Voices of Opera: Contraltos



  • 1Xerxes, HWV 40, Act 1: "Frondi tenere e belle... Ombra mai fù"
  • 2Cantata, BWV 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", Part 1: III. Aria (Alto): "Schäme dich, o Seele, nicht"
  • 3Symphony No. 3 in D Minor: IV. Sehr langsam, Misterioso: "O Mensch! Gib acht!"
  • 4Ariodante, HWV 33, Act 3: "Dover, giustizia, amor"
  • 5Mass in F Major, BWV 233: V. Quoniam tu solus sanctus
  • 6The Messiah, HWV 56 - Part 2, "The Passion": Aria (Alto): "He was despised and rejected of men"
  • 7Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: No. 4, Aria (Alto): " Bereite dich, Zion"
  • 8Mavra, Opera Buffa in One Act: Aria, "No, no! I'll not forget our late lamented cook"
  • 9St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Aria (Alto), "Erbarme dich"
  • 10Ave Maria, gratia plena