Connie1195@a... wrote:
> Dear List: > Can anyone help with either a list of Arias in English for lighter than lyric > voices ..more lyric coloratura. > I have come up with about 5. she is not a Baby Doe type.. nor is she old > enough for Vanessa. > Connie Barnett
There have been some great suggestions, but I don't think I've seen anyone mention the arias for the character from Monica from Menotti's opera The Medium. Good for a young singer, since the character is the Medium's daughter. The Black Swan and Monica's Waltz are both found in the Schirmer Soprano Opera Anthology.
Also, the soprano aria from Copland's The Tender Land (Laurie's Song), which is sung by the heroine as she's about to graduate from high school.
And I second Karen's Purcell aria suggestions. There's nothing better for a light, young soprano voice, and the music and texts are so marvelous to work on. The Purcell arias and songs are collected now in a single Internation Edition volume, so that would be a great investment for her.
Peggy
-- Margaret Harrison, Alexandria, Virginia, USA "Music for a While Shall All Your Cares Beguile" mailto:peggyh@i...
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