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William Christie © Bertrand Pichène
Tanaquil Ollivier © Courtoisie T-O
Sydney Frodsham © Courtoisie S-F
Kevin Arboleda-Oquendo © Courtoisie K.A.O
Richard Pittsinger © Marek Biela
Josipa Bilić © Matija Kasaic Draksic
Sarah Fleiss © Courtoisie SF
Camille Chopin © Angeline Moizard
Olivier Bergeron © Courtoisie OB
Attila Varga-Tóth © Janos Balogh
Bastien Rimondi © Amandine Lauriol / Académie Jaroussky

Marc-Antoine Charpentier / La Descente d’Orphée aux Enfers

Les Arts Florissants - William Christie - Le Jardin des Voix
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Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Les Arts Florissants H. 487
La Descente d'Orphée aux enfers
Livret d’après Les Métamorphoses d’Ovide
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie , conducting
Martin Chaix , choreographer
Marie Lambert-Le Bihan , staging
Stéphane Facco , staging
Lauréats du Jardin des Voix
Josipa Bilić ,
Camille Chopin ,
Sarah Fleiss ,
Tanaquil Ollivier ,
Sydney Frodsham , bas-dessus
Bastien Rimondi , haute-contre
Richard Pittsinger , haute-contre
Attila Varga-Tóth , taille
Olivier Bergeron , basse-taille
Kevin Arboleda-Oquendo , bass

For the final concert of his 80th birthday season, William Christie presents the Charpentier opera that gave his ensemble its name, Les Arts Florissants, along with another of the composer’s lyrical pieces, La Descente d’Orphée aux Enfers. 

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La Descente d'Orphée aux enfers
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 6:45 pm
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Amphithéâtre - Cité de la musique
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