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Charpentier: Les arts florissants & La descente d’Orphée aux enfers

Les Arts Florissants
William Christie, musical direction
Marie Lambert-Le Bihan, director
Stéphane Facco, director
Martin Chaix, choreography
Eleanor Freeman, assistant choreographer
Guy Merlo, technical director
Emmanuel Resche-Caserta, violin
Tami Troman, violin
Myriam Rignol, viola da gamba
Mathilde Vialle, viola da gamba
Cyril Poulet, cello
Hugo Abraham, double bass
Serge Saitta, flute
Sébastien Marq, flute & recorder
Gabriel Rignol, archlute (alternating)
Thomas Dunford, archlute (alternating)
Marie-Ange Petit, percussion (alternating)
Thomas Debray, percussion (alternating)

Soloists
Bastien Rimondi, La Peinture, Orphée, & Ixion (alternating)
Richard Pittsinger, La Peinture, Orphée, & Ixion (alternating)
Camille Chopin, La Musique & Euridice
Kevin Arboleda-Oquendo, Un Guerrier & Pluton
Sarah Fleiss, La Poésie & Proserpine
Olivier Bergeron, La Discorde, Apollon, & Titye
Sydney Frodsham, L’Architecture & Aréthuse
Attila Varga-Tóth, Tantale
Josipa Bilić, La Paix & Daphné
Tanaquil Ollivier, Énone

Dancers
Andrea Scarfi
Claire Graham
Noémie Larcheveque
Tom Godefroid

Les Arts Florissants returns to Toronto for a breathtaking performance that tells the story of Orpheus’s descent into the underworld to rescue his lover, Euridice, from the grasps of Pluto, the god of the underworld. In addition to this powerful journey, the ensemble also performs their namesake work, Les arts florissants, celebrating the radiant spirit and expressive brilliance that have defined them for decades.

Join us for a champagne reception for the entire audience after the concert!