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If those old boards could speak, they would tell long tales of all the beautifully staged works which resounded through the theatre, year after year.
As the lighting in the auditorium dims, a hush falls over the audience. Behind the scenes, however, the hustle and bustle signals the start of the show. The technicians are preparing for the first scene change, the stage manager calls the soloists for their first entry, costume and makeup are preparing for the first costume change, and from afar, muffled tones can be heard of the chorus master warming-up the chorus for their first entry.
As the interval draws near, two ushers share a joke in the foyer, and the last drinks and horderves are being prepared for the guests. In the auditorium, the singers deliver their arias with powerful, heart-breaking voices, while in the orchestra pit, the conductor drives the musicians as the music rises and falls, painting the story. Most eyes in the audience are fixed on the spectacle unfolding on stage, while some are closed, allowing the music alone to sweep over them.
No matter whether the production is well received or not, the music, the arias, the ensembles, many of which have been adored by young and old for centuries, transport the audience musically and emotionally, and as they leave the theatre, the experience of the opera remains with them, carries them home, and stays with them for days, weeks, months, even years. This is the magic of opera.
for Bb Cornet and Bb Flugel with Brass Band
for: Brass Band, Cornet[s] and Flugelhorn[s]
Score
Item no.: 956592
Oper/Operette
for: Opera
Piano reduction
Item no.: 837308
A One-Act Comic Opera for Kids and Their Families
for: Opera
Score
Item no.: 883872
Opera Vocal Score
for: Opera
Piano reduction
Item no.: 876768
UMPC Critical Editions
Book (critical commentary, hardcover)
Item no.: 260136
Dramma lirico in 3 atti
Partitura e Commento Critico (in Inglese)
UMPC Critical Editions
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score (with critical report)
Item no.: 192411
Ombra mai fu
for: Two-Part Treble Voices [SA] and Piano
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 904028
Opera Scene
for: Opera
Buch
Item no.: 898368
Oper/Operette
for: Opera
Score
Item no.: 390150
O Mia Bambino Cara
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score
Item no.: 963302
for: 4 horns (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 963863
Melodramma in un prologo e 3 atti
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 159096
Overture KV 620
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 869147
Chorus Parts
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Book
Item no.: 905407
for: Opera
Book
Item no.: 965820
Studienpartitur (frz)
for: BUEHNENWERKE + SZENISCHE WERKE OPER
Study score
Item no.: 1344458
(in two volumes with Italian libretto and 25 full-page depictions)
Opera Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Score, Libretto / Lyrics
Item no.: 1340755
for: Narrator, soloists, children's choir, mixed choir, concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1668738
for: Klarinettenensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 974274
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 1202657
aus der Oper "Le Villi"
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (quintet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 622815
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 994100
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Score
Item no.: 1202189
for: Saxophone ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 994865
Choral
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 902557
The Great Classics
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 890553
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 972097
"Les classiques de la flûte" n° 41 (transcr. : Philippe Gaubert)
for: Flute, piano
Score
Item no.: 238256
Oper/Operette
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 389144
Per Tenore E Pianoforte
for: Voice (tenor), piano
Piano reduction
Item no.: 186953
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 778268
Poema tragico in tre atti
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 778093
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 776707
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 259285
Die Belagerung von Korinth
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Lyric book
Item no.: 258976
for: 4 flutes (quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 181489
A Melodrama with Two Acts and a Prologue
Kalmus Classic Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 771087
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 941460
Les Contes D'Hofmann (Extrait)
for: Tenor, Bariton and Piano
Book
Item no.: 277986
Klassik
for: Trompete und Klavier oder Orgel
Book
Item no.: 375795
Comic opera in three acts
Reprint
Opera Explorer
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
2 Study scores
Item no.: 494354
Klassik
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 457122
Eine Märchenoper aus Siebenbergen in 2 Akten und einem Intermezzo
Lyric book
Item no.: 306883
Oper/Operette
for: Male choir (TTBB), piano
Score
Item no.: 263606
for: Accordion
Music score
Item no.: 261328
for: für Klavier zu 4 Händen
Item no.: 260851
Klassik
for: Voice, piano
Music score
Item no.: 257699