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Faithful to performance on period instruments, this ensemble - which takes its name from a small-scale opera by Marc-Antoine Charpentier - has played a pioneering role in bringing the European music of the 17th and 18th centuries, represented by Handel, Charpentier, Monteverdi, Rameau, Bach and Purcell, back to life. Today, Les Arts Florissants offers around one hundred concerts and performances each year on the most important French and international stages. A rich programme, supported by exceptional musicians from all over the world who interpret this repertoire under the conduction of William Christie and Paul Agnew... thus bringing to life this "Arts Flo style" that is recognisable among thousands.
Spotted by William Christie, the British tenor and conductor Paul Agnew has established himself on the greatest stages as an outstanding performer of the Baroque repertoire. In 2013, he became assistant musical director of Les Arts Florissants, with whom he performed the complete madrigals of Monteverdi and Gesualdo, as well as Monteverdi's L'Orfeo - all of which have been recorded for Harmonia Mundi. Co-director of Le Jardin des Voixacademy and of the Festival Dans les Jardins de William Christie, he is the Artistic Director of the Les Arts Florissants Spring Festival. Since 2020 he has been Co-musical Director of Les Arts Florissants.