After Handel's Messiah, this is the most popular and most performed oratorio ever written, celebrating the wonders reported in the Book of Genesis. Reprinted from the authoritative edition published by C. F. Peters of Leipzig, complete with a text underlay in both German and English.
Fidelio in Full Score by Ludwig van Beethoven Complete score of Beethoven's only opera, including all spoken German dialogue. Beethoven's genius for orchestration is combined with the drama of the human voice, emotion-filled arias, and an intense finale.
Stabat Mater in Full Score by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Italian Baroque masterpiece scored for soprano, alto, and strings is a setting of a medieval Latin poem about the sorrows of the Virgin Mary at Christ's crucifixion. Text and English translation.
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.
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.
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.
