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Purcell: King Arthur
Hervé Niquet; Opéra National du Capitole de Toulouse; Le Concert Spirituel; Olivia Doray; Floriane Hasler; Cyril Auvity
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Handel: Israel in Egypt
Hervé Niquet; Thaïs Raï-Westphal; Mélissa Petit; Avery Amereau; Rupert Charlesworth
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Monteverdi, Allegri, Pallavicino, Praetorius, Philips, Susato
Hervé Niquet; Chœur et Orchestre du Concert Spirituel
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