The edition contains French arias for soprano or mezzo-soprano from operas composed by opera reformer Christoph Willibald Gluck for the Paris Opera.

About the series:
In collaboration with the Centre de musique baroque de Versailles (CMBV) all arias from Christoph Willibald Gluck’s French operas will be published for the first time in a collection of four volumes, ordered by voice type.

With their wide variety of arias and informative texts these volumes constitute a valuable resource of works by one of the preeminent composers of the 18th century for singing lessons, auditions and recitals.

In addition to the bilingual Foreword (Fr/Eng), the informative text section covers, for each aria, a brief dramaturgical placement into the context of the respective plot as well as a literal English translation.

- Opera arias for soprano in French
- Suitable for professional opera singers and voice students
- Practical, well manageable piano reduction
- Ideal for singing lessons, auditions and recitals

Content:

Iphigénie en Aulide (1774)
Clytemnestre: "Armez-vous d'un noble courage" Mezzosopran solo
Iphigénie: "Hélas ! mon cœur sensible et tendre" Sopran solo
Iphigénie: "Par la crainte et par l'espérance" Sopran solo
Clytemnestre: "Par un père cruel à la mort condamnée" Mezzosopran solo
Iphigénie: "Adieu : conservez dans votre âme" Sopran solo
Clytemnestre: "Jupiter, lance la foudre !" Mezzosopran solo

Orphée et Euridice (1774)
Eurydice: "Fortune ennemie" Sopran solo

Alceste (1776)
Alceste: "Rien n'égale mon désespoir" Sopran solo
Alceste: "Non, ce n'est point un sacrifice " Sopran solo
Alceste: "Divinités du Styx, ministres de la mort" Sopran solo
Alceste: "Ô dieux ! soutenez mon courage !" Sopran solo
Alceste: "Je n'ai jamais chéri la vie" Sopran solo
Alceste: "Ah ! malgré moi, mon faible cœur partage" Sopran solo
Alceste: "Ah ! divinités implacables !" Sopran solo

Armide (1777)
Armide: "Enfin, il est en ma puissance " Sopran solo
Armide: "Ah ! si la liberté me doit être ravie" Sopran solo
Armide: "Venez, venez, Haine implacable !" Sopran solo
Armide: "Le perfide Renaud me fuit !" Sopran solo

Iphigénie en Tauride (1779)
Iphigénie: "Ô toi, qui prolongeas mes jours" Sopran solo,
Iphigénie: "Ô malheureuse Iphigénie !" Sopran solo
Iphigénie: "D'une image, hélas ! trop chérie" Sopran solo
Iphigénie: "Je t'implore et je tremble, ô déesse implacable !" Sopran solo