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Summary: ABSOLUTE NECESSITY
Review: After 15 years, I have yet to begin a voice student without this book. I can't imagine a voice teacher who wouldn't have a student use this collection. I would recommend that you purchase your book new since you will want to make your own notations, phrase markings, etc. Oh - and check out Ceclia Bartoli's interpretations of these pieces!
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Summary: A Classical Singer's MUST-HAVE
Review: As an opera singer who has been training for over 12 years in overseas and back home. I have never met any teachers or collegues that don't know about this book. This book has more or less become our vocal "Bible", suitable not only for the advanced classical singers, but perhaps even more suitable for the beginners. Despite the fact that similar editions from other publishers of these songs are readily available, I still think this edition reigns supreme. The songs chosen in this book, in various levels of difficulty, are great as teaching materials, as well as performance materials for recitals and exams, etc. In my teaching experience, I find that every singer finds something in these songs that can improve their singing voice, maybe because I think it teaches them so much about the rudiment of legato(smooth) singing. For anyone wishing to take singing lessons, particularly that of Classical singing, this book is a MUST-HAVE in their music library! I will be very surprised if a Classical singing teacher do not ever use or recommend this book for lessons at some stage. Learn all the songs (at your own pace) and you won't be sorry that you did :-) VIVA LA MUSICA!
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Summary: ABSOLUTE NECESSITY
Review: Ever wonder why Maria Callas got so famous? Well, believe it or not she sang every song from this book. (To bad none of them are available on a recording!) This book teaches you the art of bel canto, a technique for an opera singer in training. As said before, they are also great audition pieces. To go into a bit more detail, these songs will impress a judge at a vocal competion, or a choral teacher for a choir department, professional or at a school. If you have any problems learning the tunes, Cecilia Bartoli has recorded a CD with most of these songs recorded onto it...Every GOOD vocal coach knows that with out this book, you can never really excell. Even if you want to become a pop singer, you should get this book. I say this because these songs will help you become the best singer that you can be, and they will also prevent you from becoming the worst singer you can be. A tip- don't get the CD with the back ground music, they are not very good CDs. They play to slow, so just have your vocal coach play for you...
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Summary: A classic
Review: For any beginning singer, this is a must have. It teaches the basics of necessary Italian singer. After a few years, it becomes exhausted do to the overuse of the songs within, however, a necessity for any beginning!
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Summary: A must have for opera singers!
Review: If she sings them that means that you should sing them also. ok good be good. they make you a better person like spinach it builds character or something like "eating suasages together"-eddie izzard She sounds incredible so if you wish to sound somewhere near incredible you should sing them i love them
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Summary: This is a Great Book
Review: This book is wonderful for those interested in singing classical Italian songs. I use it often in my vocal lessons, finding it very interesting. This book includes songs that every singer should have on his (or her) repetoire: "Tu Lo Sai", "Caro Mio Bien", and "Amarilli, Mia Bella". Enjoy!
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