Cantolopera is an exceptional new series of book/CD packs offering a fresh approach to great opera repertoire. The books include versions for voice and piano of the world's most famous arias. The CDs feature two versions of each aria: one with a 130-piece orchestra providing accompaniments to allow the professional, student or opera fan to practice, and another sung by an established artist for reference. Each volume contains the lyrics of the arias, plus a short plot summary and background information on the orchestra and performers.

ARIAS FOR TENORS - VOLUME 1 CONTENTS:

"Cielo e mar!" from La Gionconda (Ponchielli)

"Dalla sua pace" from Don Giovanni (Mozart)

"Di quella pira l'orrendo foco" from Il Trovatore (Verdi)

"Ecco ridente in cielo" from Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini)

Quanto é bella, quanto é cara! from L'elisir d'amore (Donizetti)

Sogno soave e casto" from Don Pascuale (Donizetti)

"Tombe degli avi miei" from Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti)

Tra voi, belle, brune e bionde" from Manon Lescaut (Puccini)

"Una furtive lagrima" from L'elisir d'amore (Donizetti)

VOLUME 2. CONTENTS:

Pourquoi me réveiller (Massenet)

La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (Bizet)

M'appari, tutt'amor (Flotow)

Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (Gounod)

Recondita armonia (Puccini)

Celeste Aida (Verdi)

I pagliacci (Leoncavallo)

VOLUME 3. CONTENTS:

Lohengrin (Wagner) "In fernem Land"

Les pecheurs de perles (Bizet) "Je crois entendre encore"

Cavalleria rusticana (Mascagni) "Mamma, quel vino e generoso"

Andrea Chenier (Giordano) "Colpito qui...Un di all'azzurro spazio"

L'Arlesiana (Cilea) E la solita storia dei pastore"

Fedora (Giordano) "Amor ti vieta"

VOLUME 4. CONTENTS:

Includes 8 arias from L'Africaine, Un ballo in maschera, La bohème, Le Cid, La favorita, La forza del destino, Iris, Mefistofele.