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| |  The Abduction from the Seraglio in Full Score
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Exactingly reproduced from the authoritative Breitkopf & Härtel edition, this superb full-score edition offers music lovers a rare opportunity to study and follow performances of this great comic opera.
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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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 Daphnis and Chloe in Full Score
by Maurice Ravel
Definitive full-score edition — unavailable elsewhere — of great orchestral masterpiece. Ravel's rich musical setting of a Greek fable by Longus is reprinted here from the original French edition.
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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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| |  Elektra in Full Score
by Richard Strauss
A landmark of modern opera, once shocking, today admired for fertility of musical invention. Superb display of characterization and dramatic power achieved through purely musical means. Unabridged republication of 1916 Fürstner 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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| |  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.
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 The Firebird in Full Score (Original 1910 Version)
by Igor Stravinsky
Handsome, unabridged, inexpensive edition of modern masterpiece renowned for brilliant orchestration, glowing color, evocative power. Includes list of characters and instruments, plus new English translation of Table of Contents.
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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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| |  Hansel and Gretel in Full Score
by Engelbert Humperdinck
Based on the favorite Grimm Brothers fairy tale, this is one of the most beloved works in the operatic repertoire. Reprinted from an authoritative German edition, with German text.
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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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| |  Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in Full Score
by Richard Wagner
One of the greatest of comic operas, here is an extraordinarily adept and vivacious wedding of libretto and musical score. Meticulously reproduced from the definitive C. F. Peters edition. Features lay-flat sewn binding.
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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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| |  Nutcracker Suite in Full Score
by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Selected by the composer from the music of The Nutcracker ballet, this popular suite includes the Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy, Trepak (Russian Dance), Arabian Dance, and Waltz of the Flowers.
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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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 Petrushka in Full Score: Original Version
by Igor Stravinsky
Definitive original edition of the 20th-century classic: Stravinsky's score for the Ballets Russes masterpiece Petrushka, the bizarre tale of three dancing puppets brought to life. First produced in Paris in 1911. Finest inexpensive edition.
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| |  Das Rheingold in Full Score
by Richard Wagner
Hard-to-find complete score of first installment of celebrated Ring Cycle encapsulates Wagner's greatest achievements in shortest, most accessible form. Reproduced from authoritative B. Schott's edition. New translation of German frontmatter.
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 The Rite of Spring in Full Score
by Igor Stravinsky
A reprint of the original full-score edition of the most famous musical work of the 20th century, created as a ballet score for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes.
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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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