Orchestra Dell'Opera Di Milano - How to Sing Opera - Master Class for Students and Amateurs - The Tenor (5CD)

This 5CD set features Opera's 15 Greatest Arias in fully sung and orchestral backing versions for practice by Tenors (or would-be Tenors).

CD1 features 15 tracks such as La donna � mobile (Verdi - Rigoletto), Che gelida manina (Puccini - La Boh�me), Vesti la giubba (Leoncavallo - I Pagliacci), Una Furtiva Lagrima (Donizetti - L'Elisir d'Amore, Ave Maria (Schubert) and of course Nessun Dorma (Puccini - Turandot. CD2 features the orchestral backing tracks with no vocals. CD3 & CD4 feature the orchestral version followed immediately by the complete fully sung version for instant comparison.

CD5 is a Multimedia CD-ROM, playable on PC, MAC & MIDI with the full tenor score & lyrics for each aria, Full MIDI file for each aria, Description of breathing techniques and voice amplification and a guide to each opera. Complete English text.

The Tenor on this valuable teaching tool is Paolo Antognetti (Coro Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino).