About this Artist
An instrumental and vocal ensemble founded in 2000, conducted by Emmanuelle Haïm and dedicated to Baroque music of the 17th and 18th century, le Concert d'Astrée has become one of today's jewels of this repertoire. The Concert d'Astrée achieved a rapid success on major international stages, with a long-term residency at the Opéra de Lille since 2004 and an extensive and critically acclaimed discography available on Erato/Warner Classics.
In 2021 the Concert d'Astrée has celebrated it 20th anniversary at the Staatsoper in Berlin and the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées under the shared baton of Emmanuelle Haïm and Sir Simon Rattle
Future projects will include the Iphigenies by Gluck, Dmitri Tcherniakov stage direction ; Polifemo by Porpora at the Opéra de Lille, Bruno Ravella, stage direction ; Semele by Handel llat the Théâtte des Champs-Elysées in coproduction with the Royal Opera House l, Oliver Mears, stage direction ; a revival of Dido & Aeneas by Purcell at the Grand Théâtre de Genève, Peeping Tom, stage direction; Giulio Cesare by Hanndel at the Salzburg Festival, Dmitri Tcherniakov, stage direction. These opera productions will be interspersed with concerts tours (Handel Water Music, Pergolese Stabat with Carlo Vistoli and Emöke Baráth etc) and a 3 year residency at the Disney Hall in collaboration with the Los Angeles Phiharmonic