Operatic Arias - Soprano Volume 2

Rameau Operatic Arias - Soprano Volume 2

Dessus / Operatic arias: Soprano Volume 1 | BA 9191.

This volume contains the lyric soprano parts for the main characters:
Arias for soprano from the operas Les Indes galantes (Émile, Zinna) / Io (Io) / Naïs (Naïs) / La Naissance d’Osiris (Pamille) / Les Paladins (Argie) /  Les Surprises de l’amour (Adonis, Parthénope) / Zaïs (Zélidie) / Zéphyre (Zéphyre) / Zoroastre (Ámélite).

- Detailed historical introduction (Fr/Eng)

- Idiomatic piano reduction arrangements based on the Opera Omnia Rameau

- Each piece is introduced by a précis of the dramatic situation and an English translation of the vocal text

- Co-edited by the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles and the Société Jean-Philippe Rameau

- Distributed exclusively by Bärenreiter