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Les Arts Florissants

Top Songs By Les Arts Florissants

Trio Sonata in C Minor, HWV 386a: III. AndanteWilliam Christie & Les Arts Florissants

Sonata Op. 2 No. 12: Ciaccona in B-Flat MajorWilliam Christie & Les Arts Florissants

Gloria, RV 589: Coro "Gloria in excelsis Deo"Paul Agnew & Les Arts Florissants

Listen to Psyché : Prelude by Les Arts Florissants, William Christie & Jean-Baptiste Lully, see lyrics, music video & more!

Psyché : PreludeLes Arts Florissants, William Christie & Jean-Baptiste Lully

Listen to Psyché : "Chantons Les Plaisirs Charmants" [Chorus] by Les Arts Florissants, William Christie & Jean-Baptiste Lully, see lyrics, music video & more!

Psyché : "Chantons Les Plaisirs Charmants" [Chorus]Les Arts Florissants, William Christie & Jean-Baptiste Lully

Motetto "Ostro picta, armata spina", RV 642, Introduzione al Gloria: Aria "Ostro picta, armata spina"Paul Agnew, Les Arts Florissants & Sophie Karthäuser

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: Chorus. With Drooping Wings Ye Cupids Come (2024 Remaster)William Christie & Les Arts Florissants

Listen to Les Indes galantes, RCT 44: Ouverture by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie, see lyrics, music video & more!

Les Indes galantes, RCT 44: OuvertureLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Dido & Aeneas, Act 3: "When I Am Laid in Earth" [Dido] by Les Arts Florissants, Véronique Gens & William Christie, see lyrics, music video & more!

Dido & Aeneas, Act 3: "When I Am Laid in Earth" [Dido]Les Arts Florissants, Véronique Gens & William Christie

Listen to Die Zauberflöte: Act 1 "O Zittre Nicht, Mein Lieber Sohn" [Königin Der Nacht] by Les Arts Florissants, Natalie Dessay & William Christie, see lyrics, music video & more!

Die Zauberflöte: Act 1 "O Zittre Nicht, Mein Lieber Sohn" [Königin Der Nacht]Les Arts Florissants, Natalie Dessay & William Christie

Upcoming Concerts for Les Arts Florissants

Les Arts Florissants currently has 1 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Monday, February 23, 2026 at Auditorium-Orchestre national in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

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Feb 23, 2026
Auditorium-Orchestre national
Lyon

Latest Release

ALBUMNei giardini d'amore. Baroque arias for 2 altiCarlo Vistoli, Hugh Cutting, William Christie & Les Arts Florissants

More albums from Les Arts Florissants

ALBUMJ. S. Bach: A Life in Music, Vol. 2 - The Weimar Years (1708–1717)Paul Agnew, Les Arts Florissants & Benjamin Alard

Listen to D'India: Madrigali by William Christie & Les Arts Florissants

ALBUMD'India: MadrigaliWilliam Christie & Les Arts Florissants

ALBUMLes Musiques de MolièreLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMJ. S. Bach: A Life in Music, Vol. 1 – Arnstadt & Mühlhausen (1703–1708), Early CantatasLes Arts Florissants & Benjamin Alard

ALBUMSchütz: Italian MadrigalsLes Arts Florissants & Paul Agnew

ALBUMM.A. Charpentier: Actéon & Intermèdes nouveaux du Mariage forcéLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMM.A. Charpentier: Cæcilia Virgo et Martyr, H.413 - Filius prodigus, H.399 - Magnificat, H.73Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMHandel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Rachel Ramond, Leo Jemison, Trinity Boys Choir, James Way & Sreten Manojlović

ALBUMGesualdo: Madrigali, Libri quinto & sestoLes Arts Florissants & Paul Agnew

ALBUMGesualdo: Tenebræ Responsoria, Feria QuintaLes Arts Florissants & Paul Agnew

ALBUMVivaldi: The Great Venetian MassLes Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew, Sophie Karthäuser & Lucile Richardot

ALBUMN'espérez plus mes yeux... Airs sérieux et à boire, Vol. 3William Christie & Les Arts Florissants

ALBUMGesualdo: Madrigali, Libri terzo & quartoLes Arts Florissants & Paul Agnew

Listen to Gesualdo: Madrigali, Libri primo & secondo by Les Arts Florissants & Paul Agnew

