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Summary: Challenging but Manageable
Review: An amateur soprano with an interest in opera, I was first introduced to this series through the Soprano Arias book. However, that book had only a few arias that I was familiar with. This Coloratura Aria set has many famous arias, such as the Queen of the Night's aria from the Magic Flute, Olympia's from Tales of Hoffman, etc. There is a wide variety of languages, including, English, German, French, and Italian. Every aria is translated in the beginning, rather than underneath the original text, preserving the composer's intent.Moreover, this book presents the challenging arias in a way that makes them more accessible to those of us who may not be professional opera singers. Many of the songs have two options for the ending--either the easier, simple ending, or the more difficult (and often higher) standard cadenza. Most of the songs go up to at least two octaves above middle C, and some even go up to that high F. However, I highly recommend this book for any opera enthusiast or soprano student looking to develop her range.
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Summary: Challenging but Manageable
Review: An amateur soprano with an interest in opera, I was first introduced to this series through the Soprano Arias book. However, that book had only a few arias that I was familiar with. This Coloratura Aria set has many famous arias, such as the Queen of the Night's aria from the Magic Flute, Olympia's from Tales of Hoffman, etc. There is a wide variety of languages, including, English, German, French, and Italian. Every aria is translated in the beginning, rather than underneath the original text, preserving the composer's intent. Moreover, this book presents the challenging arias in a way that makes them more accessible to those of us who may not be professional opera singers. Many of the songs have two options for the ending--either the easier, simple ending, or the more difficult (and often higher) standard cadenza. Most of the songs go up to at least two octaves above middle C, and some even go up to that high F. However, I highly recommend this book for any opera enthusiast or soprano student looking to develop her range.
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Summary: great book and one of a kind
Review: I'm a 16 year old Puerto Rican soprano seeking to develop my coloratura range, and this book has helped. It is very complete, because it has translations and information for every aria, including act, character and setting. I say it is a must for every coloratura, teacher and even for those who just love opera. It is a true challenge to master but when you do you will have improved a lot. Great book and I hope that a second volume comes lol!!
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Summary: Good Collection
Review: This book is an amazing colllection of songs for the coloratura voice. It has many pieces good for a light lyric voice, but many pieces that you can "grow" into as well. I highly recommend this anthology for any budding Coloratura Soprano!
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