Who needs a singer? With Play Puccini, instrumentalists can bathethemselves in luxurious Italian melody! These ten opera arias are among the composer's most famous and distinctive achievements, here transcrib ed for intermediate level solo instrument and piano. The book includes abiography of Puccini, notes about the plot of each opera, and the drama tic context of the selected aria. The companion CD features excellent performances, as well as piano accompaniments for practice. Includes ariasfrom: La Bohème, La Fanciulla Del West, Gianni Schicchi, Madama Butterfly, Manon Lescaut, Suor Angelica, Tosca and Turandot.
