Five Tenor Opera Arias
Webster Young
About this work:
NEW ARIAS IN ENGLISH FOR ALL VOICE TYPES
FROM THE OPERAS OF WEBSTER YOUNG
sheet music available at Musicnotes.com (recordings by Patrick Watson [lyric] and Lawrence Harris [dramatic])
considered by singers to be well set for the voice,
strongly melodic and
useful for vocal competitions or auditions
requiring an aria in English
The opera music of Webster Young has been endorsed by vocal competition judges, opera conductors,
voice teachers, and singers, including:
Elaine Malbin, NYCO soprano, judge of Licia Albanese Competition
Alfred Hubay, Met Opera Administrator, judge of several competitions
Norma Newton, NYCO soprano, judge of competitions
Joseph Lliso, conductor, Director of the Pan American Symphony
Alfred Heller, conductor, Director of the Villa Lobos Society
Joan Roberts, the original star of Oklahoma
Theodore Lambrinos, Metropolitan Opera baritone
In only one year's time the arias have been used successfully at the Center for Contemporary Opera's International Vocal Competition, Tulsa Opera auditions, Utah Opera's auditions, Harmonia Opera New York auditions, and others.
Young is composer and librettist of six operas, including The Sun Also Rises, Madrid, and As You Like It. He has written 10 ballets, 3 symphonies, and 40 piano works.
Version: collection (2003)
Year composed: 2003
Duration: 00:00:00
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Solo Voice with Keyboard
Instrumentation: 1 Piano, ,1 Tenor soloist(s)