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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 Les Arts florissants 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.[1] [2][3]

Baroque period instruments: lute, hurdy-gurdy, viola da gamba, Baroque violin, and Baroque guitar
Baroque period instruments: lute, hurdy-gurdy, viola da gamba, Baroque violin, and Baroque guitar

Work


Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687). The 1986 production of his opera Atys by Les Arts Florissants brought the ensemble to international attention. The opera was subsequently recorded by the group for Harmonia Mundi in 1993.
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687). The 1986 production of his opera Atys by Les Arts Florissants brought the ensemble to international attention. The opera was subsequently recorded by the group for Harmonia Mundi in 1993.

Although not specifically a Baroque opera ensemble, it is within this field that Les Arts Florissants has achieved its greatest successes. The majority of the ensemble's performances are of period operas (both staged and in concert), many of which are available on CD on the Harmonia Mundi and Erato labels and on DVD. The group first drew international acclaim in the area of opera in December 1986-January 1987 with a production of Jean-Baptiste Lully's Atys at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. The opera had not been performed since 1753 and Christie had unearthed the score at the Bibliothèque nationale de France and created a performing edition. William Christie: "There were a number of important moments in the history of the Arts Florissants, but there's one moment that obviously stands out – and that's the moment when we produced Atys." Christie had been approached by the director of the Paris Opera, Massimo Bogianckino, to think about putting on a Lully opera. Christie was advised by the Opéra-Comique's Thierry Fouquet that Quinault's libretto for Atys would demand an extraordinary stage director – Jean-Marie Villégier took this role[4] and he, together with Christie, created Atys. The production marked the renaissance of Baroque opera in France.

The ensemble has continued in a similar vein, by presenting the world premiere of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's opéra Médée in 1993 and many rarely heard works at their home in Caen and on the stages of major opera houses and concert venues like the Teatro Real, the Opéra national du Rhin, the Opéra National de Paris, Carnegie Hall, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Barbican Centre. The ensemble also occasionally presents works from the standard repertoire, most particularly a number of operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Les Arts Florissants has also had a number of successes in the concert repertoire. The organization has performed and recorded a number of oratorios, cantatas, madrigals, masses, motets, and other musical forms typical of early music. Occasionally, the ensemble has made forays into contemporary repertoire, notably performing the world premiere of Betsy Jolas's Motets III - Hunc igitur terrorem at a gala on the occasion of the ensemble's 20th anniversary in 1999.

Many former members of Les Arts Florissants have gone on to have successful music careers outside of the organization. These include several internationally renowned conductors in the field of early music such as Marc Minkowski (founder of Les Musiciens du Louvre), Christophe Rousset (founder of Les Talens Lyriques), Hugo Reyne (founder of La Simphonie du Marais), and Hervé Niquet (founder of Le Concert Spirituel).


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References


  1. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1999-03-27). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 18. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. Bernard D. Sherman (2003-10-09). Inside Early Music: Conversations with Performers. Oxford University Press. p. 257. ISBN 978-0-19-534365-6.
  3. Maddocks, Fiona (12 May 2019). "Home listening: Les Arts Florissants and the Sixteen hit 40". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. Les Arts Florissants ou La Bande à Bill, film by Reiner E. Moritz, 2005



На других языках

- [en] Les Arts Florissants (ensemble)

[es] Les Arts Florissants

Para la ópera de Charpentier, véase Les arts florissants (ópera)

[ru] Ар Флориссан

«Процветающие искусства» или «Цветущие искусства» (фр. Les Arts Florissants) — барочный оркестр, созданный Уильямом Кристи в 1979 году. Базируется в городском театре французского города Кан (Нормандия). Назван по одноимённой опере Марка-Антуана Шарпантье, которая в 1982 году стала первой постановкой коллектива.


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