{"title":"Kalmus Opera Library Sheet Music","description":"\u003ch2\u003eComplete Opera Scores \u0026amp; Excerpts\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Kalmus Opera Library offers conductor scores and orchestral parts for celebrated operas spanning classical to early 20th-century repertoire. Find complete works and dramatic excerpts from composers including Johann Strauss II, Charles Gounod, Jules Massenet, Georges Bizet, Richard Wagner, and Giacomo Puccini. Whether you need full orchestral scores for Die Fledermaus, Romeo and Juliet, or Carmen, or focused excerpts like the Habanera or Elsa's Procession, these editions support opera companies, orchestras, and conductors preparing major productions.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"la-traviata-reduced-orchestration-36-a823690","title":"La Traviata [reduced orchestration]: Full Orchestra Conductor Score and Parts","description":"LA TRAVIATA (The Fallen Woman) is based on \"La Dame aux camélias\" (1852), a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas fils. The opera was originally titled \"Violetta,\" after the main character. Piave and Verdi wanted to follow Dumas in giving the opera a contemporary setting, but the authorities at La Fenice insisted that it be set in the past, ca. 1700. It was not until the 1880’s that the composer’s and librettist’s original wishes were carried out and “realistic” productions were staged. LA TRAVIATA has become immensely popular and is among the most frequently performed of all operas. This reduced orchestration by Osbourne McConathy is intended to make the work accessible to a wider number of opera companies. Instrumentation: 1(d.Piccc).1.2.1: 2.1.1.1: Timp.Perc(2): Str (4-4-3-3-3): Vocal soli (12 roles, SSATTTBBBBBB): Chorus: SCORE NOT AVAILABLE. 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Commissioned by Cairo's Khedivial Opera House, it was premiered there on December 24th, 1871 in a performance conducted by Giovanni Bottesini, although, due to a limited audience, Verdi considered the performance at La Scala in Milan on February 8th, 1872 to be the true premiere. The Finale to Act II, which includes the Triumphal March and Ballet from the opera, has become a part of popular culture, showcasing the grand spectacle found in opera. Instrumentation: 2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.2+Egyptian Tpt.3.1: Timp.Perc(3): Str (4.4.3.3.3 in set): 15 Banda Pts: Vocal Soli: Mixed Chorus (The appropriate vocal\/choral score to match this set of orchestral score and parts is A400992).","brand":"Alfred Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44563645530248,"sku":"36-A220501","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/6104\/0520\/files\/36-A220501_large_da82e0c6-255c-4fa5-ad04-b440f05c7c82.jpg?v=1779256244"},{"product_id":"aida-act-ii-finale-complete-includes-triumphal-march-and-ballet-music-36-a220502","title":"Aida: Act II, Finale (complete, includes Triumphal March and Ballet Music): Full Orchestra, Score and parts","description":"AIDA, with music by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) and a libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, is a staple of the operatic repertoire. 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Instrumentation: 2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.2+Egyptian Tpt.3.1: Timp.Perc(3): Str (4.4.3.3.3 in set): 15 Banda Pts: Vocal Soli: Mixed Chorus (The appropriate vocal\/choral score to match this set of orchestral score and parts is A400992).","brand":"Alfred Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44564633878664,"sku":"36-A220502","price":285.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/6104\/0520\/files\/36-A220502_large_76279ab5-93c3-420f-b0ae-933a0daab547.jpg?v=1779256223"},{"product_id":"pecheurs-de-perles-les-the-pearl-fishers-act-ii-recitative-et-cavatine-me-voila-seule-dans-la-nuit-soprano-36-a305802","title":"Pecheurs de Perles, Les (The Pearl Fishers): Act II, Recitative et Cavatine: Me voila seule dans la nuit (Soprano): Serious Opera, Orchestra Accompaniment, Conductor Score \u0026 Parts","description":"Because he had formerly won the Prix de Rome prize in composition, George Bizet (1838-1875) had the opportunity to write his opera Les pecheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) on commission.  With a libretto written by Eugène Cormon and Michel Carré, it received its premiere in Paris at the Theatre Lyrique on September 30, 1863.  It ran for eighteen performances, then was not performed again until after the composer's passing.  \"Me voila seule dans la nuit\" (Here I am alone in the night), sung by the priestess Leila in Act 2, expresses her fear of being left alone in the night, and her solace in recalling the childhood memory of secret meetings with the fugitive youth, Nadir. Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2: 4.0.0.0: Timp: Str (4-4-3-3-3 in set): Solo Soprano. 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In Norina's Act I, Scene 2 cavatina from the opera, Quel guardo il cavaliere; So anch'io la virtù magica (That look pierced the knight; I too know the magical power), she boasts about her ability to change a man's heart with a single glance, smile, or tear. Instrumentation: 2.2.2.2: 4.2.3.0: Timp: Str (4-4-3-3-3 in set): Solo Soprano. 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To add to complications, soon after Verdi started to work on it, Cammarano passed away, leaving him scrambling to find another librettist.  