ALBUMGesualdo: Madrigali, Libri primo & secondoLes Arts Florissants & Paul Agnew

Listen to Si vous vouliez un jour…airs serieux et à boire, Vol. 2 by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMSi vous vouliez un jour…airs serieux et à boire, Vol. 2Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Monteverdi: Madrigali - Cremona Vol. 1 by Les Arts Florissants & Paul Agnew

ALBUMMonteverdi: Madrigali - Cremona Vol. 1Les Arts Florissants & Paul Agnew

Listen to Handel: Music for Queen Caroline by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMHandel: Music for Queen CarolineLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Monteverdi: Madrigali Vol. 2, Mantova by Les Arts Florissants & Paul Agnew

ALBUMMonteverdi: Madrigali Vol. 2, MantovaLes Arts Florissants & Paul Agnew

Listen to Le Jardin de Monsieur Rameau by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMLe Jardin de Monsieur RameauLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Handel: Belshazzar by William Christie & Les Arts Florissants

ALBUMHandel: BelshazzarWilliam Christie & Les Arts Florissants

Listen to Duetti by Les Arts Florissants, Max Emanuel Cencic & William Christie

ALBUMDuettiLes Arts Florissants, Max Emanuel Cencic & William Christie

ALBUMLeo/Scarlatti : LamentazioneLes Arts Florissants

Listen to Ombre de mon amant - French Baroque Arias by Anne Sofie von Otter, Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMOmbre de mon amant - French Baroque AriasAnne Sofie von Otter, Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMHaydn: Die SchöpfungWilliam Christie & Les Arts Florissants

Listen to Handel: Arias by Danielle de Niese, Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMHandel: AriasDanielle de Niese, Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Handel: Arias (Bonus Version) by Danielle de Niese, Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMHandel: Arias (Bonus Version)Danielle de Niese, Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Rameau : Hippolyte Et Aricie by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMRameau : Hippolyte Et AricieLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMCouperin: Salve Regina (Petits Motets)Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew & William Christie

Listen to Handel: Theodora by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMHandel: TheodoraLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Lully : Les Divertissements de Versailles - Great Operatic Scenes by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMLully : Les Divertissements de Versailles - Great Operatic ScenesLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Mozart: Missa C Moll, KV. 427 by William Christie & Les Arts Florissants

ALBUMMozart: Missa C Moll, KV. 427William Christie & Les Arts Florissants

Listen to Desmarets: Grands Motets Lorrains by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMDesmarets: Grands Motets LorrainsLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Charpentier: Divertissements, Airs & Concerts by William Christie & Les Arts Florissants

ALBUMCharpentier: Divertissements, Airs & ConcertsWilliam Christie & Les Arts Florissants

Listen to Mozart: Die Entführung aus dem Serail by William Christie & Les Arts Florissants

ALBUMMozart: Die Entführung aus dem SerailWilliam Christie & Les Arts Florissants

Listen to Monteverdi: Vespro Della Beata Vergine by Les Arts Florissants, Les Sacqueboutiers de Toulouse & William Christie

ALBUMMonteverdi: Vespro Della Beata VergineLes Arts Florissants, Les Sacqueboutiers de Toulouse & William Christie

Listen to Mozart: Die Zauberflöte by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMMozart: Die ZauberflöteLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Charpentier: La Descente D'Orphée Aux Enfers by William Christie & Les Arts Florissants

ALBUMCharpentier: La Descente D'Orphée Aux EnfersWilliam Christie & Les Arts Florissants

Listen to Charpentier: Médée by Bernard Delétré, François Bazola, Isabelle Desrochers, Jean-Claude Sarragosse, Jean-Yves Ravoux, Katalin Károlyi, Les Arts Florissants, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Marie-Noëlle De Callataÿ, Mark Padmore, Monique Zanetti, Noémi Rime, Sophie Daneman, Valérie Picard & William Christie

ALBUMCharpentier: MédéeBernard Delétré, François Bazola, Isabelle Desrochers, Jean-Claude Sarragosse, Jean-Yves Ravoux, Katalin Károlyi, Les Arts Florissants, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Marie-Noëlle De Callataÿ, Mark Padmore, Monique Zanetti, Noémi Rime, Sophie Daneman, Valérie Picard & William Christie

ALBUMHandel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Handel: Messiah by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMHandel: MessiahLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Rameau: Les Grands Motets by William Christie & Les Arts Florissants

