What's it like to grow up on a small farm in Illinois only to find yourself, some 20 years later, performing on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House? And then to travel the world, singing in historic theaters from La Scala in Milan to Vienna, Paris, London, and beyond? Former Met star Sherrill Milnes tells all in this completely updated, first-time-in-paperback edition of his very successful biography.

American Aria is a screenplay about a man's rise and fall in the business world and two detective's determination to discover the truth about his empire.

(Vocal Collection). This landmark series collects compelling, useful, singer-friendly arias from a distinctly American opera tradition. Each volume includes information about every opera and an aria plot note. A majority of the music in the four volumes has never before been available outside of the opera vocal scores, and some arias in the series have never been in print at all before now. Most arias are appropriate for college-level singers. Composers such as Samuel Barber, William Bolcom, Douglas Moore, Virgil Thomson and Gian Carlo Menotti are well represented. Additionally, arias are included from important works such as Regina, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Ghosts of Versailles, The Great Gatsby, Little Women and many others. Stephen Sondheim graciously agreed to adapt new aria editions of two pieces from Sweeney Todd for the series: "The Contest" in the Tenor volume and "Epiphany" in the Baritone/Bass edition.

"What's it Like to grow up on a small farm in Illinois only to find yourself, some twenty years later, performing on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House? And then to travel the world, singing in historic theaters from La Scala in Milan to Vienna, Paris, London, and beyond? What does it take to be hailed as one of the great operatic baritones of all times, heir to a tradition of Verdi baritones that stretches back for generations? And how does it feel to face losing your voice and your livelihood and the sometimes mean-spirited nature of the operatic world?...Sherrill Milnes's story is a true American saga. This book tells the entire story in warm, engaging prose. For anyone interested in the mystique of opera - and what really goes on behind and in front of the scenes - it makes fascinating reading. In American Aria Sherrill Milnes opens his artistic and personal life with great candor and considerable heart, revealing himself to everyone." -- Book jacket

(Vocal Collection). This landmark series, the first multi-volume aria anthology devoted entirely to the topic, collects compelling, useful, singer-friendly excerpts from the best of a distinctly American musical tradition. Plot notes and basic information about each opera are included. Opera composers such as Samuel Barber, William Bolcom, Douglas Moore, Virgil Thomson and Kurt Weill are represented. The operas of Gian Carlo Menotti are particularly present, with 26 arias from nine operas in the series. Contents: AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS: This is my box * AMISTAD: The moonlight died * ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA: The breaking of so great a thing * DOWN IN THE VALLEY: And where is the one who will mourn me * FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS: Del destino * THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES: Aria of the Worm * THE GOOD SOLDIER SCHWEIK: I never felt so good before, Who will go to the war when it comes * GOYA: Ah, do not laugh, Oh, yes, I love her, Out of my dreams * THE GREAT GATSBY: Everyone was here but the one who matters, Had no choice, had to invent myself * THE HERO: Immoral? Can sleep be immoral? * LA HIJA DE RAPPACCINI: Giovanni's Aria * JOHN BROWN: Believe in love * LOST IN THE STARS: The Wild Justice * McTEAGUE: Gold can kill you * THE SAINT OF BLEECKER STREET: I know that you all hate me * THE SONG OF MAJNUN: Light of my soul * STREET SCENE: Lonely House * A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE: I'm not a boy * SWEENEY TODD: The Contest, Ladies in their sensitivities * TARTUFFE: No more, false heart * THE TEMPEST: Be not afeard * VANESSA: Outside this house, On the path to the lake * A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE: New York Lights * THE WINGS OF THE DOVE: In ancient times there was a god * WUTHERING HEIGHTS: Now art thou dear * X: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MALCOLM X: Shoot the shot