William Christie, Les Arts Florissant And Le Jardin Des Voix To Perform In Sydney
Exciting news that the conductor and harpsichordist William Christie is returning to Australia with his phenomenal early music ensemble Les Arts Florissants and ensemble of gifted young singers to perform a garland of 18th century Italian opera delights.
William Christie has become known as a remarkably prescient talent-spotter of the next generation of Baroque singers. Le Jardin des Voix (The Garden of Voices) is his biennial academy for the world’s brightest and best young singers, held over a two-week intensive course at Théâtre de Caen, followed by a concert tour. Six laureates of the most recent program join Les Arts Florissant to present a semi-staged production of rare and well-loved Italian lyric treasures from the 17th and 18th centuries, including works by Cimarosa, Scarlatti, Handel, Vivaldi and others – an evening In An Italian Garden.