This anthology of arias for countertenors and female altos and mezzo-sopranos 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 alto 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 Bach's St John Passion, St Matthew Passion, Magnificat, Christmas Oratorio and Easter Oratorio Handel's Dixit Dominus, Israel in Egypt, L'Allegro, Messiah, Samson, Semele, Joshua, Solomon, Theodora, Hercules, Judas Maccabaeus, Jephtha Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Haydn's Stabat Mater C.P.E.Bach's Magnificat Mozart's Mass in C minor Mendelssohn's St. Paul and Elijah Verdi's Requiem, Rossini's Petite messe solennelle, Saint-Sans' Coeli enarrant, Sullivan's The Prodigal Son, Parry's Judi