Les Arts florissants / La Descente d'Orphée aux Enfers

Box office opening on June 17, 2025 at 10 am

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To open the 14th edition of the Festival Dans les Jardins de William Christie, William Christie decided on a symbolic choice: to share with the public Marc-Antoine Charpentier's short opera which gave its name to the ensemble... Les Arts florissants. 

Presented in a double format with another operatic piece by the same composer, La Descente d'Orphée aux enfers, this new show will also provide an opportunity to discover the voices of the ten new laureates of Jardin des Voix, Les Arts Florissants' international academy for young singers. These talented young artists, selected from all over the world, will present for the very first time the fruit of their work at Thiré, alongside William Christie, Paul Agnew, stage directors Marie Lambert-Le Bihan and Stéphane Facco and choreographer Martin Chaix, before taking the show to the world's greatest stages. 

A must-see Festival event! 

After the performances on the Miroir d'eau: the Gardens illuminated

After the performances on the Miroir d'eau, spectators are invited to rediscover William Christie's Gardens by strolling through them at their leisure, by candlelight.

Accessible only to ticket holders for evenings on the Miroir d'eau (included in ticket).