Les Arts Florissants Tickets

Les Arts Florissants Concert Tickets

Witness a favorite classical music spectacle with Les Arts Florissants tickets. Founded in Caen, France in 1979 by harpsichordist and conductor William Christie, Les Arts Florissants has established itself through recordings and performances as one of the most important baroque music ensembles of its time. Based at the Théâtre de Caen, the ensemble takes its name from the opera composed in 1685 by Marc-Antoine Charpentier and specializes in interpreting 18th century works on period instruments. Founder William Christie was born December 19, 1944, in Buffalo, New York. He attended Yale University in 1966, where he studied harpsichord under Ralph Kirkpatrick. In 1970, in protest of the Vietnam War, he moved to France. He became known for interpreting baroque music as well as contemporary baroque with the Ensemble Five Centuries. He then formed Les Arts Florissants in ’79.

Comprised of instrumental and vocal formations, Les Arts Florissants has, over time, included renowned musicians and singers including Monique Zanetti, Sophie Daneman, Sandrine Piau, Guillemette Laurens, Agnès Mellon, Mark Padmore, Dominique Visse, Jean-Paul Fauchécourt, Véronique Gens, Natalie Dessay, Laurent Naouri, Patricia Petibon, Ian Bostridge or Sophie Karthäuser. Les Arts Florissants has released over a hundred recordings of sacred music or operas, including works by Charpentier, Rameau, Lully, Monteverdi, Purcell, Handel, Mozart, and lesser-known composers such as Luigi Rossi , André Campra, Montéclair, Clérambault, Delalande, Mondonville or Landi.

In 2004, the choir received the Liliane Bettencourt Prize for choral singing, awarded in partnership with the Académie des Beaux-Arts. The year 2013 saw the creation of the Les Arts Florissants label, after a long collaboration with the Harmonia Mundi, Virgin Classics and Erato labels. Their large catalog of releases includes Madrigaux des VIIe et VIIIe livres (1981), The Fairy Queen (1989), Orfeo (1991), Petits Motets (1997), Mozart: Great Mass in C minor K. 427 (1999), and their 40th Anniversary release Les Arts Florissants: 40 Ans. Purchase Les Arts Florissants tickets today to see this electrifying classical music concert performed live.

How much are Les Arts Florissants tickets?

Les Arts Florissants ticket prices start around $62 per ticket. Some of the more popular symphonies and philharmonics can range significantly higher with tickets in the $150-$250 range. If you’re looking to have a great night out without breaking the bank, you should look at seats in the balcony or upper grand tier.

The average price of tickets for Les Arts Florissants 2024 concerts is $117.32 per ticket. The most you can expect to pay is $170.33, while classical music fans can purchase cheap Les Arts Florissants tickets for $78.21 a ticket.

Les Arts Florissants Concert Schedule

You can typically catch Les Arts Florissants at iconic venues like Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA, Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall in NY and Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia. TicketSmarter makes seeing Les Arts Florissants even better with our easy-to-navigate concert schedule, which shows every upcoming Les Arts Florissants tour date and location. Les Arts Florissants concert tickets make a great gift for family members of all ages.

The Les Arts Florissants 2024 concert schedule has 2 performance scheduled for this season. The next Les Arts Florissants concert is scheduled for March 21st, 2025 at 7:30pm at the Jackson Hall at Mondavi Center at 523 Mrak Hall Drive, Davis, CA. Les Arts Florissants tickets range from $104.85 to $170.33 a ticket.

Songs from the Les Arts Florissants Tour Setlist

Les Arts Florissants's setlist while performing in London , ENG at “Barbican Hall” included the following songs:

1. Dido and Aeneas

Source: Setlist.fm