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AmboiseMadrigaux Monteverdi - 6e Livre

Les Arts Florissants
Monteverdi: Sixth Book of Madrigals
Paul Agnew; Les Arts Florissants; Miriam Allan; Hannah Morrison

DijonRiccardo Primo - HandelConcert performance

Les Arts Florissants
Handel: Riccardo Primo, re d'Inghilterra
Paul Agnew; Les Arts Florissants; Mélissa Petit; Paul Figuier

ParisLes Arts Florissants - Paul Agnew

© Vincent Pontet
Handel: Riccardo Primo, re d'Inghilterra
Paul Agnew; Mélissa Petit; Hugh Cutting; Juliette Mey; Andreas Wolf

MadridHändel - Riccardo Primo, re d'Inghilterra

© Manuel Alcorlo
Handel: Riccardo Primo, re d'Inghilterra
Paul Agnew; Les Arts Florissants; Mélissa Petit; Hugh Cutting

BarcelonaRiccardo Primo - HandelConcert performance

Les Arts Florissants
Handel: Riccardo Primo, re d'Inghilterra
Paul Agnew; Les Arts Florissants; Mélissa Petit; Paul Figuier

ValenciaRiccardo Primo - HandelConcert performance

Les Arts Florissants
Handel: Riccardo Primo, re d'Inghilterra
Paul Agnew; Les Arts Florissants; Mélissa Petit; Paul Figuier
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Les Arts Florissants provide a stylish opening to Toronto Summer Music

Les Arts Florissants © Lucky Tang

Excellent use of movement and dance enhances stylish music-making in Toronto Summer Music’s opening night Charpentier double bill.

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Les Arts Florissants play an abbreviated Christmas Oratorio in Paris

Paul Agnew conducts Les Arts Florissants © Vincent Pontet (2024)
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

Gesualdo Passione at the Barbican © Mark Allan
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.
***11
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Rameau meets The Kardashians: Platée at Garsington

Samuel Boden (Platée) © Julian Guidera
A superb orchestral performance from Paul Agnew and The English Concert lights up a breezy and fun staging of Rameau's ballet bouffon.
***11
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Epiphany meditation from Paul Agnew and Les Arts Florissants

Paul Agnew and Les Arts Florissants © Christine Dietzi | Gstaad New Year Music Festival 2022-2023
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.
***11
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Camptastic, darling: Rameau's Platée

Channelling Conchita Wurst in its starring role, the Early Opera Company's production of this rare Rameau opera is bursting with laughs and memorable performances from a strong young cast. 
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ParisGesualdo's Madrigals: Book 4

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Gesualdo: Madrigals
Les Arts Florissants; Paul Agnew

LuçonFestival de Printemps – Les Arts Florissants – Vivaldi, Stabat mater

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Bach, Vivaldi
Paul Agnew; Lucile Richardot; Les Arts Florissants

ChantonnayFestival de Printemps – Les Arts Florissants – Vivaldi, Vêpres

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Vivaldi
Paul Agnew; Violaine Le Chenadec; Mélodie Ruvio; Nicholas Scott; Tami Troman
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Generation upon generation: Paul Agnew on Les Arts Florissants

Young singers of Les Arts Florissants © Julien Gazeau
For 20 years, Baroque ensemble Les Arts Florissants has been cultivating the next generation of singers with its Le Jardin de Voix programme. Director Paul Agnew talks about this mission, his love for early Baroque and Monteverdi’s secrets.

One charming night: Paul Agnew on Purcell’s Fairy Queen

Les Arts Florissant’s The Fairy Queen © Julien Gazeau
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.