LIBRETTI OF RUSSIAN OPERAS

Volume I

Contains Ruslan and Ludmila (Glinka);

Boris Godunov (Mussorgsky); Eugene Onegin and

the Queen of Spades (Tshaikovsky);

Aleko (Rachmaninoff); and The Golden

Cockerel (Rimsky-Korsakov).

Operas based on the poetry and prose of

Alexander Pushkin with international phonetic

alphabet transcriptions and word for word

translations, including a guide to The IPA and

Russian Lyric Diction.

Foreword by Nico Castel

Pages xxxvi + 493

$70.00

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Moscow

In his Foreword to Volume One, Russian Opera Libretti, Nico Castel, Staff Diction Coach at the Metropolitan Opera states:

"Anton Belov, a young Russian baritone at the Juilliard School, was my student for several years. He showed great interest in creating the definitive IPA table for the lyric Russian language and in time I managed to interest him in the project of writing translations of Russian operas with phonetic IPA transcriptions in a format similar to what I had done for Leyerle Publications with French, German and Italian operas... He took to the task with great enthusiasm and now we all can be glad to see the fruits of his labor in this book, containing some of the best loved Russian operas in the repertoire. We look forward to a second book in the near future... Leyerle Publications should be pleased to add yet another great reference volume to its long catalogue of invaluable books for singers."

In the foreword to the Twenty-Four Arias for Soprano John Moriarty, Conductor, Vocal Coach, Artistic Director Emeritus at Central City Opera and author of Diction. writes:

“Native speakers of foreign languages can be hopelessly inept at explaining the sounds of their own language. The rules of pronunciation governing those sounds ar also often a mystery. A notable exception in Anton Belov, a native speaker of Russian, but also one who has made an intensive study of phonetics in general and Russian phonetics in detail. And additional major advantage is his experience as a singer, leading to a profound understanding of the practical application of phonetic theory. His meticulous transcriptions of Russian texts follow the usages of the International Phonetic Association and could be a model for transcribers in all languages.”

THE 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN

OPERATIC ANTHOLOGY:

Twenty-Four Arias fro Soprano

With International Phonetic Alphabet,

Transcriptions and Word-for-Word

Translations Including a Guide to the

IPA and Russian Lyric Diction

Anton Belov - Editor

v + 220 pp. Smyth-Sewn Paper Binding

ISBN 1-878617-72-9

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Steven Blier, Artistic Director, New York Festival of Song and Faculty, The Juilliard School writes in the foreword to the Twenty Arias for Baritone:

“For most English-speaking singers, Russian opera repertoire has long been an alluring mystery. The power and beauty of the music was always counterbalanced by the unavailability of scores and the hurdle of the Cyrillic alphabet. Recent revivals of unfamiliar Russian operas by American companies, and visits from the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theaters have only made this music seem more enticing and more elusive. Anton Belov has come to the rescue with this anthology. Baritones and basses can celebrate—they have just received a lifetime supply of musical caviar. Belov’s knowledge of Russian opera is encyclopedic, his understanding of the language is profound, and his ability to explicate the subtleties of Russian diction for English-speakers is second to none. This book is an act of generosity by a talented exponent of this repertoire, and I cannot imagine any baritone or bass who would want to be without it. What music! What characters! What vocal opportunities! Gentlemen: dig in. A goldmine awaits you.”

THE 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN

OPERATIC ANTHOLOGY:

Twenty Arias for Baritone

With International Phonetic Alphabet,

Transcriptions and Word for Word

Translations Including a Guide to the

IPA and Russian Lyric Diction

Anton Belov - editor

v + 198 pp. Smyth-Sewn Paper Binding

ISBN 1-878617-63-X

$25.00

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585.658.2193

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Eugene Onegin

Piano-Vocal Score with International Phonetic Alphabet,

Includs a Guide to the IPA and Russian Lyric Diction

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