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Sophie Daneman
Sophie Daneman is a British soprano specializing in the
baroque répertoire.

Contents
Biography
Selected discography
With Les Arts Florissants
With the Collegium Musicum 90
With the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Trivia
References
External links

Biography
Sophie Daneman studied at the Guildhall School of Music
and Drama in London.[1]

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She became known during the 1990s with the baroque

music ensemble Les Arts Florissants,[1] spearhead of the
baroqueux movement led by William Christie, with whom
she interpreted mainly great names of the French baroque
such as Montéclair, Rameau, Charpentier, Mondonville,
Couperin...

In addition to William Christie, Daneman worked under

the direction of numerous choir directors, such as
Christopher Hogwood, Robert King, Gérard Lesne, Jean-
Claude Malgoire, Neville Marriner, Philippe Herreweghe,[1]
Nicholas McGegan...

Selected discography
Sophie Daneman has recorded for the labels Erato,
Harmonia Mundi, EMI and Virgin Records.[1]

With Les Arts Florissants

1992: Jephté by Michel Pignolet de Montéclair
1993: Castor et Pollux by Jean-Philippe Rameau (a
sequel to Hébé/Un Plaisir)
1994: Grands Motets by Jean-Philippe Rameau
1995: Médée by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
1995: La descente d'Orphée aux enfers by Marc-
Antoine Charpentier
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1996: Les plaisirs de Versailles by Marc-Antoine

Charpentier
1997: Grands Motets by Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de
Mondonville
1997: Les Fêtes d'Hébé by Jean-Philippe Rameau
1997: Leçons de ténèbres by François Couperin
1999: Acis and Galatea by Handel
2001: La guirlande by Jean-Philippe Rameau (Zélide)
Theodora by Handel (Theodora)

With the Collegium Musicum 90

1997: Ottone in Villa d'Antonio Vivaldi (Tullia)

With the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

1999: Arianna in Creta de Haendel (Arianne)

Trivia
1997: Songs & Duets, Vol. 1 by Félix Mendelssohn with
Nathan Berg (baritone) and Eugene Asti (piano)
1999: Songs & Duets, Vol. 2 by Félix Mendelssohn with
Stephan Loges (baritone) and Eugene Asti (piano)
2001: Lieder by Schumann with Julius Drake (piano)

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2001: Irish, Welsh & Scottish songs by Beethoven, with

Peter Harvey, Paul Agnew, Alessandro Moccia, Alix
Verzier and Jérôme Hantaï

References
1. Sophie Daneman (https://www.allmusic.com/artist/q196
88) at AllMusic

External links
Sophie Daneman (http://musicalworld.com/artists/sophi
e-daneman/biography.html) on Musical world
Sophie Daneman (https://www.discogs.com/artist/9251
35-Sophie-Daneman) discography at Discogs
Sophie Daneman (http://www.hazardchase.co.uk/artist
s/sophie-daneman/) on Hazardchase.co.uk
Sophie Daneman (http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/D
aneman-Sophie.htm) on Bach Cantatas Website
Sophie Daneman (https://www.oxfordlieder.co.uk/artist/1
1) on Oxford Lieder
Sophie Daneman (http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/a.
asp?a=A916) on Hyperion Records
Interview of Sophie Daneman on Classicagenda.fr (htt
p://www.classicagenda.fr/actualites/conversation-avec-s
ophie-daneman)

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Pergolesi - Et Jesum benedictum. Sophie Daneman -

soprano (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5ZscNH5
R6k) on YouTube

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