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| Composer | Charpentier, Marc-Antoine (1643-1704) |
| Period | Baroque |
| Year | 1686 |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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ParisMarc-Antoine Charpentier / La Descente d'Orphée aux enfersSemi-staged performance
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Charpentier
William Christie; Marie Lambert-Le Bihan; Les Arts Florissants; Stéphane Facco; Martin Chaix; Josipa Bilić
ValenciaLa descente d'Orphée aux enfers de Charpentier
Charpentier: La descente d'Orphée aux enfers, H.488
William Christie; Marie Lambert-Le Bihan; Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía; Les Arts Florissants; Le Jardin des Voix; Stéphane Facco; Martin Chaix
MadridUniverso Barroco - Les Arts Florissants
Charpentier
William Christie; Marie Lambert-Le Bihan; Stéphane Facco; Les Arts Florissants; Josipa Bilić
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Delicious downtime with the Duchess: La descente d’Orphée aux enfers with the Early Opera Company
Closing your eyes while listening, you could easily imagine yourself in a gilt-edged salon, with Her Highness Mademoiselle Marie de Lorraine, Duchess of Guise, peer of France, princess of Joinville, hereditary seneschal of Champagne herself sitting not far from you, enjoying and approving every lovely note.
French Baroque Magic at the Haymarket Opera
Orpheus and Euridice – A timeless Greek myth forever ingrained into the classical music repertoire. Since the very beginnings of operatic history, this heartbreaking and beautiful tale has endured numerous adaptions.
Un Orphée d’anthologie ressuscite Charpentier à Gaveau
Les ensembles A Nocte Temporis du ténor Reinoud van Mechelen et Vox Luminis de la basse Lionel Meunier joignent leurs forces salle Gaveau dans un superbe programme 100% Charpentier.