Partituras de ópera para orquesta de viento

The Austrian composer Carl Zeller (1842-1898) did contribute a great part to the glory of the Golden Era of the Viennese operetta in which Johann Strauss jr., Franz von Suppé and Karl Millöcker were t...

If we say that zarzuela is Spanish light opera with spoken dialogue we shall be near the mark. Frederico Chueca composed many Zarzuela's. The Tango de la Menegilda (Housemaid's Tango) is sung in the 2...

The zarzuela "El barberillo de Lavapiés" (1874) is the comic masterpiece of Spanish composer Francisco Asenjo Barbieri. It's a miracle of raw popular spirit, musical subtlety, ironic wit and political...

Quando me'n vo", also known as Musetta's Waltz, is a soprano aria sung in the second act of Puccini's opera La Bohème" by Musetta in presence of her bohemian friends, and is directed toward Marcello i...

The opera buffa Così fan tutte (Thus do they all )is one of the three Mozart operas for which Da Ponte wrote the libretto. The other two Da Ponte-Mozart collaborations were Le nozze di Figaro and Don...

Emmerich Kálmán (1882-1953) was a contemporary of Bartók and Kodály at the Budapest Academy of Music. He first coupled a career as a music critic with more conventionally serious composition, before,...

Il Barbiere di Siviglia (1816) de Rossini es una de las más grandes óperas cómicas. Basada en una excelente obra de Beaumarchais, "El barbero de Sevilla" deleita al público con sus personajes agudamen...

Tenor and Symphonic Band The score of 'La Gioconda' is best known for its ballet divertimento 'The Dance of the Hours'. The tangled story of passion, intrigue, violence and eventual tragedy is set aga...

The score of "La Gioconda" is best known for its ballet divertimento "The Dance of the Hours". The tangled story of passion, intrigue, violence and eventual tragedy is set against the grim splendour o...

Alfredo Catalani's Opera 'La Wally' is best known for its aria 'Ebben? Ne andro lontana'. He had composed that aria independently as 'Chanson GroÙnlandaise' in 1878 and later incorporated it into his...

Alfredo Catalani's Opera "La Wally" is best known for its aria "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana". He had composed that aria independently as "Chanson Groënlandaise" in 1878 and later incorporated it into his...

El Anillo del Nibelungo es un ciclo de cuatro óperas épicas del compositor alemán Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Las obras se basan libremente en personajes de las sagas nórdicas y del Nibelungenlied. "D...

At the end of his life Offenbach composed his opera 'Les contes d'Hoffman', but unfortunately he was not able to finish it. The plot tells the story of the poet Hoffmann telling three of his amorous a...

At the end of his life Offenbach composed his opera "Les contes d'Hoffman", but unfortunately he was not able to finish it. The plot tells the story of the poet Hoffmann telling three of his amorous a...

Carmen is probably the most famous opera in the whole opera-repertoire, although its premiere in 1875 was a great disappointment. The chorus "Vivat! Vivat le Toréro!" is sung in the second act of the...

Soprano, Mezzo Soprano and Symphonic Band From its first performance, Engelbert Humperdinck's opera 'Hänsel und Gretel' was a phenomenal succes, produces at over fifty theaters in its first year alone...

From its first performance, Engelbert Humperdinck's opera "Hänsel und Gretel" was a phenomenal succes, produces at over fifty theaters in its first year alone. This evergreen opera, based on the Grimm...

From its first performance, Engelbert Humperdinck's opera 'Hänsel und Gretel' was a phenomenal succes, produces at over fifty theaters in its first year alone. This evergreen opera, based on the Grimm...

From its first performance, Engelbert Humperdinck's opera "Hänsel und Gretel" was a phenomenal succes, produces at over fifty theaters in its first year alone. This evergreen opera, based pon the Grim...

From its first performance, Engelbert Humperdinck's opera "Hänsel und Gretel" was a phenomenal succes, produces at over fifty theaters in its first year alone. This evergreen opera, based on the Grimm...

El Anillo del Nibelungo es un ciclo de cuatro óperas épicas del compositor alemán Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Las obras se basan libremente en personajes de las sagas nórdicas y del Nibelungenlied. "D...

La ópera "Cavalleria Rusticana" de Pietro Mascagni es un tempestuoso drama de adulterio y venganza ambientado el Domingo de Pascua en un remoto pueblo italiano. Sus pasiones terrenales, sus audaces es...

La ópera "Cavalleria Rusticana" de Pietro Mascagni es un tempestuoso drama de adulterio y venganza ambientado el Domingo de Pascua en un remoto pueblo italiano. Sus pasiones terrenales, sus audaces es...

Cavalleria Rusticana is a tempestuous drama of adultery and revenge set in a remote Italian village. Its earthy passions, bold confrontational scenes and richly melodic score set a fashion for so-call...

Don Giovanni is a real aria-opera, in contrast with "Le Nozze di Figaro" that is called an ensemble-opera. In this opera Mozart expresses in a subtle way the frustration of the unsuccessful love affai...