CD features Recitation, Repetition and Melody with Piano steps for the first seven arias of Schirmer’s Operatic Aria Anthology for Mezzo-Soprano. Diction steps are performed by native speakers, and piano accompaniments are played by Dietrich Erbelding. All arias are recorded in the original keys.

Contents:

Verdi, Un Ballo in Maschera: Ulrica, “Re dell’ abisso”
Rossini, Il Barbiere di Siviglia: Rosina, “Una voce poco fa”
Mussorgsky, Boris Godunov: Marina, “Marina’s Aria”
Bizet, Carmen: Carmen, “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle”
Bizet, Carmen: Carmen, “Près des remparts de Séville”
Bizet, Carmen: Carmen, “En vain pour éviter”
Rossini, La Cenerentola: La Cenerentola, “Non più mesta”

Mezzo-Soprano Opera Aria Anthology CD, original keys: $22.95