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classical music, opera, theatre
William Christie and Les Arts Florissants
“Happy Birthday, Bill!”
21 February 2025, Friday
7:30 pm - 10 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Produced by Müpa Budapest
Early Music Festival

Ticket prices

5 900 - 24 900 HUF

The discounts of the Müpa+ membership programme will be applied for this performance, and we also credit membership points.

Charpentier

Médée – overture

Charpentier

Médée – Médée, Nérine and Jason’s scene from Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2

Charpentier

Médée – “Quel prix de mon amour” (Médée’s aria from Act 3, Scene 3)

Lully

Atys – Musique du sommeil from Act 3, Scene 4

Lully

Atys – “Qu'il sait peu son malheur / Je jure, je promets” (Atys and Sangaride’s duet from Act 4)

Lully

Atys – “Venez vous livrer au supplice” (Cybèle, Sangaride, Atys and Célénus’s quartet from Act 5)

Rameau

Pigmalion – ballet music

Rameau

Pigmalion – “Règne, Amour” (Pigmalion’s arietta)

Rameau

Les fêtes d'Hébé, ou Les talens lyriques – “Tu chantais” (La Musique’s aria from Act 2)

Rameau

Les fêtes d'Hébé, ou Les talens lyriques – “Par les horreurs du noir Tartare” (Alcée’s aria from Act 1)

Rameau

Les fêtes d'Hébé, ou Les talens lyriques – “En vain, contre Thélème” (Sapho and Alcée’s recitative and duet from Act 1)

Rameau

Les fêtes d'Hébé, ou Les talens lyriques – “Dansons tous” (chorus from Act 1)

Rameau

Les fêtes d'Hébé, ou Les talens lyriques – “Mortels que le plaisir amène / »Le ruisseau«” (Une Naïade’s aria from Act 1)

Rameau

Les fêtes d'Hébé, ou Les talens lyriques – „Ciel! O ciel!” (chorus from Act 1)

Rameau

Les fêtes d'Hébé, ou Les talens lyriques – Air tendre – Oracle figuré en pas de cinq (Act 2)

Rameau

Platée – “Aux langueurs d’Apollon” (Air de la Folie’s aria from Act 2)

Rameau

Hippolyte et Aricie – “Puisque Pluton est inflexible” (Thésée’s aria from Act 2)

Rameau

Hippolyte et Aricie – “Non, Neptune aurait beau t'entendre” (chorus from Act 2)

Rameau

Les Indes galantes – “Je ne vous peindrai point les transports de mon cœur” (Adario and Zima’s scene from Act 3, Scene 5)

Rameau

Les Indes galantes – “Banissons les tristes alarmes” (Adario’s aria and chorus from Act 3)

Rameau

Les Indes galantes – Rondeau & “Forêt paisible” (Zima and Adario’s duet from Act 4)

Born in Buffalo, New York, but a French citizen since 1995 and today one of the most important figures in the historically informed performance of early music movement, conductor William Christie is celebrating his 80th birthday. To mark the occasion, he will lead his ensemble, the orchestra Les Arts Florissants, on a special tour together with such outstanding singers as soprano Ana Vieira Leite, mezzo-sopranos Juliette Mey and Rebecca Leggett, tenor Bastien Rimondi and baritone Matthieu Walendzik. As for what they will be performing at the concerts, it could hardly be anything other than a selection of Christie’s favourite music: works by Charpentier, Lully and Rameau.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

Conductor:

William Christie

Featuring:

soprano Ana Vieira Leite
mezzo-soprano Juliette Mey, Rebecca Leggett
tenor Bastien Rimondi
baritone Matthieu Walendzik
Les Arts Florissants
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