In November 2021, Emmanuelle Haïm led two celebratory charity concerts - one in Berlin, the other in her home city of Paris - to mark 20 years of her ensemble Le Concert d'Astrée. The music, mostly from operas, was by Handel, Rameau, Purcell, Vivaldi and Campra, and the spectacular line-up of vocal soloists included sopranos Natalie Dessay, Sabine Devieilhe, Emőke Baráth and Sandrine Piau, mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre, tenors Michael Spyres and Rolando Villazón, bass-baritone Laurent Naouri, and bass Andrea Mastroni. In Berlin, a distinguished guest conducted extracts from Rameau's Les Boréades: Sir Simon Rattle, whom Emmanuelle Haïm describes as the 'godfather' of Le Concert d'Astrée. "I like richness and colour," she says, "I like to embody meaning in sound without ever losing the narrative thread... We are lucky to be making music, and it is wonderful to be able to share this joy with an audience."
3 Dardanus, Act 4: "Il Est Temps de Courir Aux Armes" (Phrygienne, Arcas, Anténor, Teucer, Chour) [Live]
4 Dardanus, Act 2: Bruit de Guerre (Live)
5 Dardanus: "Lieux Funestes" (Dardanus) [Live]
6 Les Indes Galantes, Première Entrée: "La Nuit Couvre Les Cieux" - "Vaste Empire Des Mers" - "Ciel ! de Plus D'une Mort Nous Regrettons Les Coups" (Emilie, Chour) [Live]
7 Les Indes Galantes: "Viens Hymen" (Phani) [Live]
8 Idoménée: "Vous Des Tendres Amours" - "Nous Obéissons À Ta Voix" - "Signalons Notre Barbarie" - "D'un Amour Qui S'éteint" - "Que Les Soupçons, Que Les Alarmes" - "Au Cour D'idoménée" (Vénus, la Jalousie, Chour) [Live]
9 Hippolyte Et Aricie: "Pour L'auteur de Mes Jours" - "Quels Biens!" - "Puissant Maître Des Flots" - "Hippolyte M'a Fait Le Plus Sanglant Outrage" - "Mais de Courroux L'onde S'agite" (Thésée) [Live]
10 Castor Et Pollux: "Brillez Astres Nouveaux" (Télaïre) [Live]
16 Il Trionfo Del Tempo E Del Disinganno, HWV 46A: "Voglio Tempo Per Risolvere" (Bellezza, Piacere, Disinganno, Tempo) [Live]
17 Il Trionfo Del Tempo E Del Disinganno, HWV 46A: "Tu Del Ciel Ministro Eletto" (Bellezza) [Live]
In November 2021, Emmanuelle Haïm led two celebratory charity concerts - one in Berlin, the other in her home city of Paris - to mark 20 years of her ensemble Le Concert d'Astrée. The music, mostly from operas, was by Handel, Rameau, Purcell, Vivaldi and Campra, and the spectacular line-up of vocal soloists included sopranos Natalie Dessay, Sabine Devieilhe, Emőke Baráth and Sandrine Piau, mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre, tenors Michael Spyres and Rolando Villazón, bass-baritone Laurent Naouri, and bass Andrea Mastroni. In Berlin, a distinguished guest conducted extracts from Rameau's Les Boréades: Sir Simon Rattle, whom Emmanuelle Haïm describes as the 'godfather' of Le Concert d'Astrée. "I like richness and colour," she says, "I like to embody meaning in sound without ever losing the narrative thread... We are lucky to be making music, and it is wonderful to be able to share this joy with an audience."
