Alto arias and duets

Stratospheric timbres, twirling arias: this virtuoso program invites us to a vocal high-flying act!

Carlo Vistoli and Hugh Cutting belong to the avant-garde of a new generation of Baroque singers, now in great demand in the world's greatest concert halls. Revealed by William Christie and his Jardin des Voix academy (of which they took part in the 7th and 10th editions), these two countertenors have already established themselves among the great names of this spectacular tessitura, whose triumphant high notes, particularly prized in the Baroque period, inspired composers to write some of their most brilliant pages.

By inviting these champions of vocal flexibility, William Christie offers an explosion of virtuosity in a tailor-made program featuring some of the most dazzling arias and duets in Italian Baroque music.

A musical firework display, for a New Year's Eve at London's Wigmore Hall that promises to be unforgettable!