Since you are interested in Great Opera Arias [Grand Air's d'Opera], here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Serse (Opera in Three Acts) Anne Sofie von Otter, Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz, Sandrine Piau / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, director [ Virgin Classics / 3 CD Box Set - released 25/Feb/2011 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1700-1760) - "Christie masterminds an entertaining performance … This recording captures a theatrical flow and affectionate atmosphere that is deeply satisfying" (Gramophone) |
W. A. MOZART
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mozart: Complete Operas Ann Murray, Andreas Schmidt, Werner Hollweg, Arleen Auger, Edita Gruberova, Edith Mathis, Peter Schreier, Thomas Moser, Kiri te Kanawa, Ingvar Wixell [ Decca Bargain Boxes / 44 CD - released 6/Jul/2009 ] A unique collection of the complete operatic works of Mozart, from the fascinating teenage works to the profound late masterpieces. Operas known and loved the world over such as "Le nozze di figaro", "Don Giovanni", "Così fan tutte" and "Die Zauberflöte" |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: La Grande Duchesse de Gérolstein (complete operetta recorded in 2005) Les Musiciens du Louvre / Felicity Lott, Sandrine Piau, Yann Beuron, Franck Leguérinel, Eric Huchet / Marc Minkowski (cond) [ Erato DVD / 2 DVD - released 6/Dec/2005 ] Best Opera Recording went to Offenbach's 'La Grande Duchesse De Gerolstein' in 2005's Diapason d'Or Awards held in Paris. |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vivaldi: Opera arias and sacred music Sandrine Piau (soprano) / Ensemble Matheus / Modo Antiquo / Accademia Bizantina [ Naive Vivaldi Edition / CD - released 16/Sep/2010 ] This special project gathers together the most beautiful Vivaldi arias recorded by Sandrine Piau since 2005, and features highlights from La fida ninfa, Atenaide, In furore, Laudate Pueri and La Candace. |
W.A. MOZART
Mozart: Mass in C Minor KV427 Sandrine Piau, Anne-Lise Sollied, Paul Agnew, Frederic Caton / Accentus / La Chambre Philharmonique / Emmanuel Krivine [ Naive / CD - released 20/Dec/2005 ] MARBECKS STAFF RECORDING OF THE YEAR 2006 - "Krivine offers a hard-edged reading, almost Bach-like in both its devotional austerity and its emphasis on the score's complex counterpoint...the choral singing and playing are admirably clear" (The... |
PROKOFIEV
The Love for Three Oranges [L'Amour des 3 Oranges] (complete opera) Amsterdam Muziektheater / Alain Vernhes, Martial Defontaine, Francois Le Roux, Sandrine Piau / Stephane Deneve (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / 2 DVD - released 28/Aug/2006 ] G :- "A reliable ensemble of singers yields the palm, though, to the astonishingly full-blooded playing of the Rotterdam Philharmonic under Denève..." (BBC Music) |
LEONARDO LEO
Miserere Les Talens Lyriques / Christophe Rousset (harpsichord & organ) / with Sandrine Piau (soprano) [ Decca Records / CD - released 21/Aug/2002 ] This album rediscovers the sublimely beautiful sacred vocal music of Leonardo Leo (1694-1744) with inspirational performances by Christophe Rousset and Les Talens Lyriques. |
MENDELSSOHN
A Midsummer Night's Dream / Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave) Sandrine Piau & Delphine Collot (sopranos) / La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent & Orchestre des Champs-Elyses / Philippe Herreweghe [ Harmonia Mundi Gold / CD - released 1/Jun/2012 ] "Not since Heather Harper and Janet Baker have I heard such a perfect partnership in 'Ye spotted snakes'. The soft, barely touched high notes at the end of each chorus are also exquisitely rendered." Fanfare |