Russian Operatic Arias for Bass

This landmark series opens up exciting vistasof challenging and rewarding repertoire for the discerning and adventurous singer. As with the Peters companion volumes of French Operatic Arias, this Russian series presents many of the justly celebrated arias, but alsojuxtaposes them with other less familiar gems, which undoutedly deserve wider recognition. Much of the selected repertoire is eminently suitable for audition purposes, so that each volume is a treasure trove for professional singers and students. Borodin–Prince Igor (Galitsky): It would be asin to keep it quiet Dargomyzhsky–Rusalka (The Miller): Oh, you're all thesame, you young girs Glinka–A Life for the Tsar (Susanin): They sense the truth Glinka–Ruslan and Lyudmila (Farlaf): Thehourof my triumph is at hand Mussorgsky–Boris Godunov (Varlaam): Once upon a time in the town of Kazan Mussorgsky–BorisGodunov (Boris): I have attained the highest power Mussorgsky–Boris Godunov (Boris): Agh, I can't breathe Prokofiev–War adPeace