Curious about what Christmas might have sounded like to Louis XIV? Early-music expert William Christie and his world-renowned French ensemble Les Arts Florissants take up that question with style, performing two seasonal works by Charpentier, Master of Music at the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris.
The program includes two key works by Charpentier, among the greatest composers of sacred music during the Grand Siècle: Messe de Minuit pour Noël, a mass setting based on the melodies of 10 French Christmas carols, and Pastorale de Noël, a lyrical recounting of the Nativity story. These performances are a welcome return for Christie and Les Arts Florissants, BAM favorites since their first appearance with a universally celebrated production of Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera Atys in 1989, here making their first BAM appearance since 2019.
The program includes two key works by Charpentier, among the greatest composers of sacred music during the Grand Siècle: Messe de Minuit pour Noël, a mass setting based on the melodies of 10 French Christmas carols, and Pastorale de Noël, a lyrical recounting of the Nativity story. These performances are a welcome return for Christie and Les Arts Florissants, BAM favorites since their first appearance with a universally celebrated production of Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera Atys in 1989, here making their first BAM appearance since 2019.
This performance is made possible in part thanks to the support of American Friends of Les Arts Florissants, and is dedicated to the members of its Maestro's Circle, who generously provide multi-year support.
Aline Foriel-Destezet supports this concert of Les Arts Florissants.
Les Arts Florissants receives financial support from the State — the Regional Direction of Cultural Affairs (DRAC), the Département de la Vendée and the Région Pays de la Loire. The Selz Foundation is their Principal Sponsor. The American Friends of Les Arts Florissants are Major Sponsors. Les Arts Florissants has been ensemble in residence at the Philharmonie de Paris and is recognized as a “Heritage Site for Culture”.
Aline Foriel-Destezet supports this concert of Les Arts Florissants.
Les Arts Florissants receives financial support from the State — the Regional Direction of Cultural Affairs (DRAC), the Département de la Vendée and the Région Pays de la Loire. The Selz Foundation is their Principal Sponsor. The American Friends of Les Arts Florissants are Major Sponsors. Les Arts Florissants has been ensemble in residence at the Philharmonie de Paris and is recognized as a “Heritage Site for Culture”.
ONSALE DATES
Thu, May 15 at 1pm
BAM Member and Patrons
Thu, May 22 at 1pm
General Public
BAM Member and Patrons
Thu, May 22 at 1pm
General Public
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Approx 1hr 30min, including one intermission
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