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  • Les Boreades
  • Les Boreades review by A customer from UK, Midlands
    Rated - 5.0 stars A wonderful early opera - stunningly performed... 10 March 2005
    ...lly stunning. Rameau?s score is also sublime, and Les Arts Florissants under William Christie deliver wonderfully sensitive music with both the ensemble singing and the orch...   Read customer review
  • Les Indes Galantes - Rameau
  • Les Indes Galantes - Rameau review by A customer from London
    Rated - 4.0 stars Stunning production... 5 October 2008
    ...t that's Rameau's fault not this production's creative team. And, then, there's William Christie, master interpreter of Rameau's music..... ...   Read customer review
  • Giulio Cesare - Handel
  • Giulio Cesare - Handel review by A customer from Leicestershire, England
    Rated - 5.0 stars A Divine Caesar 24 August 2006
    ...et Baker and Valerie Masterson was contained on 1 only). The music, provided by William Christie and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment was outstanding. Julius sang beau...   Read customer review

William Christie - filmography


  • Hercules - Handel (2005)
    Starring: Malena Ernman,  William Christie,  Toby Spence
    Director: Vincent Bataillon
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    W. Christie conducts Handel's Herculesat the Paris Opera in 2005. Starring William Shimell (Hercules), Joyce DiDonato (Déjanira), Toby Spence (Hyllus), Ingela Bohlin (Iole), Malena Ernman (Lichas) and Simon Kirkbride (Priest of Jupiter).
    2.5 stars out of 5 40% from 5 members
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  • Les Boreades (2003)
    Starring: William Christie,  Paul Agnew,  Barbara Bonney
    Director: Robert Carsen
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    This is a performance of Jean-Philippe Rameau's opera 'Les Boreades' directed by Robert Carsen. It is the story of Alphise, a young queen who is to be forced into marriage with a descendant of Boreas, but Alphise would rather give up her throne than even give it time for consideration. This feisty ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 75 members
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  • Rameau: In Convertendo
    Starring: William Christie,  Les Arts Florissants
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Jean-Philippe Rameau's popular opera performed by Les Arts Florissants under the conduction of William Christie. In addition to a full performance of the opera, the title also includes some of Rameau's key chamber music pieces and an insightful music documentary, 'The Real Rameau'.
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 18 members
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  • Giulio Cesare - Handel (3 discs)
    Starring: William Christie,  Glyndebourne Chorus,  Ange
    Director: David McVicar
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    David McVicar's production of Giulio Cesare manages to combine serious insight with entertainment, bringing Handel's masterpiece to life. The outstanding singing of the all-star cast, led by Sarah Connolly, and the vivid playing of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under the baton of ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 78% from 116 members
    Not available for rental

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