Arts Florissants, Les

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Arts Florissants, Les. Ensemble (vocal and instrumental) devoted to baroque mus., founded in Paris 1978 by William Christie. Has performed revivals of operas by Lully and Hasse and revived works by M.-A. Charpentier, Monteverdi, Purcell, etc. London début 1990. Christie continues as their director.

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