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Les Arts Florissants
Band, *1979 FR
Classical
A.k.a. I Barocchisti
Les Arts Florissants is a Baroque musical ensemble in residence at the Théâtre de Caen in Caen, France. The organization was founded by conductor William Christie in 1979. The ensemble derives its name from the 1685 opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. The organization consists of a chamber orchestra of period instruments and a small vocal ensemble. Current notable members include soprano Danielle de Niese and tenor Paul Agnew, who has served as assistant conductor since 2007. Jonathan Cohen is also on the conducting staff. Christie remains the organization's Artistic Director.
Members
Popular Tracks 
Handel: Serse, HWV 40, Act 1, Scene 1: Arioso. "Ombra mai fù" (Serse) on Handel: Serse, HWV 40 by George Frideric Handel, Les Arts Florissants & William Christie Lully: Ballet des muses, LWV 32: Air. "Trop indiscret Amour" (Euridice) on Lully: Les Divertissements de Versailles - Great Operatic Scenes by Jean-Baptiste Lully, Les Arts Florissants & William Christie Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: When I am laid in earth (Dido) on World Opera Day 2023 by Various Artists Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2: Second Act Tune. Air on Purcell Edition Volume 1 : Dido & Aeneas, King Arthur & The Fairy Queen by Henry Purcell, Various Artists, William Christie & Nikolaus Harnoncourt Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: "Hallelujah!" on Handel: Messiah by George Frideric Handel, Les Arts Florissants & William Christie Te Deum, H. 146: I. Prélude on Charpentier: Te Deum; Litanies de la Vierge & Missa "Assumpta est Maria" by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Les Arts Florissants & William Christie Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628: Overture on 30th anniversary Les Arts Florissants compilation by William Christie & Les Arts Florissants Castor et Pollux, RCT 32, Acte I Scène 3: "Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux" (Télaïre) on Rameau: Castor et Pollux by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Les Arts Florissants & William Christie Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Prelude While Cold Genius Rises - Song. "What Power Art Thou" on 30th anniversary Les Arts Florissants compilation by William Christie & Les Arts Florissants Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628: Air on 30th anniversary Les Arts Florissants compilation by William Christie & Les Arts FlorissantsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Jardin De Monsieur Rameau | Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2018 | Album |
| Music For Queen Caroline | Georg Friedrich Händel – Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2018 | Album |
| Madrigali Vol. 3 Venezia | Claudio Monteverdi – Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew | 2017 | Album |
| Un Jardin À L'Italienne (Airs, Cantates & Madrigals) | Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2017 | Album |
| Madrigali & Selva Morale | Claudio Monteverdi – Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2017 | Album |
| Madrigali - Vol. 1 Cremona | Claudio Monteverdi, Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew | 2015 | Album |
| Grands Motets Français | William Christie, Les Arts Florissants | 2014 | Album |
| Madrigali Vol. 2 Mantova | Claudio Monteverdi – Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew | 2014 | Album |
| Mozart: Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Christine Schäfer • Patricia Petibon • Ian Bostridge • Iain Paton • Alan Ewing • Jürg Löw, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2012 | Album |
| Deux Oratorios | Marc Antoine Charpentier - Les Arts Florissants / William Christie | 2012 | Album |
| Duetti | Philippe Jaroussky, Max Emanuel Cencic, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants | 2011 | Album |
| Ombre De Mon Amant (French Baroque Arias) | Anne Sofie Von Otter, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2010 | Album |
| Motets | André Campra, François Couperin, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2009 | Compil. |
| Atys | Jean-Baptiste Lully, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Guy De Mey, Guillemette Laurens, Agnès Mellon, Jean-François Gardeil, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Gilles Ragon, Véronique Gens | 2009 | Album |
| In Celebration | Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2009 | Compil. |
| Il Sant' Alessio | Stefano Landi, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2008 | Single |
| Atys / La Gamme | Jean-Baptiste Lully · William Christie · Les Arts Florissants / Marin Marais · London Baroque · Charles Medlam | 2007 | Compil. |
| Handel Arias | Danielle de Niese, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2007 | Album |
| Divine Hymns | Henry Purcell, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants | 2007 | Album |
| Die Schöpfung - The Creation | William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Genia Kühmeier, Toby Spence, Dietrich Henschel, Sophie Karthäuser, Markus Werba, Joseph Haydn | 2007 | Album |
| Le Jardin Des Voix | William Christie, Les Arts Florissants | 2006 | Album |
| Judicium Salomonis = The Jugdement Of Solomon | William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Marc Antoine Charpentier | 2006 | Album |
| In Convertendo | Jean-Philippe Rameau, Nicolas Rivenq, Sophie Daneman, Jeffrey Thompson, Olga Pitarch, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2006 | Album |
