Ballet Class CD - Nolwenn Collet & Grainne McArdle

“Opera” is a 65 min. single length CD by Nolwenn Collet & Grainne McArdle containing 32 solo piano melodies for a complete intermediate ballet class.
It offers a unique collection of classical music without singing or vocal instructions.

Sample this CD:
Barre
Track 04 - Battements Jetes & Glisses
Track 07 - Frappes/Petits Battements
Track 09 - Grands Battements

Centre
Track 17 - Warm-up
Track 28 - Across the Floor Turns
Track 30 - Fouettes

OPERA for all levels
From the courtly spectacles of the Renaissance through to the first opera productions on the early stages of Europe, ballet and opera have been inextricably linked. Drawing inspiration from this rich tapestry of opera music, and in some cases, music from the ballets within operas, this cd hopes to thread together well-loved and cherished arias with less familiar gems.

Opera music is above all, music of the theatre. It is music that moves and evokes emotion. The cd Opera hopes to inspire and bring dancers on an artistic journey with music that feeds the soul, whether by bringing a sense of grandeur and magnificence into the ballet studio, or reflection, playfulness and joy. By offering pieces from the mid-seventeenth century through to the twentieth, Opera celebrates this profusion of exquisite music.

Nolwenn Collet adds a further layer of colour and atmosphere to this by adapting the music directly from the orchestral scores. Played on a Steinway grand piano in the French countryside, she honours the essence of each composition.