Premiered at the Teatro Apollo in Rome on January 19, 1853, it quickly transcended the challenges of its genesis and became loved for its dark and fiery drama, vocal thrills, and famous innovations, including the familiar \"Anvil Chorus\" in Act 2.  Its Italian-language premiere took place in Paris on December 23, 1854, and this is the version most often performed.  In Act 4, Leonora sings \"D'amor sull'ali rosee\" as she lingers in disguise outside the prison where Manrico, the man she loves, is being held on account of trying to save his mother from execution. Instrumentation: 1.1.2.2: 1.0.0.0: Str (4-4-3-3-3 in set): Solo Soprano. 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This excerpt occurs in the first scene of Act I. Norma leads the druids and priestesses in their grove, advising caution in dealing with the invading Romans. She then prays to the moon in her aria \"Casta diva\" \/ \"Chaste goddess\" to bring heaven's peace to the earth. After dismissing all else, she declares that she cannot hurt the Roman Pollione, the father of her two children, wishing that things would return to how they used to be in \"Ah! bello a me ritorna\" \/ \"Return to me, O beautiful one.\" This excerpt is in the transposed key of E. A version in the original key of F is also available from the publisher as A2758. No score for this transposed version in the key of E is available, but the score for the version in F (A2758) may be ordered separately if that is desirable. Instrumentation: 2(both dPicc).2.2.2: 4.2.3.1: Timp.Perc(1): Str (4-4-3-3-3 in set). 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Verdi set to music an adaptation of a libretto originally intended for Donizetti, called \"The Duke of Alba\", based on the 16th-century Spanish tyrant but replacing the earliest Dutch setting with a Sicilian one.  When it was first performed in Italy, the text was changed under the title \"Giovanna de Guzman\" to satisfy the Italian censors.  In 1860, it returned to its original title with a new translation.  Although not as frequently performed today, it achieved great success with both audiences and critics. Elena (Hélène) sings the Siciliana \"Mercè, dilette amiche\" (\"Thank you, beloved friends\") before her marriage to Henri, transforming wedding flowers into a metaphor for the joyful sensations of her Sicilian motherland. This is preceded by the chorus \"Si celebri alfine tra canti\" (\"It is celebrated at the end among the songs\"). Instrumentation: 1+Picc.2.2.2: 4.2+2.3.1: Timp.Perc(2): Harp: Str (4-4-3-3-3 in set): Solo Soprano. 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The libretto by Cesare Sterbini is based on a three-part series of French comedic plays under the same name by Pierre Beaumarchais, and other composers also borrowed from the source, including Mozart for his Marriage of Figaro, although that opera was based on the second comedy in the series. Rossini's The Barber of Seville uses the first comedy as its source, showing the exploits that Count Almaviva engages in to convince Rosina to love and marry him before her ward Bartolo marries her first, with the barber Figaro conniving to help Almaviva the entire time. In Act I, Dr. Bartolo seeks the advice of his servant and Rosina's music teacher, Don Basilio, for a way to remove Count Almaviva. In the well-known aria La Calunnia, Basilio suggests that they start rumor to slander Almaviva. Instrumentation: 1.1.2.1: 2.2.0.0: Timp.Perc(1): Str (4-4-3-3-3 in set): Solo Bass (aria). This version is transposed in C. No score exists, so it includes the score in the original key of D. Version in D also available from the publisher.","brand":"Alfred Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44565238907016,"sku":"36-A905302","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/6104\/0520\/files\/36-A905302_large_a62d2004-6c2b-4349-8bf7-8d9e42bc1345.jpg?v=1779254696"},{"product_id":"faust-cg-4-complete-36-a230201","title":"Faust, CG 4 (complete): Serious Opera, Orchestra Accompaniment, Conductor Score","description":"Charles Gounod (1818–1893) composed his grand opera FAUST, CG 4 between 1856 and 1859, inspired by Goethe's drama and adapted through a French libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré. Premiered at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris on March 19, 1859, the opera was initially met with modest success but quickly grew in popularity, particularly after its 1869 revival at the Paris Opéra with the addition of ballet music in Act V. The story follows the aged scholar Faust, who, in despair, makes a pact with Méphistophélès to regain youth in exchange for his soul. With his newfound vigor, he seduces the innocent Marguerite, leading to love, betrayal, and tragedy, while Méphistophélès manipulates events with dark irony. Marguerite ultimately finds redemption through faith, contrasting with Faust's doomed fate. Its memorable arias–such as Marguerite's \"Jewel Song,\" \"Valentin's Prayer,\" and the \"Soldiers' Chorus\"–secured its place in the international repertoire. Today, FAUST remains one of Gounod's most enduring works, a cornerstone of French Romantic opera, admired for its lyrical elegance, dramatic intensity, and richly orchestrated score that continues to captivate audiences worldwide. Instrumentation: 2(2nd d. Picc).2(2nd d. EH).2.2: 4.2(both d. Crnt).3.0: Timp.Perc(3-4): 2Hp.Org: Str(4.4.3.3.3 in set): Banda(2Tpt.2Crnt.2ATbn.Tbn.SopSaxHn.BsSaxHn.Tba): Vocal Soli (7 roles SAATTBB). Chorus. 