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Les Arts Florissants

Dec 5—Dec 7, 2025
Les Arts Florissants
Messe de Minuit and Pastorale de Noël
By Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Conducted by William Christie
    Part of
  • Fall 2025
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 the French Baroque composer Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Master of Music at the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris.

The program includes two key works by Chapentier, 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.

ONSALE DATES

Thu, May 15 at 1pm
BAM Member and Patrons

Thu, May 22 at 1pm
General Public

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      RUNNING TIME

      Approx 1hr 30min, including one intermission

      VENUE

      Peter Jay Sharp Building
      Howard Gilman Opera House

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      All performances will adhere to protocols developed in accordance with New York State regulations and in consultation with medical professionals for the safety of our artists, audiences, and staff.

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