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Tristan und Isolde in Full ScoreTristan und Isolde in Full Score 
by Richard Wagner
The legendary love story is presented in full orchestral score with complete instrumentation. Commentary by Felix Mottl, great Wagnerian conductor and scholar. Reprinted authoritative edition prepared by C. F. Peters, Leipzig, ca. 1910.
Cavalleria Rusticana in Full ScoreCavalleria 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.
La Traviata in Full ScoreLa 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.
Cosi fan Tutte in Full ScoreCosi 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.
Lohengrin in Full ScoreLohengrin 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.
Mass in B Minor in Full ScoreMass in B Minor in Full Score 
by Johann Sebastian Bach
The crowning glory of Bach's lifework in the field of sacred music and a universal statement of Christian faith, reprinted from the authoritative Bach-Gesellschaft edition. Includes translation of text.

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The Abduction from the Seraglio in Full ScoreThe 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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Aida in Full ScoreAida 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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Alto Rhapsody, Song of Destiny, Nänie and Song of the Fates in Full ScoreAlto Rhapsody, Song of Destiny, Nänie and Song of the Fates in Full Score
by Johannes Brahms
Alto Rhapsody, a setting of a Goethe text for alto solo, male chorus, and orchestra, plus three other major Brahms choral works, set to works by Hölderlin, Schiller, and Goethe. Breitkopf & Härtel edition.

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Ariadne auf Naxos in Full ScoreAriadne 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 Authentic Gilbert & Sullivan SongbookThe Authentic Gilbert & Sullivan Songbook
by W. S. Gilbert, A. S. Sullivan
The most comprehensive collection available, this songbook includes selections from every one of Gilbert and Sullivan's light operas. Ninety-two numbers are presented uncut and unedited, and in their original keys.

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Ave Verum Corpus and Other Sacred Music for Voices and Orchestra in Full ScoreAve Verum Corpus and Other Sacred Music for Voices and Orchestra in Full Score
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Highlighted by the eloquent "Ave verum corpus" (K618), this collection also features "Vesperae solennes de Confessore" (K339), "Inter natos mulierum" (K72), "Misericordias Domini" (K222), and "Venite populi" (K260).

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The Barber of Seville in Full ScoreThe 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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Carmen in Full ScoreCarmen 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 ScoreCavalleria 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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Christmas Oratorio in Full ScoreChristmas Oratorio in Full Score
by Johann Sebastian Bach
This masterpiece of sacred music, for centuries a favorite at Christmastime, powerfully unfolds the story of the birth of Christ. Reproduced from the authoritative Bach-Gesellschaft edition published by Breitkopf & Härtel.

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Cosi fan Tutte in Full ScoreCosi 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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The Creation in Full ScoreThe Creation in Full Score
by Joseph Haydn
After Handel’s Messiah, this is the most popular oratorio of all time, reprinted from the authoritative edition published by C. F. Peters of Leipzig. Text underlay in both German and English.

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Das Rheingold in Full ScoreDas 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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Der Freischütz in Full ScoreDer Freischütz in Full Score
by Carl Maria von Weber
Considered the first Romantic opera, this masterpiece of dramatic representation, orchestration, and melodious music influenced the entire progress of dramatic music. Clearly reproduced Peters edition, with large, legible notation. Complete German text.

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Der Rosenkavalier in Full ScoreDer 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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Dido and Aeneas in Full ScoreDido 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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Die Frau ohne Schatten in Full ScoreDie Frau ohne Schatten in Full Score
by Richard Strauss
Based on an original story by Strauss's frequent collaborator, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, this fairy-tale allegory features a lush orchestral score that is widely regarded as the composer's finest work.

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Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in Full ScoreDie 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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Die WalküreDie Walküre
by Richard Wagner
Complete orchestral score of the most popular of the operas in the Ring Cycle. Reprint of the edition published in Leipzig by C. F. Peters, ca. 1910. Study score.


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Don Carlos in Full ScoreDon 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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