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The libretto is by Arturo Colautti, and it is based on a play by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé, where some of the characters are based on actual historical figures, although the story itself is fictional. Despite a plot that includes multiple romantic entanglements, unrequited loves, misunderstandings, and murder-by poisoned-violets, the work is considered among the verismo operas, if it is less realistic than others classified as such. The title role has remained a favorite for sopranos with large voices since its premiere, and the opera holds a regular place in the repertoire. In Act II, the duet \"Ma, dunque, è vero? Dite?\" unfolds between Adriana and her lover, Maurizio. The scene captures Adriana's mingled joy and anxiety as she seeks reassurance of Maurizio's love, while he affirms his devotion with warmth and passion. The music alternates between tender lyricism and more ardent, dramatic passages, reflecting both Adriana's vulnerability and the intensity of their bond. This duet serves as one of the opera's emotional high points, showcasing Cilea's gift for soaring melodies and lush orchestration, while deepening the central love story against the backdrop of intrigue and rivalry. Instrumentation: 2+Picc.2+EH.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp: Hp: Str (4.4.3.3.3 in set): Soli Sop.Ten. Reprint edition.","brand":"Alfred Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44565242380424,"sku":"36-A475902","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/6104\/0520\/files\/book-placeholder_54703b40-4c15-4aaf-bd11-d35f0aa04687.png?v=1780977404"},{"product_id":"hms-pinafore-simpson-jones-36-a245301","title":"HMS Pinafore (Simpson\/Jones): Light Opera, Orchestra Accompaniment, Full Score","description":"H.M.S. PINAFORE; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor is a comic two-act opera and the fourth opera collaboration between composer Arthur Sullivan and librettist W. S. Gilbert. Lampooning British social class, the Royal Navy, and unqualified people who rise to positions of authority, the work became an international sensation following the London premiere at the Opera Comique on May 25, 1878, becoming the second-longest running musical theater work up until that time. This new edition has been completed by Carl Simpson and Ephraim Hammett Jones. Instrumentation: 2 (2nd d. 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Beginning the work in 1914, including the adaptation of Büchner's text into a libretto, Berg's obsession with completing the opera was interrupted by his serving in the Austro-Hungarian Army from 1915 to 1918 and during World War I, an experience which significantly altered his approach to \u003ci\u003eWozzeck\u003c\/i\u003e. The plot, which depicts the lives of the inhabitants and soldiers of a rural German-speaking town, follows the title character as he is abused by the soldiers and deals with the infidelity of his wife, who he eventually murders before drowning himself. The opera ends with Wozzeck's son obliviously continuing to play with the other children as word of his murdered mother begins to spread. The opera finally premiered by the Berlin State Opera, Erich Kleiber conducting, on December 14, 1925, eleven years after Berg began work. 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I have not much time left, and my only wish is to attend the opening night.\" The opéra fantastique is in five acts (originally in four acts in the Ernest Guiraud completion), with a Prologue and an Epilogue acting as bookends and the stories' framing-device. The plot, based on a similarly named play by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, tells of the poet Hoffmann and his love for a prima donna named Stella, while the poetry Muse, under the guise of Hoffmann's friend Nicklausse, attempts to regain his attention and abandon all other loves. An evil Nemesis named Councillor Lindorf, seeks to keep Hoffmann from the prima donna so that he can have her for himself, and asks Hoffmann to tell the crowd in a tavern the stories of his three great loves: Olympia, the automaton (Act 1); Antonia, the singer (Act 2); and Giulietta, the courtesan (Act 3). All three loves represent different aspects of Stella, the Nemesis plays a role in each as a different enemy to Hoffmann's love, and the Muse as Nicklausse tries to help Hoffmann in each. An abridged performance occurred at Offenbach's house on May 18, 1879, but the full premiere of the Guiraud four-act version took place on February 10, 1881, at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, Jules Danbé conducting. The five-act version most-performed today per Offenbach's intent was published finally in 1907. The famous \"Barcarolle: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour,\" is one of the most beloved and recognizable melodies in all of opera. Set in the Venetian act of the opera, the duet is sung by Giulietta, the courtesan who ensnares Hoffmann, and Nicklausse, Hoffmann's Muse in disguise. The lilting 6\/8 rhythm evokes the gentle rocking of a gondola on the canals, perfectly capturing the sensual atmosphere of a moonlit Venetian night. 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