Operatic Anthology (Spicker)
This is one of a series of posts about books used as source material for Art Song Central.
Book Title: Operatic Anthology
Subtitle: Celebrated Arias Selected from Operas by Old and Modern Composers
Volumes: 5 (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass)
Editor: Max Spicker (1858-1912)
Publisher: G. Schirmer
Copyright: 1903
Volume 1 (Soprano) contents:
(The entire soprano volume can be downloaded at the Internet Archive)
- Chassons de nos plaisirs (Rameau)
- As when the dove (Händel)
- Ah! malgré moi (Gluck)
- Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante (Bizet)
- Pleurez, mes yeux (Massenet)
- Plus de tourments (Massenet)
- Non più di fiori (Mozart)
- Plus de dépit, plus de tristesse (Grétry)
- Pâles étoiles (Joncières)
- O don fatale (Verdi)
- O beaux rêves évanouis (Saint-Saëns)
- En dormant c’est à moi (Halévy)
- O nuit qui me couvre (Barthe)
- Abscheulicher! wo eilst du hin? (Beethoven)
- Traft ihr das Schiff (Wagner)
- Madre, pietosa Vergine (Verdi)
- Pace, pace (Verdi)
- Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle (Weber)
- C’era una volta un principe (Gomes)
- Il est doux, il est bon (Massenet)
- Nobles seigneurs (Meyerbeer)
- Adieu, forêts! (Tchaikovsky)
- Il va venir (Halévy)
- Einsam in trüben Tagen (Wagner)
- Je suis Titania (Thomas)
- Mon coeur ne peut se changer (Gounod)
- Deh vieni, non tardar (Mozart)
- Voi che sapete (Mozart)
- Ocean! Du Ungeheuer (Weber)
- Del mio core (Haydn)
- Domani, o me felice (Lillo)
- Ave Maria (Verdi)
- Me voilà seule dans la nuit (Bizet)
- O Dieu Brahma (Bizet)
- Ah! si je redevenais (Gounod)
- Plus grand dans son obscurité (Gounod)
- Il regardait mon bouquet (Monsigny)
- Ah! Je veux vivre (Gounod)
- Tout cède à vos doux appas (Colasse)
- Dich, theure Halle (Wagner)
- Elisabeth’s Gebet (Wagner)
- Isolde’s Liebestod (Wagner)
Volume 2 (Alto) contents:
- TBD
Volume 3 (Tenor) contents:
- TBD
Volume 4 (Baritone) contents:
- TBD
Volume 5 (Bass) contents:
- TBD
Notes:
This set was, though reissued with some revisions by Kurt Adler, the absolute standard set of aria anthologies, until Schirmer came out with the new Robert Larsen editions in the early 1990s. These should generally be reliable, and what flaws exist should be well known to more experienced teachers.
The Soprano volume has a prefatory note, which gives me a good clue where to look for a complementary set:
It will be noticed, that various notable Arias are not found in this Volume. They were, however, intentionally omitted, as they had already appeared in the “Prima Donna Album,” and the Publishers desired to avoid duplication.
Arias from these volumes will be uploaded as song posts are created for them. If you would like me to give priority to a song that is not yet posted, please let me know via the contact page.
