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ODYSSEE BAROQUE : the Arts Florissants 40th birthday
Concert recorded at the Philharmonie de Paris (December 21st 2019)
Les Arts Florissants (Choir & orchestra)
Conductor: William Christie & Paul Agnew
Sandrine Piau soprano
Lea Desandre mezzo-soprano
Christophe Dumaux contre-ténor
Marcel Beekman ténor
Marc Mauillon baryton
Lisandro Abadie basse
At t...
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