This anthology of arias drawn from Oratorios and Cantatas is beautifully presented and clear to read. Wherever an aria was composed with a preceding recitative this has also been included. An essential collection for students and teachers, and an invaluable resource for professional singers. All the soprano oratorio repertoire for public examinations has been included. Contents include arias from: Vivaldi's Gloria RV 588 and 589; Purcell's Come, ye Sons of Art; J. S. Bach's Cantata no. 21, St John Passion, Cantata no. 68, Cantata no. 92, St Matthew Passion, Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio; Handel's Acis and Galatea, Dixit Dominus, Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, L'Allegro, Alexander Balus, Messiah, Samson, Semele, Joshua, Solomon, Theodora, Jephtha; Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Haydn's Stabat Mater, Little Organ Mass, The Creation, The Seasons; Mozart's Exsultate jubilate, Mass in C minor, Vesperae solennes, Coronation Mass; Mendelssohn's St. Paul, Hear my Prayer, Elijah; Faure's Requiem; Debussy's L'Enfant prodigue.