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Performer: Les Arts Florissants

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CremonaL'incoronazione di PoppeaNew production

Teatro Ponchielli
Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308
Paul Agnew; Roberto Catalano; Mariana Moreira; Ilaria Ariemme; Oscar Frosio; Les Arts Florissants

TorontoLes Arts florissants / La Descente d'Orphée aux enfers

Les Arts Florissants
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William Christie; Marie Lambert-Le Bihan; Stéphane Facco; Les Arts Florissants; Martin Chaix

JolietteLes Arts florissants / La Descente d'Orphée aux enfers

Les Arts Florissants
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William Christie; Marie Lambert-Le Bihan; Stéphane Facco; Les Arts Florissants; Martin Chaix

LenoxLes Arts florissants / La Descente d'Orphée aux enfers

Les Arts Florissants
Charpentier
William Christie; Marie Lambert-Le Bihan; Stéphane Facco; Les Arts Florissants; Martin Chaix

KatonahLes Arts florissants / La Descente d'Orphée aux enfers

Les Arts Florissants
Charpentier
William Christie; Marie Lambert-Le Bihan; Stéphane Facco; Les Arts Florissants; Martin Chaix

ParisLes Arts Florissants - William Christie

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Rameau, de Mondonville
William Christie; Les Arts Florissants; Musicians from Les Arts Florissants
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Les Arts Florissants play an abbreviated Christmas Oratorio in Paris

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Vigour and vibrato: Les Arts Florissant bring gallic refinement to Bach’s Christmas Oratorio at the Philharmonie de Paris. 
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Gesualdo Passione with Les Arts Florissants

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Fusing the Renaissance polyphony of Les Arts Florissants with the contemporary dance of Compagnie Amala Dianor was an ambitious experiment, which displayed great virtues but didn't quite come off.
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Pop goes Purcell: Les Arts Flo serve up an intoxicating cocktail

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The Toronto Summer Music Festival opens with Les Arts Florissants’ enchanting performance of Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, featuring the singers of Le Jardin des voix and the dancers of Compagnie Käfig.
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Epiphany meditation from Paul Agnew and Les Arts Florissants

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In the intimate setting of Lauenen Church, Agnew and Les Arts Florissants introduce us to the austere sound world of Marc-Antoine Charpentier and other French composers of 17th-century sacred music.
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Handel's pastoral sings, dances and laughs at the Barbican

William Christie directs with all his customary close involvement, and profound belief in the work in hand. 
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Les Arts Florissants dazzle in Handel’s Partenope in Lucerne

William Christie leads his legendary orchestra and a group of young singers in a successful performance of Handel’s semi-serious opera.

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MoscowLa finta giardiniera

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Mozart: La finta giardiniera
Les Arts Florissants

ParisGesualdo's Madrigals: Book 4

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Gesualdo: Madrigals
Les Arts Florissants; Paul Agnew

ParisAirs sérieux et à boire (Serious Airs and Drinking Songs)

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Lambert, Couperin, de la Barre, Charpentier
Les Arts Florissants; William Christie; Emmanuelle de Negri; Anna Reinhold; Marc Mauillon; Lisandro Abadie
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One charming night: Paul Agnew on Purcell’s Fairy Queen

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Les Arts Florissants’ new production combines choreography from Mourad Merzouki with the vocal ensemble Les Jardins des Voix, turning Purcell’s fantastical work into a sung ballet.

Idyllic scenery and fiery performances: LuganoMusica’s new season

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The 2023–24 season at Lugano’s LAC boasts a wide range of orchestral and chamber offerings, including visits from Martha Argerich, Ton Koopman, Riccardo Chailly and Grigory Sokolov.

Théotime Langlois de Swarte, mad lover du violon baroque

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« Un musicien aujourd’hui doit définir son but, sa mission, sa raison d’être. » Le violoniste le plus en vue de la sphère baroque française se confie sur son parcours, son instrument et ses différents projets.