The series is the beginner’s aria anthology that provides a complete platform to launch classical singing studies.Arias for Young Voices contains 20 opera arias and 10 sacred arias from the early days of opera to the 21th century - specially selected for the needs of young voices. The original recordings were all major successes at the time they were released.ARIAS FOR YOUNG VOICES is the experienced and dedicated work of Barbro Marklund, Professor of Singing at Norwegian Academy of Music. All the tracks from this album are taken from releases recorded for the Vivaldi Edition, one of the most ambitious recording projects of the 21st century. Sandrine Piau will be performing in the greatest European cities in the coming months including Paris, Köln, London, Milan and Vienna.

Last year her Handel album with Concerto Italiano and Rinaldo Alessandrini was Editor’s Choice in Gramophone, and another Handel album, ‘Opera Seria’, was awarded the Stanley Sadie Handel Recording Prize for 2005. Her recording output is regularly praised by the critics and she has received many awards.

Sandrine Piau has become one of the most-acclaimed sopranos of her time and was voted Singer of the Year at the French Victoires de la Musique Classique in 2009. She performs them alongside prestigious recording artists such as Philippe Jaroussky, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Verónica Cangemi, Jean-Christophe Spinosi and Ottavio Dantone.

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.

Vivaldi tenor arias