Features twelve arias with Recitation and Melody with Piano steps on two CDs. Diction steps are performed by native speakers, and piano accompaniments are played by Dietrich Erbelding. All arias are recorded in the original keys.

Contents:

Smetana, Die verkaufte Braut: Marenka, Marenka’s Aria
Puccini, La Bohème: Mimì, “Mi chiamano Mimì”
Bizet, Carmen: Micaela, Micaela’s Aria
Offenbach, Les contes de Hoffman: Antonia, Antonia’s Aria
Verdi, Ernani: Elvira, Elvira’s Aria
Strauß, Die Fledermaus: Rosalinde. “Czardas”
Weber, Der Freischütz: Agathe, “Und ob die Wolke”
Weber, Der Freischütz: Agathe, “Wie nahte mir der Schlummer”
Wagner, Lohengrin: Elsa, “Einsam in trüben Tagen”
Wagner, Lohengrin: Elsa, “Euch Lüften”
Verdi, Otello: Desdemona, “Salce, salce”
Verdi, Otello:Desdemona,“Ave Maria”

Lyric Soprano Arias 2-CD set: $29.95