Barockissimo ! Les Arts Florissants en scène. Théories de l’art which is inevitably associated with

which is inevitably associated with knowledge: knowing how to name the gods and space

and to highlight its role and importance in ancient societies (ancient Orient

permanent secretary of the Royal Academy of Inscriptions and Belles-Lettres

Silvio Cataldi

Barockissimo ! Les Arts Florissants en scène. Théories de l’art which is inevitably associated withLes Arts Florissants, founded by Franco American conductor William Christie in 1979, is by no means an ensemble like any other. They have over fifty operatic productions to their credit, mounted in France and abroad by major opera houses or thanks to festivals, with brilliant production teams. In the wake of Atys in 1987, which marked the revival of the Baroque on the operatic stage, they have worked with the greatest directors, costume designers, and