 Aida in Full Score
by Giuseppe Verdi
Verdi's most popular opera, performed at New York's Metropolitan Opera more than any other work. Reproduced directly from the authoritative edition published by G. Ricordi of Milan.
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| |  Ariadne auf Naxos in Full Score
by Richard Strauss
One of Strauss' most highly regarded operas combines music of great satiric wit and breathtaking flights of lyricism while it intermingles backstage comedy, Greek mythology, and Italian commedia dell'arte. Reprinted from the 1916 Adolph Fürstner edition.
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 The Barber of Seville in Full Score
by Gioacchino Rossini
Rossini's comic work ranks among the most popular and frequently performed operas of all time, beloved for its melodic elegance, rhythmic exhilaration, and original orchestration. Reproduced directly from the authoritative Ricordi edition.
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| |  La Boheme in Full Score
by Giacomo Puccini
Authoritative Italian edition of one of the world's most beloved operas. Sturdy, attractive volume reprints every note of Puccini's masterpiece, based on Murger's novel. English translations of list of characters and instruments.
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 Carmen in Full Score
by Georges Bizet
Complete, authoritative score of what is perhaps the world's most popular opera, in the version most commonly performed today, with recitatives by Ernest Guiraud. Reprinted from the authoritative edition published by C. F. Peters, Leipzig.
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| |  Cavalleria Rusticana in Full Score
by Pietro Mascagni
Mascagni's most successful opera, this tempestuous drama of adultery and revenge set in a remote Italian village set a fashion for so-called verismo opera that would endure for more than a decade. Authoritative Bote & Bock edition.
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 Cosi fan Tutte in Full Score
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Accurate, scholarly edition, first published by C. F. Peters, is reprinted here in complete score. One of Mozart's greatest operas with Da Ponte libretto. Features critical commentary. Preface. Translated frontmatter.
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| |  Dido and Aeneas in Full Score
by Henry Purcell
First presented in 1689, this sparkling miniature opera is filled with intense drama and elegant song and remains the oldest operatic work still popularly performed. Authoritative early edition.
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 Don Carlos in Full Score
by Giuseppe Verdi
Based on Schiller's tragedy about intrigue at the court of Philip II, Don Carlos ranks among Verdi's most complex and challenging works. This modestly priced version is reproduced from the authoritative G. Ricordi edition.
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| |  Eugene Onegin in Full Score
by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsy
The composer's finest opera, based on Pushkin's verse novel, relates the tale of an ill-starred romance in graceful melodies, expressive harmonies, and masterly orchestration. Reprinted from an authoritative early score.
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 La Fanciulla del West in Full Score
by Giacomo Puccini
Set in the days of the California Gold Rush, La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West) is a staple of the repertoire, filled with dramatic touches, lyric beauty, and brilliant orchestration.
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| |  The Flying Dutchman in Full Score
by Richard Wagner
With this great early opera, Wagner achieved the first true representation of his mature style as a German Romantic composer. Reproduced directly from the limited 1896 Weingartner edition that incorporated Wagner's revisions.
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 Götterdämmerung in Full Score
by Richard Wagner
Reprinted directly from the rare 1877 first edition, this is the score that Wagner himself approved with the instrumentation he intended. English translation of frontmatter and instrumentation. This edition available in US only.
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| |  Idomeneo in Full Score
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Considered the greatest of all opera seria, Idomeneo offers a score rich in dramatic force and heroic emotion, with a new emphasis on choral singing. Reprinted from the authoritative edition published by Breitkopf & Härtel.
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 Lohengrin in Full Score
by Richard Wagner
One of Wagner's most popular operas, perhaps his most accessible, and a masterwork of vocal and instrumental writing. Reproduced directly from the first engraved edition, published by Breitkopf & Härtel in 1887.
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| |  Lucia di Lammermoor in Full Score
by Gaetano Donizetti
Donizetti’s most popular opera, considered by many to be the paradigm of Italian Romantic opera, and a brilliant showcase for singers equal to its technical challenges. Reprinted from G. Ricordi edition.
