L'assedio di Corinto (The Siege of Corinth) Vocal Score by Gioachino Rossini Voice - Sheet Music

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l'assedio di corinto

I do own this score, though I did not buy it from this site. It is a rather highbred edition. The original French version (yes, this opera was written for France, and it is sort of a reworking of Maometto secondo, though much of the music from that score doesn't actually end up in this one, unless of course, you are comparing it to the version done at the Met with Beverly Sills, then you have all the great numbers from Maometto added to it) had the part of Neocle sung by a tenor, and when performed in Italy that part was reassigned to a contralto -- I believe Donizett actually did the editing and even added a few musical numbers, which are contained in this edition). In this edition the part of Neocle is written out for a contralto and a tenor. So one can still do it both ways if desired. The great scene for Neocle in the last act does not contain the famous "Non Temer" which is usually added to that scene (part of Maometto Secondo) but an aria similar to that is in the second act for Pamira to sing. i guess if the soprano sings an aria that sounds like that, it is a waste for the contralto to sing the same aria. However, usually today the soprano doesn't ever sing that aria but sings another taken from one of the more famous ones from Maometto Secondo. It contains all the music for this opera, excepting when performances add all sorts of additional musical solos and a massive trio, from Maometto, which is more often done than not. Still very valuable to own if one is really interested in Rossini's dramatic works, and this work IS DRAMATIC all the way through.