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William Christie
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William Christie 80th Birthday Concert
William Christie harpsichord; Les Arts Florissants; Ana Vieira Leite soprano; Juliette Mey mezzo-soprano; Rebecca Leggett mezzo-soprano; Bastien Rimondi tenor; Matthieu Walendzik baritone
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Date
Tue 11 Feb 2025, 7.30pm
Tickets
£50 £42 £32 £26 £18
Duration

This concert is approximately 70 minutes in duration, without an interval

Availability

Ticket bookings are subject to a £4.00 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket

Artists

  • William Christieharpsichord
  • Les Arts Florissants
    • Ana Vieira Leitesoprano
    • Juliette Meymezzo-soprano
    • Rebecca Leggettmezzo-soprano
    • Bastien Rimonditenor
    • Matthieu Walendzikbaritone

    Programme

    • Jean-Baptiste Lully
      1632-1687
        • Atys
          :
        • Musique du sommeil d'Atys
        • Qu'il sait peu son malheur ... Je jure, je promets
        • Duet from Act IV
        • Venez vous livrer au supplice
    • Jean-Philippe Rameau
      1683-1764
        • Pigmalion
          :
        • Ballet Pigmalion
        • Règne, Amour, fais briller tes flammes
        • Les fêtes d'Hébé
          :
        • Tu chantais
        • Par les horreurs du noir Tartare
        • En vain, contre Thélème
        • Dansons tous
        • Mortels que le plaisir ... Le ruisseau
        • Ciel! O ciel!
        • Air tendre
        • Platée
          :
        • Air de la Folie
        • Hippolyte et Aricie
          :
        • Puisque Pluton est inflexible
        • Non, Neptune aurait beau t'entendre
        • Les Indes galantes
          :
        • Je ne vous peindrai point
        • Banissons les tristes alarmes
        • Rondeau - Forêts paisibles

    Overview

    Audiences worldwide have cause to thank William Christie for rescuing countless French Baroque compositions from library-shelf obscurity and restoring them to glorious life. This evening’s programme marks his 80th birthday with a fittingly extravagant musical celebration.

    Booking Information

    Priority Booking for this concert will open to Friends of Wigmore Hall from Wednesday 18 September at 10.00am. For a full breakdown of booking dates, please visit our Priority Booking page.

    General sale for this concert will open at 10.00am on Tuesday 1 October.

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