Sandrine Piau (Soprano) - Short Biography

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Sandrine Piau (Soprano)

Born: France

The French soprano, Sandrine Piau, studied at Conservatorium of Paris, where she received many prizes for chamber music and Baroque music. She supplemented her training at the Studio Versailles-Opéra with Rachel Yakar and René Jacobs.

Very quickly Sandrine Piau was noticed by Philippe Herreweghe, William Christie, Christophe Rousset, Sigiswald Kuijken, Ton Koopman, Marc Minkowski with whom she collaborates regularly. For the three following years she is invited to appear at the Festival of Aix-en-Provence with Arts Florissants and William Christie. The National Opera of Lyon makes it possible for her to widen her repertory by proposing to her the First Lady in Die Zauberflöte.

Recently, Sandrine Piau appeared at the Grand Théâtre of Geneva in Mitridate by Mozart together with Natalie Dessay, Cecilia Bartoli, and Christophe Rousset. She sang also at Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Covent Garden in London and the Amsterdam Opera. She appeared also on stages in Lyon, Rennes, Florence, Berlin, Sevilla and at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris in successful performances of works by Mozart, Gluck, Strauss and Benjamin Britten.

During the season 1999-2000, Sandrine Piau sang in Freischütz under the direction of Myung-Whun Chung, Mitridate at the Theatre of Châtelet, Xerxès by Händel in Montpellier, and Tamerlano at the Festival of Drottningholm. She also appears in recitals with pianists such as: Jos von Immerseel, Claude Lavoix, Roberto Negri, David Selig, Christian Ivaldi, Alexandre Tharaud.

Source: TROS Klassiek Website & Festival de Saint Denis Website (2001), English translation by Aryeh Oron (August 2001)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (August 2001)

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Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
Conductor	As	Works
Michel Corboz	Soprano	BWV 232
Ton Koopman	Soprano	BWV 3, BWV 9, BWV 11, BWV 13, BWV 17, BWV 19, BWV 29, BWV 30, BWV 30a, BWV 36, BWV 47, BWV 72, BWV 79, BWV 80, BWV 84, BWV 97, BWV 100, BWV 110, BWV 112, BWV 120, BWV 120a, BWV 140, BWV 143, BWV 149, BWV 156, BWV 171, BWV 177, BWV 187, BWV 192, BWV 197
Links to other Sites
Festival de Saint Denis [French] Dandrine Piau (JRP Dinu) [French] classical music andante: sandrine piau BBC Classical Review: Mozart: Opera Arias, Sandrine Piau Sandrine Piau (Forum Opera) [French] Sanrdrine Piau - Soprano (IMG Artists) [French]			Biographie Sandrine Piau (EOP) [French] Sandrine Piau (Monsite Opera) [French, Photo] Sandrine Piau, biography, discography (Goldberg) Radio France: Biographies: Sandrine Piau [French] Salzburger Festspiele 2004 - Künstler: Sandrine Piau openmozart: Soprano Sandrine Piay sings Mozart: hast off!! Sandrine Piau - sopraan (TROS Klassiek) [Dutch] [N/A]

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