Charpentier: Les arts florissants H. 487

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Charpentier: La descente d’Orphée aux enfers H. 488

Les Arts Florissants
William Christie, musical direction, harpsichord, & organ
Marie Lambert-Le Bihan, stage director
Stéphane Facco, stage director
Martin Chaix, choreography
Paul Agnew, co-director of Le Jardin des Voix Academy
Eleanor Freeman, assistant choreographer

Soloists of Le Jardin des Voix
ÉNONE: Tanaquil Ollivier, soprano
LA MUSIQUE & EURIDICE: Camille Chopin, soprano
LA PAIX & DAPHNÉ: Josipa Bilić, soprano
LA POÉSIE & PROSERPINE: Sarah Fleiss, soprano
L’ARCHITECTURE & ARÉTHUSE: Sydney Frodsham, contralto
LA PEINTURE & IXION: Bastien Rimondi, tenor
ORPHÉE: Richard Pittsinger, tenor
TANTALE: Attila Varga-Tóth, tenor
LA DISCORDE, APOLLON, & TITYE: Olivier Bergeron, baritone
UN GUERRIER & PLUTON: Kevin Arboleda-Oquendo, bass

Dancers
Tom Godefroid
Claire Graham
Andrea Scarfi
Zarina Stahnke

Orchestra of Les Arts Florissants​
Emmanuel Resche-Caserta, leader and musical assistant
Tami Troman, violin
Myriam Rignol, viola da gamba
Mathilde Vialle, viola da gamba​
Cyril Poulet, bass violin (basso continuo)​
Hugo Abraham, violone (basso continuo)
Serge Saitta, flute
Sébastien Marq, flute & recorder
Gabriel Rignol, archilute (basso continuo)
Marie-Ange Petit, percussion

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!

This concert is generously sponsored in memory of Salvatore (Sam) Marinucci, past TSM auditor, supporter, and friend.

Les Arts Florissants’ performance is generously sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada.

Toronto Summer Music acknowledges the support provided to Les Arts Florissants by the French State (DRAC), the Département de la Vendée, the Selz Foundation, and the American Friends of Les Arts Florissants. Aline Foriel-Destezet, sponsor of Le Jardin des Voix.