French Operatic Arias Tenor

Complete with translations and guidance on pronunciation. 'As every singer and lover of French opera knows, editions of even the best-known French operatic arias are difficult ? and sometimes expensive ? to obtain. Roger Nichols' scrupulously balanced selection of 19th-century French arias provides the perfect starting point for widerexploration. Nichols, who has championed French music in his writings, talks and radiobroadcastsover three decades with eloquence and scholarship, is the ideal guide t o this repertoire which, even today, is often neglected, misunderstood or inadequately performed. Contents: Auber: Agnès la jouvencelle (Fra Diavolo); Berlioz: Ah! je vais l?aimer (Béatrice et Bénédict); Berlioz: La gloire était ma seule idole (Benvenuto Cellini); Berlioz: Inutiles regrets (Les Troyens); Bizet: La fleur que tum?avais jetée (Carmen); Bizet: Àl a voix d?un amant fidèle (La jolie fille de Perth); Bizet: Je crois e ntendre encore (Les pêcheursde perles); Boieldieu: Viens, gentil