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Date sent: Tue, 4 Jan 2000 13:34:59 EST
Subject: Re: Looking for info. on sop. roles
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Why don't you take a look at the Singer's Edition aria collections? Unlike
collections such as the Prima Donna Album which lump all soprano arias (from
lyric to dramatic) together, theses collections are broken down by fach. The
only two that I know of happen to be for soubrette and for lyric soprano.
The beginning of the book is a good introduction to the fachs in general.
Each aria in the book comes with a translation and an in depth plot synopsis,
not to mention character development. Try your music library. If that fails
you can order a copy through TIS (expensive but a worth investment) at
www.tisbook.com. Have fun!

Karen Paulson