The collection for baritone and bass in the Arias for Young Voices series contains 10 sacred arias and 20 operatic arias. All to build up the voice in the ages between approx. 16–26 years. The Aryans have an impressive span of about 400 years. They are carefully selected according to pedagogical criteria and are short, singable with limited register and technical difficulties.

Each aria is accompanied by a short biography of the composer and librettist, information about the premiere, voice compartment, background of the work, action and information about the act or movement. In addition, useful tips about other roles and arias if you want to continue singing more music by the same composer. All in English.

All arias have original language in the sheet music and the anthology contains a total of nine languages ​​with translation and phonetics. The range of the aria is notated, so that one can more easily appreciate the tessitura. The simple chord analysis available is valuable for those users who are not so confident accompanists.

The series also includes anthologies for the soprano, mezzo & alto and tenor voices.

Editor: Barbro Marklund
- one of Scandinavia's most sought-after and experienced singing teachers. Former professor of singing at the Norwegian Academy of Music and at the Oslo Academy of Opera. Marklund is known for his extensive knowledge of repertoire from all eras and languages. She is very active as a guest teacher, gives master classes, jury member in singing competitions and examiner all over the world.

Content:

Johann Sebastian Bach
Domine Deus from Mass in F major
Mache dich, mein Herze, reinfrom Matthäus-Passion

Vincenzo Bellini
Ah! Per sempre io ti perdeifrom I puritani

Benjamin Britten
Bottom’s Dream from A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Madeleine Dring
Romance from Cupboard Love

Antonín Dvorák
Fac, ut ardeum cor meum from Stabat mate

Edward Elgar
I am the Good Shepherd from The Light of Life

Georg Friedrich Händel
Behold – The Trumpet Should Sound from Messiah

Joseph Haydn
Pro peccatis suae gentis from Stabat mater

Hans Werner Henze
Sah wie ein Kuß from Boulevard Solitude

Engelbert Humperdinck
Rallalala from Hänsel und Gretel

Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen from Die Tote Stadt

Lori Laitman
The Treasure Song from The Three Feathers

Ruggero Leoncavallo
E fra quest’ansie from Paglacci

Jules Massenet
Vision fugitive from Hérodiade

Felix Mendelssohn
Ich gehe – Ja, es sollen wohl Berge weichenfrom Elias
Ich danke dir, Herr, mein Gottfrom Paulus

Giacomo Mayerbeer
Ah! Mon remords te venge from Dinorah!

Claudio Monteverdi
Vi ricorda ò bosch’ombrosi from L’Orfeo

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Con un vesso all’italiana from La finta giardinera

Otto Nicolai
Als Büblein klein from Die lustige Weiber von Winsdor

Giacomo Puccini
Questo amor from Edgar

Jean-Philippe Rameau
Natur, Amour from Castor et Pollux

Hilding Rosenberg
Herodes sång from Den heliga natten

Gioacchino Rossini
Già d’insolito ardore nel petto from L’italiana in Algeri
Ombretta sdegnosa from La pietra del paragone

Kaija Saariaho
S’il est un homme from L’amour de loin

Franz Schubert
Trauet auf Götter! from Sakontala

Caroline Shaw
Let your Soul Stand Cool from The Listeners

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Prince Yeletski’s Aria from The Queen of Spades