- Opera Choruses
The Opera Choruses series collects thirty-five of the best known opera choruses into a single volume for the first time. It opens up a whole new repertory for choirs and choral societies of all descriptions: a a wealth of well-known music that's not been readily available until now, and that will be enormously popular with both singers and their audiences.
Ranging from Purcell to Puccini, from Mozart to Mascagni, the collection covers a range of periods and styles. As well as all the popular pieces for mixed voices, there are also well-known items for female and male chorus.
Orchestral material is available on hire for every item. Listed below is the complete orchestration for each title. To order material, we require a written confirmation of the order (either by letter, fax, or email). You may find it useful to look through the following pages for more information:
Ludwig Van BEETHOVEN (1770 - 1827)
Prisoners' Chorus
from "Fidelio" [OCC1] [#R4300]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
2 fl, 2 cl, 2 ob, 2 bn, 2 hn, 2 tpt, str
|
8' |
Hector BERLIOZ (1803 - 1869)
Roman Carnival
from "Benvenuto Cellini" [OCC2] [#R4301]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
picc, fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 cornets(or tpts), 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc [cym, tri, tamb], str
|
4' |
Georges BIZET (1838 - 1875)
Habanera
from "Carmen" [OCC3] [#R4302]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn(4th opt), 2 tpt(opt), timp(opt), perc [tri, tamb], str
|
5' |
March of the Toreadors
from "Carmen" [OCC4] [#R4303]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
fl, picc, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, timp, perc [tri, bass drum, cym], str
|
4' |
Alexander BORODIN (1833 - 1887)
Polovtsian Dances
from "Prince Igor" [OCC5] [#R4304]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
picc, 2 fl, 2 ob(+ca), 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc [glock, tri, tamb, cym, sn drum, bass drum], hp, str
|
11' |
Gaetano DONIZETTI (1797 - 1848)
Chorus of wedding guests
from "Lucia di Lammermoor" [OCC6] [#R4305]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
2 fl, picc, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, timp, perc [tri, cym, bass drum], str
|
4' |
Charles GOUNOD (1818 - 1893)
Soldiers' chorus
from "Faust" [OCC7] [#R4306]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
fl, picc, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 cornets(or tpt), 3 tbn, timp, perc [tri, bass drum, cym, sn drum], str
|
5' |
George Frideric HANDEL (1685 - 1759)
Chorus of enchanted islanders
from "Alcina" [OCC8] [#R4307]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
2 ob, 2 hn, cont, str
|
3' |
Ruggero LEONCAVALLO (1857 - 1919)
Bell chorus
from "Pagliacci" [OCC9] [#R4308]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
3 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, bcl, 3 bn, 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, bells, glock, hp, str
|
2' |
Pietro MASCAGNI (1863 - 1945)
Easter Hymn
from "Cavalleria rusticana" [OCC10] [#R4334]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
2 fl, picc, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc [bass drum, cym], org, str
|
6' |
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756 - 1791)
Priests' chorus
from "Die Zauberflote" [OCC11] [#R4309]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
2 fl, 2 ob, 2 bn, 2 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, str
|
3' |
Voyagers' chorus
from "Idomeneo" [OCC12] [#R4310]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
2 fl, 2 cl, 2 hn, str
|
3' |
Modest MUSSORGSKY (1839 - 1881)
Coronation scene
from "Boris Godunov" [OCC13] [#R4311]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
2 fl, picc, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc [bass drum, tam-tam, bells], pno duet (opt), str
|
11' |
Giacomo PUCCINI (1858 - 1924)
Humming Chorus
from "Madama Butterfly" [OCC14] [#R4312]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
3 fl, 2 cl, bcl, hn, hp, Viola d'amore(opt), str
|
3' |
Henry PURCELL (1659 - 1695)
Dido's Lament, and Final Chorus
from "Dido and Aeneas" [OCC15] [#R4313]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
str, continuo
|
6' |
Nikolai RIMSKY-KORSAKOFF (1844 - 1908)
Procession of the nobles
from "Mlada" [OCC16] [#R4314]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
3 fl, picc, 3 fl, 2 ob, ca, 3 cl, bcl, 2bn, cbn, 6 hn, 3 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc [tri, sn drum, tamb, cym, bass drum], harp, str
|
5' |
Gioachino ROSSINI (1792 - 1868)
Prayer
from "Moise" [OCC17] [#R4315]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
2 fl(2nd+picc), 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc [tri, bass drum], str
|
5' |
Villagers' chorus
from "Guillaume Tell" [OCC18] [#R4316]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 2 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, timp, str
|
4' |
Piotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY (1840 - 1893)
Chorus of Peasant Girls
from "Eugene Onegin" [OCC19] [#R4317]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, str
|
3' |
Giuseppe VERDI (1813 - 1901)
Anvil Chorus
from "Il Trovatore" [OCC21] [#R4319]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
picc, fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc [tri, bass drum, anvil], str
|
3' |
Brindisi
from "La Traviata" [OCC22] [#R4320]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
picc, fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc [bass drum], str
|
3' |
Chorus of Scottish refugees
from "Macbeth" [OCC24] [#R4322]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
picc, fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc [bass drum], str
|
6' |
Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
from "Nabucco" [OCC23] [#R4321]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
picc, fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, str
|
5' |
Matadors' chorus
from "La Traviata" [OCC25] [#R4323]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
picc, fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc [tri, bass drum], str
|
3' |
Rataplan
from "La forza del destino" [OCC26] [#R4324]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
picc, fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc [sn drum, bass drum], str
|
3' |
Soldiers' Chorus
from "Il trovatore" [OCC27] [#R4325]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
picc, fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc [bass drum], str
|
6' |
Triumphal Scene
from "Aida" [OCC28] [#R4326]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc [bass drum, cym], str [also required Egyptian trumpets 1,2,3 in Ab playing in unison, Egyptian tpts 4,5,6 in Bb, also playing in unison; all cued into orch tpt pts]
|
7' |
Witches' chorus
from "Macbeth" [OCC29] [#R4327]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
picc, fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc [sn drum, bass drum], str
|
3' |
Richard WAGNER (1813 - 1883)
Bridal chorus
from "Lohengrin" [OCC30] [#R4328]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
3 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 3 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, triangle, harp, str
|
5' |
Pilgrims' chorus
from "Tannhauser" [OCC31] [#R4329]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 3 tbn, tba, timp, str
|
5' |
Procession and chorale
from "Die Meistersinger.." [OCC32] [#R4330]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 3 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, perc [cym, tri, ten drum], str (on stage tpt and drum cued into orch)
|
5' |
Sailors' chorus
from "Der fliegende Hollander"OCC33 [#R4331]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
picc, 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tba, timp, str
|
3' |
Spinning chorus
from "Die fliegende Hollander"OCC34 [#R4332]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, str
|
3' |
Carl Maria WEBER (1786 - 1826)
Huntsmen's chorus
from "Der Freischutz" [OCC35] [#R4333]
Edited/Arranged by: Rutter
orchestral accompaniment for opera chorus
2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, tbn, timp, str
|
3' |
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