| Salve Regina - Petits Motets | André Campra, François Couperin - Paul Agnew, William Christie, Anne-Marie Lasla, Les Arts Florissants | 2005 | Album |
| Les Paladins - Comédie Lyrique In Three Acts | Jean-Philippe Rameau, Topi Lehtipuu, Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Laurent Naouri, Sandrine Piau, René Schirrer, François Piolino, Les Arts Florissants | 2005 | Album |
| Te Deum, Grand Office des morts | Marc Antoine Charpentier, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2005 | Album |
| Hercules | Georg Friedrich Händel, William Shimell, Joyce DiDonato, Toby Spence, Ingela Bohlin, Malena Ernman, Simon Kirkbride, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2005 | Album |
| Les Indes Galantes | Jean-Philippe Rameau, Les Arts Florissants | 2005 | Album |
| Les Boréades | Jean-Philippe Rameau, Barbara Bonney, Paul Agnew, Laurent Naouri, Toby Spence, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2004 | Album |
| Charpentier | Marc Antoine Charpentier - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2004 | Compil. |
| Il Ritorno D'Ulisse In Patria | Claudio Monteverdi - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Krešimir Špicer, Marijana Mijanovic | 2004 | Album |
| Theodora | Georg Friedrich Händel / Sophie Daneman, Daniel Taylor, Richard Croft, Nathan Berg, Juliette Galstain, Laurent Slaars, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants | 2003 | Album |
| Grands Motets | William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, André Campra | 2003 | Album |
| Zoroastre | Jean-Philippe Rameau, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants | 2002 | Album |
| La Guirlande / Zéphyre | Jean-Philippe Rameau, Sophie Daneman, Gaelle Mechaly, Rebecca Ockenden, Sophie Decaudaveine, Paul Agnew, François Bazola, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Cappella Coloniensis | 2001 | Album |
| Alcina [Highlights] | Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Georg Friedrich Händel, Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Natalie Dessay | 2001 | Album |
| In Nativitatem Domini Canticum - Messe De Minuit (Noël Sur Les Instruments) | Marc Antoine Charpentier - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2001 | Album |
| Grands Motets Lorrains | Henry Desmarest, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 2000 | Album |
| Musique De Ballet | Les Arts Florissants - William Christie | 1999 | Album |
| Divertissements, Airs Et Concerts | Marc Antoine Charpentier - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1999 | Album |
| Musique De Ballet | Les Arts Florissants • William Christie - Jean-Philippe Rameau • Marc Antoine Charpentier | 1999 | Compil. |
| Castor & Pollux - Choeurs Et Danses (Extraits • Highlights) | Jean-Philippe Rameau, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1999 | Album |
| Acis And Galatea | Georg Friedrich Händel - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1999 | Album |
| Die Entführung Aus Dem Serail | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Christine Schäfer • Patricia Petibon • Ian Bostridge • Iain Paton • Alan Ewing • Jürg Löw, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1999 | Album |
| Great Mass In C Minor K.427 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Patricia Petibon, Lynne Dawson, Joseph Cornwell, Alan Ewing, Les Sacqueboutiers De Toulouse, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants | 1999 | Album |
| Alcina | Georg Friedrich Händel, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Natalie Dessay, Kathleen Kuhlmann, Juanita Lascarro, Timothy Robinson, Laurent Naouri, Opéra National de Paris | 1999 | Album |
| Il Combattimento Di Tancredi E Clorinda; Madrigali Guerrieri Et Amorosi | Claudio Monteverdi, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants | 1998 | Album |
| Vespro della Beata Vergine | Claudio Monteverdi, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Les Sacqueboutiers De Toulouse | 1998 | Album |
| David & Jonathas | Marc Antoine Charpentier – Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Gérard Lesne, Monique Zanetti, Jean-François Gardeil | 1998 | Album |
| Hippolyte Et Aricie | Jean-Philippe Rameau – Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1997 | Album |
| Les Fêtes D'Hébé Ou Les Talens Lyriques | Jean-Philippe Rameau, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants, Sophie Daneman, Sarah Connolly, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Paul Agnew, Thierry Félix | 1997 | Album |
| Grands Motets | Jean Joseph Cassanea De Mondonville / William Christie & Les Arts Florissants | 1997 | Album |
| Leçons De Ténèbres | François Couperin / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1997 | Album |
| Il Sant' Alessio | Stefano Landi, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1996 | Album |
| Die Zauberflote / The Magic Flute / La Flute Enchantée | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - William Christie / Les Arts Florissants | 1996 | Album |
| Orlando | Georg Friedrich Händel, Patricia Bardon, Rosa Mannion, Hilary Summers, Rosemary Joshua, Harry van der Kamp, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1996 | Album |
| Die Zauberflote / The Magic Flute / La Flute Enchantée | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Rosa Mannion, Natalie Dessay, Hans Peter Blochwitz, Anton Scharinger, Reinhard Hagen, William Christie / Les Arts Florissants | 1996 | Album |
| Les Plaisirs De Versailles / Pastoraletta | Marc Antoine Charpentier • William Christie • Les Arts Florissants | 1996 | Album |
| King Arthur | Henry Purcell - William Christie, Les Arts Florissants | 1995 | Album |
