Most voice teachers and singers still prefer the pianistic, wonderfully gratifying editions made by Alessandro Parisotti (1853-1913) of early Italian arias. This newly researched edition, with updated composer attributions, features new, clean music engravings. The collection includes the original contents of 24 Italian Songs and Arias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries, plus four additional Parisotti editions: Sento nel core (A. Scarlatti), O leggiadri occhi belli (anonymous), Intorno all'idol mio (Cesti), Delizie contente (Cavalli). Also includes: international phonetic alphabet for each song text; word for word translations for study; historical introduction for each aria; and preface on Parisotti and his approach to this music. The companion CDs (2 CDs per set) include: recorded recitation of each text by an Italian diction coach; a slow, deliberate, line by line recorded diction lesson; and piano accompaniments recorded by an experienced pianist. - Back cover.