria

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/je-crois-entendre-encore.html
Listen to Alfredo Kraus – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNwhHwFl_JE

Perfect for Soprano: O Dieu Brahma, Lëila’s scene with chorus

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/o-dieu-brahma.html
Listen to Martha Angelici – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9iafQ-S8tE

Perfect for Baritone: L’orage s’est calmé… O Nadir, tendre ami de mon jeune age, Zurga’s aria

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/catalog/product/view/id/1336/category/1559/
Listen to Renato Bruson – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq_hnqHRibY

Perfect for Baritone: Si tu restes fidèle, Zurga’s aria

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/si-tu-restes-fidele.html

Perfect for Baritone: Une femme inconnue, Zurga’s aria

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/une-femme-inconnue.html
Listen to André Heyboer – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYdconbIEBQ

Want more Bizet? Search our blog or check out our collection.

Are you interested in The Fach System? Check out our blog series here.

Eight arias from Georges Bizet’s opera, Carmen

September 1, 2017 By admin Leave a Comment

Georges Bizet’s four act opera, Carmen, was first performed in Paris in 1875. Carmen, written in the opéra comique genre, was considered unconventional at its initial release. Bizet died after its 33rd performance, never realizing the international acclaim this widely-known opera would have.

Here are eight arias from Carmen, with perfect for voice type indications, links to the full IPA text, as well as recommended listening links.

Learn more about Carmen on wikipedia here, and more about Georges Bizet here.

View our complete collection of Georges Bizet texts on IPA Source here.

Perfect for Mezzo: En vain pour éviter, Carmen’s aria from the opera Carmen

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/en-vain-pour-eviter.html
Listen to Grace Bumbry – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWiWzsWgt-M

Perfect for Tenor: Halte-là! Qui va là?, Don José’s aria from the opera Carmen

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/halte-la-qui-va-la.html
Listen to Jonas Kaufmann – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDZj-YzuRSE

Perfect for Soprano: Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante, Michaëla’s aria from the opera Carmen

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/je-dis-que-rien-ne-m-epouvante.html
Listen to Kiri Te Kanawa – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C8WNBHaTec

Perfect for Mezzo: L’amour est un oiseau rebelle, Carmen’s Habanera from the opera Carmen

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/l-amour-est-un-oiseau-rebelle.html
Listen to Elina Garanca – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1upcfFS5LAM

Perfect for Tenor: La fleur que tu m’avais jetée, Don José’s Flower Song from the opera Carmen

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/la-fleur-que-tu-m-avais-jetee.html
Listen to Placido Domingo – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLXwaq5j5eQ

Perfect for Mezzo: Les tringles des sistres tintaient, Carmen’s Gypsy Song from the opera Carmen

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/les-tringles-des-sistres-tintaient.html
Listen to Maria Ewing – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rmSF19NfvI

Perfect for Mezzo: Près des remparts de Séville, Carmen’s Seguidilla from the opera Carmen

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/pres-des-remparts-de-seville.html
Listen to Marilyn Horne – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPUmLCfdx8I

Perfect for Baritone: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre, Escamillo’s Toreador Song from the opera Carmen

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/votre-toast-je-peux-vous-le-rendre.html
Listen to Justino Diaz – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4UMExM3v7M

Are you interested in The Fach System? Check out our blog series here.

Selected bass arias by Gaetano Donizetti, hand-curated by Fach

August 14, 2017 By admin Leave a Comment

We conclude our blog series on Donizetti with a collection of Bass arias, hand-curated by Fach and most with listening links, available on IPA Source.

The collections in this post have been hand-selected and grouped by IPA Source Founder & Principal Author, Bard Suverkrop.

The Italian composer, Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (Gaetano Donizetti), born November 29, 1797, was a leading composer of the bel canto opera style during the first half of the nineteenth century, along Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini. It is thought that Donizetti’s close association with the bel canto style influenced other composers such as Giuseppe Verdi.

IPA Source has arias for 21 of Donizetti’s operas. Additionally, IPA Source has dozens of Donizetti art songs. In total, there are 121 Gaetano Donizetti texts on IPA Source.

Learn more about Gaetano Donizetti via our first post in the series or via Wikipedia here.

Arias for the bass voice – by Fach

Comic bass

Ah, un foco insolito, Pasquale’s aria from the opera Don Pasquale

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/ah-un-foco-insolito.html
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5gCIwhFyrA

Udite, udite, o rustici, Dulcamara’s aria from the opera L’elisir d’amore

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/udite-udite-o-rustici.html
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITyXKq57o98

Scelsi la via brevissima, Kaidamà’s aria from the opera Il furioso all’isola di San Domingo

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/scelsi-la-via-brevissima.html
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaU0B3q_C7Y

Buona gente, noi siamo chi siamo, Boisfleury’s aria from the opera Linda di Chamounix

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/buona-gente-noi-siamo-chi-siamo.html
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdROsnnK_go

Ella è un giglio di puro candor, Boisfleury’s aria from the opera Linda di Chamounix

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/ella-e-un-giglio-di-puro-candor-ma-vedrete-vedrete-la-sposa.html
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukBSrBjiTvQ

Bella cosa, amici cari, Don Annibale Pistacchio’s aria from the opera Il campanello

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/bella-cosa-amici-cari.html
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUphu0fOUpc

Serious bass

Dalle stanze ove Lucia, Raimondo’s aria from the opera Lucia di Lammermoor

IPA text: https://www.ipasource.com/dalle-stanze-ove-lucia.html
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zi7-1K6RIQ

Read our first post in this blog series, which contains selected soprano texts, here.

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Selected tenor arias by Gaetano Donizetti, hand-curated by Fach

August 10, 2017 By admin Leave a Comment

We continue our blog series on Donizetti with a collection of tenor arias, hand-curated by Fach and most with listening links, available on IPA Source.

The collections in this post have been hand-selected and grouped by IPA Source Founder & Principal Author, Bard Suverkrop.

IPA Source has arias for 21 of Donizetti’s operas. Additionally, IPA Source has dozens of Donizetti art songs. In total, there are 121 Gaetano Donizetti texts on IPA Source.

Learn more about Gaetano Donizetti via our first post in the series or via Wikipedia here.