| Dido & Æneas | Henry Purcell - Véronique Gens, Sophie Marin-Degor, Claire Brua, Nathan Berg, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1995 | Album |
| Médée | Marc Antoine Charpentier - Les Arts Florissants / William Christie / Lorraine Hunt / Mark Padmore / Bernard Delétré / Monique Zanetti / Jean-Marc Salzmann | 1995 | Album |
| Requiem | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Les Arts Florissants - William Christie | 1995 | Album |
| Concerti Grossi Op. 6 | Georg Friedrich Händel, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1995 | Album |
| La Descente D'Orphée Aux Enfers | Marc Antoine Charpentier - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1995 | Album |
| Messiah | Georg Friedrich Händel - Barbara Schlick, Sandrine Piau, Andreas Scholl, Mark Padmore, Nathan Berg, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1994 | Album |
| Les Grands Motets (In Convertendo / Quam Dilecta / Deus Noster Refugium) | Jean-Philippe Rameau, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Sophie Daneman - Noémi Rime - Paul Agnew - Nicolas Rivenq - Nicolas Cavallier | 1994 | Album |
| Castor & Pollux | Jean-Philippe Rameau - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1993 | Album |
| Te Deum - Motets | Guillaume Bouzignac - Les Arts Florissants | 1993 | Album |
| Dido & Aeneas | Henry Purcell - Guillemette Laurens . Jill Feldman . Philippe Cantor, Les Arts Florissants . William Christie | 1993 | Album |
| Te Deum / Messe De Requiem | Marc Antoine Charpentier / André Campra, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie / La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe | 1993 | Compil. |
| Pygmalion - Nélée Et Myrthis | Jean-Philippe Rameau, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1992 | Album |
| Idoménée | André Campra, Bernard Delétré, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Sandrine Piau, Monique Zanetti, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1992 | Album |
| Petits Motets | Michel Richard Delalande - Louis Lemaire / Jean-Baptiste Morin - William Christie - Les Arts Florissants | 1992 | Album |
| Le Malade Imaginaire | Marc Antoine Charpentier / Molière - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1991 | Album |
| Orfeo | Luigi Rossi, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1991 | Album |
| Te Deum | Michel Richard Delalande - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1991 | Album |
| Les Indes Galantes | Jean-Philippe Rameau - Les Arts Florissants / William Christie | 1991 | Album |
| Cantates | Louis-Nicolas Clérambault - Noémi Rime, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Nicolas Rivenq, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1990 | Album |
| 10 Ans * 10 Years * 10 Jahre * 10 Anos | Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1990 | Compil. |
| Te Deum | Marc Antoine Charpentier - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1989 | Album |
| The Fairy Queen | Henry Purcell - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1989 | Album |
| Oratorio: Per la Settimana Santa | Luigi Rossi, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1989 | Album |
| Madrigaux | Carlo Gesualdo - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1988 | Album |
| Atys | Jean-Baptiste Lully • Guy De Mey, Guillemette Laurens, Agnès Mellon, Jean-François Gardeil, John Holloway, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1987 | Album |
| Petits Motets | Jean-Baptiste Lully - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1987 | Album |
| Selva Morale E Spirituale | Claudio Monteverdi - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1987 | Album |
| Cantates | André Campra • Jill Feldman • Dominique Visse • Jean-François Gardeil • Les Arts Florissants • William Christie | 1986 | Album |
| Le Reniement De St Pierre -Méditations Pour Le Carême | Marc Antoine Charpentier - Les Arts Florissants / William Christie | 1985 | Album |
| Airs De Cour | Michel Lambert • William Christie • Les Arts Florissants | 1984 | Album |
| Médée (Opéra En 5 Actes) | Marc Antoine Charpentier / Les Arts Florissants, William Christie - Jill Feldman, Jacques Bona, Sophie Boulin, Philippe Cantor, Agnès Mellon, Gilles Ragon | 1984 | Album |
| Il Ballo Delle Ingrate - La Sestina | Claudio Monteverdi, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1983 | Album |
| Un Oratorio De Noël | Marc Antoine Charpentier - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1983 | Album |
| Actéon | Marc Antoine Charpentier - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1982 | Album |
| Deux Oratorios | Luigi Rossi - Les Arts Florissants / William Christie | 1982 | Album |
| Anacréon | Jean-Philippe Rameau, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1982 | Album |
| Les Arts Florissants | Marc Antoine Charpentier - Les Arts Florissants - William Christie | 1982 | Album |
| Les Antiennes "O" De L'avent - Noëls Pour Les Instruments | Marc Antoine Charpentier - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1982 | Album |
| Pastorale | Marc Antoine Charpentier, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1981 | Album |
| Lamento Della Ninfa • Altri Canti Di Marte • Libri VII & VIII | Claudio Monteverdi - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | 1981 | Album |
| Moulinié– Cantique De Moÿse | Étienne Moulinié / Les Arts Florissants / William Christie | 1980 | Album |
| Un Peccator Pentito - O Cecità | Luigi Rossi, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie | Album |
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