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 The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflote) in Full Score
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
This inexpensive, authoritative edition of Mozart's last opera featuring all the spoken dialogue will be welcomed by all Mozarteans and opera enthusiasts. Translation of German frontmatter. Dramatis personae. List of Numbers.
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| |  Manon in Full Score
by Jules Massenet
Audiences around the world have enjoyed this operatic masterpiece for over 100 years. Massenet's classic work is now available in an attractive, inexpensive edition of the complete score, reproduced from an authoritative French edition.
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 Messiah in Full Score
by George Frideric Handel
Authoritative full-score edition of the oratorio that is the best known, most beloved, most performed large-scale musical work in the English-speaking world. Edited by Alfred Mann.
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| |  The Mikado in Full Score
by W. S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan
"Three little maids from school are we," "The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra-la," many other charming melodies from ever-popular operetta. Newly edited, full-score performing edition by Ephraim Jones and Carl Simpson.
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 Norma in Full Score
by Vincenzo Bellini
Operatic masterpiece tells tragic story of two lovers, Roman consul and Druid high priestess, against background of war and national entanglements. Authoritative standard edition. Instrumentation.
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| |  Otello in Full Score
by Giuseppe Verdi
The penultimate Verdi opera and his tragic masterpiece. This modestly priced volume reproduces complete unabridged score from authoritative Ricordi edition, with new English translation of the Italian frontmatter.
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 Pagliacci in Full Score
by Ruggiero Leoncavallo
One of the most enduringly popular of all operas, Pagliacci begins as a farce but ends in a brutal tragedy. Reprinted from the authoritative 1892 edition published by E. Sonzogno of Milan.
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| |  Parsifal in Full Score
by Richard Wagner
Unabridged score of composer's last opera, renowned for splendid music, glowing orchestration, and deeply personal treatment of the legend of the Holy Grail. Reprint of authoritative C. F. Peters edition.
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 The Pirates of Penzance in Full Score
by W. S. Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan, Carl Simpson, Ephraim Hammett Jones
New performing edition corrects numerous errors, offers performers the choice of 2 versions of the Act II finale, and gives the first accurate full score of the "Climbing over Rocky Mountain" section.
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| |  Rigoletto in Full Score
by Giuseppe Verdi
Standard Ricordi edition of perennially popular masterpiece. Tragic story of jester and his daughter remarkable for bold characterization, superb drama, glorious music. Lists of characters and instruments.
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 Der Rosenkavalier in Full Score
by Richard Strauss
First inexpensive edition of great operatic masterpiece, reprinted complete and unabridged from rare, limited Fürstner edition (1910) approved by Strauss.
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| |  Salome in Full Score
by Richard Strauss
A striking display of atmospheric color brought about by instrumental means, Salome was Strauss' first great operatic success, and now ranks among the basic works of 20th-century music-drama. Definitive Fürstner score, now extremely rare.
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 Siegfried in Full Score
by Richard Wagner
The third opera in Wagner's monumental tetralogy, Der Ring des Nibelungen, is reproduced here, complete and unabridged, from the first edition (1876). Wagner enthusiasts and opera lovers will appreciate this affordable edition.
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| |  Tannhäuser in Full Score
by Richard Wagner
Reproduces the original 1845 full orchestral and vocal score as slightly amended in 1847. Included is the ballet music for Act I written for the 1861 Paris production.
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 Tosca in Full Score
by Giacomo Puccini
One of the most performed and recorded operas of all time, this intense drama revolves around lust, revenge, and betrayal. Reprinted from the authoritative full-score edition published shortly after the opera's 1900 premiere.
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| |  La Traviata in Full Score
by Giuseppe Verdi
One of Verdi's most popular operas — a compelling musical drama of a beautiful courtesan redeemed by love. Reprinted from the authoritative edition prepared by G. Ricordi, Milan.
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 Il Trovatore in Full Score
by Giuseppe Verdi
Il Trovatore is one of Giuseppe Verdi's most successful and most performed operas. Supremely melodic, vigorously paced, it is filled with arias and vocal ensembles of thrilling power, rich in opportunities for bravura singing.
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