Item Detail
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Glaubitz, Robert
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The aria database
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Website
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1996-2013
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English
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Accessed 22 May 2007
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Helpful for opera performers to prepare arias. Good source for quick background information on operas.
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1278 arias from 170 operas. Works of 60 composers are represented. 1027 Aria texts, 381 translations and 223 MIDI files. The operatic arias of Mozart, Verdi, Berlioz, Wagner and Puccini are covered in their entirety.
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The website contains a database of aria information and a search engine. Information on the website can be browsed alphabetically by aria title and is organized into subcategories for easy access. By Opera--alphabetically, Composer--alphabetically by last name, Ensemble--alphabetically by opera, Translations-- alphabetically by opera, MIDI files--alphabetically by opera, and Roles--alphabetically by opera with roles listed alphabetically beneath. There is also a section of quotes from notable opera composers and performers. Each aria entry has the act and title of the opera it is from, the composer and librettist, the role, voice part and fach, setting of the scene, range, synopsis of the aria, sound file, translation and text (if available) and links to purchase the recordings and score. The home page also contains a link to a list of opera books that the site creator enjoyed, a link to full opera translations, and a link for material submissions by contributors. Can search by song title, composer, language, opera, range, and role.
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Internet
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