- Sandrine Piau
Sandrine Piau (b.
5 June 1965 inIssy-les-Moulineaux ,France ) is an operasoprano . Trained as a harpist, she studied voice at the Collège Lamartine and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique du Paris.She is best known for her roles in
Baroque opera, having worked with William Christie at theFestival international d'Art Lyrique atAix-en-Provence . She has since collaborated with many of the leading European conductors of the Baroque revival, includingMarc Minkowski ,Philippe Herreweghe ,Paul McCreesh ,Alan Curtis ,Ton Koopman ,Christophe Rousset ,René Jacobs , andFabio Biondi .She was named a Chevalier de l’
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2006 by the French government.Recordings
*"
Les Indes galantes " byRameau conducted by William Christie (1992) Harmonia Mundi
*"Castor & Pollux" by Rameau conducted by William Christie (1993) Harmonia Mundi
*"Messiah" byHandel , conducted by William Christie (1994) Harmonia Mundi
*"Les Fêtes de Paphos" by Mondonville conducted by Christophe Rousset (1997) Polygram
*"King Arthur" by Purcell conducted by William Christie (1995) Erato
*"Rodrigo" by Handel, conducted by Alan Curtis (1999) EMI
*"Motets" by Couperin conducted by Christophe Rousset (1999) EMI
*"Serse " by Handel, conducted by William Christie (2004) Virgin Classics
*"Aci, Galatea e Polifemo" by Handel, conducted by Emmanuelle Haim (2004) Virgin Classics
*"J. S. Bach: Cantatas, Vol. 15-22" byBach , conducted by Ton Koopman (2005) Challenge ClassicsRecitals:
*"Mozart: Opera Arias" by
Mozart , conducted by Gottfried von der Goltz (2002) Astrée
*"Sandrine Piau - Handel Opera Seria" by Handel, conducted by Christophe Rousset (2005) Naïve
*" Vivaldi Edition: Arie d'Opera " byVivaldi , conducted by Federico Sardelli (2005) Naïve
*"Évocation" Songs by Chausson, Strauss, Debussy, Zemlinsky, Koechlin, with Susan Manoff, piano (2007) NaïveOther:
*" Mitridate" by Mozart, conducted by Christophe Rousset (1999) Decca
*" Mélodies" byDebussy (2003) Naïve
*"La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein " by Offenbach, conducted by Marc Minkowski (2005) Virgin Classics
*" The Seven Last Words of Christ" byHaydn , conducted by Laurence Equilbey (2006) NaïveExternal links
* [http://www.radiofrance.fr/chaines/france-musiques/biographies/fiche.php?numero=5010281 Radio France bio]
* [http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/artistbio.asp?CTR=45848&z=y Barnes and Noble profile]ee also
*
Patricia Petibon
*Mireille Delunsch
*Gaëlle Méchaly
*Natalie Dessay
*Véronique Gens
*Isabelle Poulenard
*Guillemette Laurens
*Noémi Rime
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