ALBUMRameau: Les Grands MotetsWilliam Christie & Les Arts Florissants

Listen to Campra: Idoménée (highlights) by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMCampra: Idoménée (highlights)Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Monteverdi: Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMMonteverdi: Il combattimento di Tancredi e ClorindaLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Rameau: Castor & Pollux (Choruses & Dances) by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMRameau: Castor & Pollux (Choruses & Dances)Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Rameau: Castor & Pollux, RCT 32 by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMRameau: Castor & Pollux, RCT 32Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Rameau: Castor et Pollux by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMRameau: Castor et PolluxLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Rameau: Castor et Pollux (Choruses & Dances) by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMRameau: Castor et Pollux (Choruses & Dances)Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMBouzignac: Te Deum, MotetsLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMDe Lalande: Petits MotetsLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMMontéclair: JephtéLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMCampra: IdoménéeLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMRameau: Pygmalion, Nélée & MyrthisLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Rameau: Les Indes galantes, RCT 44 by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMRameau: Les Indes galantes, RCT 44Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMRossi: OrfeoLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMDe Lalande: Grands MotetsLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Purcell Edition, Vol. 2: The Indian Queen, the Tempest, Dioclesian & Timon of Athens by Concentus Musicus Wien, Les Arts Florissants, Nikolaus Harnoncourt & William Christie

ALBUMPurcell Edition, Vol. 2: The Indian Queen, the Tempest, Dioclesian & Timon of AthensConcentus Musicus Wien, Les Arts Florissants, Nikolaus Harnoncourt & William Christie

ALBUMCharpentier: Le Malade imaginaireLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMCantatesLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146, Litanies de la Vierge & Missa "Assumpta est Maria" by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMCharpentier: Te Deum, H. 146, Litanies de la Vierge & Missa "Assumpta est Maria"Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMPurcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMMontéclair: La Mort de DidonLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMCharpentier: David et Jonathas H.490Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Gesualdo: Madrigals by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMGesualdo: MadrigalsLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMLully: Petits MotetsLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Lully: Atys by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMLully: AtysLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMCampra: Cantates françaisesLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMMonteverdi: Selva morale e spiritualeLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMCharpentier: Le Reniement de saint Pierre & Méditations pour le CarêmeLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMPurcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626 (2024 Remastered Version)Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Jill Feldman, Guillemette Laurens, Philippe Cantor, Dominique Visse, Agnès Mellon, Barbara Borden & Michel Laplenie

Listen to Charpentier: Médée by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMCharpentier: MédéeLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMRossi: Oratorio per la Settimana SantaLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMLambert: Airs de courLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Charpentier: Un oratorio de Noël by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMCharpentier: Un oratorio de NoëlLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Monteverdi: Il ballo delle ingrate, SV 167 by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMMonteverdi: Il ballo delle ingrate, SV 167Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Rameau: Anacreon by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMRameau: AnacreonLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Rameau: Anacréon, RCT 30 by Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMRameau: Anacréon, RCT 30Les Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMRossi: OratoriosLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMCharpentier: Les arts florissantsLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMCharpentier: Pastorale de NoëlLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMMonteverdi: Lamento de là ninfa & altri cantiLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

ALBUMMoulinié: Le Cantique de MoÿseLes Arts Florissants & William Christie

Listen to Charpentier: Les Plaisirs de Versailles by William Christie & Les Arts Florissants

ALBUMCharpentier: Les Plaisirs de VersaillesWilliam Christie & Les Arts Florissants

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About Les Arts Florissants

Hometown

France

Formed

1979

Genre

Classical

France's Les Arts Florissants was a pioneering ensemble when the group was formed in 1979, unearthing Baroque works from France and beyond and performing them in historically authentic style. The group's influence has hardly diminished over its four decades of existence; it has spawned numerous operatic careers and has established a successful training program, Le Jardin des Voix. Les Arts Florissants was founded by the harpsichordist William Christie. Les Arts Florissants attracted the attention of major French recording companies almost immediately and released a recording of works by Etienne Moulinié in 1980. The stability of the Les Arts Florissants sound has been partly due to the long-term leadership of Christie, who turned over some duties to tenor and conductor Paul Agnew in the late 2000s but has remained active and vital in his involvement with the group. Les Arts Florissants issued the album Schütz: Italian Madrigals in 2023.