American Aria Anthology - Soprano

This landmark series collects compelling, useful, singer-friendly arias from a distinctly American opera tradition. Each volume includes information about every opera and an aria plot note. A majority of the music in the four volumes has never before been available outside of the opera vocal scores, and some arias in the series have never been in print at all before now. Most arias are appropriate for college-level singers. Composers such as Samuel Barber, William Bolcom, Douglas Moore, Virgil Thomson and Gian Carlo Menotti are well represented. Additionally, arias are included from important works such as Regina, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Ghosts of Versailles, The Great Gatsby, Little Women and many others. Stephen Sondheim graciously agreed to adapt new aria editions of two pieces from Sweeney Todd for the series: The Contest in the Tenor volume and Epiphany in the Baritone/Bass edition.

Table of Contents:

• Always Through The Changing from THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE (D. Moore)
• Music, music, music from REGINA (M. Blitzstein)
• Birdie's Aria from REGINA (M. Blitzstein)
• The Black Swan from THE MEDIUM (G.C. Menotti)
• Dearest Mama from THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE (D. Moore)
• Fair Robin I love from TARTUFFE (K. Mechem)
• Green finch and linnet bird from SWEENEY TODD (S. Sondheim)
• Monica's Waltz from THE MEDIUM (G.C. Menotti)
• Silver Aria, The from THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE (D. Moore)
• Somehow I never could believe from STREET SCENE (K. Weill)
• Willow Song from THE BALLAD OF BABY DOE (D. Moore)
• To this we've come from THE CONSUL (G.C. Menotti)
• Give me some music from ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA (S. Barber)
• Lola's Aria from GALLANTRY (D. Moore)
• Who is there to love me? from A HAND OF BRIDGE (S. Barber)
• Bride's Song, The from THE LABYRINTH (G.C. Menotti)
• Kiss Me Not Goodbye from THE MIGHTY CASEY (W. Schuman)
• Oh, Sweet Jesus from THE SAINT OF BLEECKER STREET (G.C. Menotti)
• Father, I beg you from TARTUFFE (K. Mechem)
• Hello! Oh, Margaret, it's you from THE TELEPHONE (G.C. Menotti)
• Do not utter a word from VANESSA (S. Barber)
• The Foreign Woman's Aria from THE CONSUL (G.C. Menotti)
• Escúchame from FLORENCIA IN EL AMAZONAS (D. Catán)
• They are always with me from THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES (J. Corigliano)
• Where is the old warm world? from THE GREAT GATSBY (J. Harbison)
• My sleeping beauty from THE HERO (G.C. Menotti)
• Dear Husband: Come this fall from JOHN BROWN (K. Mechem)
• Have peace, Jo from LITTLE WOMEN (M. Adamo)
• Joy beyond measure, Mother! from LITTLE WOMEN (M. Adamo)
• Prayer, A from THE MIGHTY CASEY (W. Schuman)
• Steal me, sweet thief from THE OLD MAID AND THE THEIF (G.C. Menotti)
• What will it be for me? from REGINA (M. Blitzstein)
• Be good to her from THE SAINT OF BLEECKER STREET (G.C. Menotti)
• Al norte (To the North!) from SIMÓN BOLÍVAR (T. Musgrave)
• What good would the moon be? from STREET SCENE (K. Weill)
• I want magic! from A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (A. Previn)
• Sea Air from A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (A. Previn)
• Loved One, Beloved from TEA (Tan Dun)
• Why must the greatest sorrows come from VANESSA (S. Barber)
• But you do not know this man from A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE (W. Bolcom)
• I have been wandering through the green woods from WUTHERING HEIGHTS (B. Herrmann)
• I have dreamt from WUTHERING HEIGHTS (B. Herrmann)
• Open the window from WUTHERING HEIGHTS (B. Herrmann)
• Now, my fairest friend from WINTER'S TALE (J. Harbison)
• Always Through The Changing
• Music Music Music
• A View From The Bridge
• Somehow I Never Could Believe
• Willow Song
• Birdie's Aria
• The Black Swan
• Oh, Sweet Jesus
• Dearest Mama
• Fair Robin I Love
• Green Finch And Linnet Bird
• Monica's Waltz
• The Silver Aria
• What Good Would The Moon Be?
• To This We've Come
• Give Me Some Music (Barber)
• Lola's Aria (Moore)
• Who Is There To Love Me?-Barber
• The Bride's Song
• Kiss Me Not Goodbye (Schuman)
• Father, I Beg You (Mechem)
• Hello! Oh, Margaret, It's You
• Do Not Utter A Word (Barber)
• Dearest Mama

Publisher:	G. Schirmer
Composer/Author:	Various
Arranger/Editor:	Walters, Richard
Catalog Number:	50484623
Pages:	280