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Audiences will hear passages from such works as &#8220;M\u00e9d\u00e9e,&#8221; &#8220;Atys,&#8221; &#8220;Pigmalion,&#8221; &#8220;Les f\u00eates d&#8217;H\u00e9b\u00e9,&#8221; &#8220;Plat\u00e9e,&#8221; &#8220;Les Indes Galantes,&#8221; and &#8220;Hippolyte et Aricie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Soloists include Ana Vieira Leite, Juliette Mey, Rebecca Leggett, Bastien Rimondi, and Matthieu Walendzik; all of them are laureates of Le Jardin des Voix, the vocal academy for young singers that Christie created in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>The performance will be broadcast live to listeners around the world via the Carnegie Hall Live broadcast and digital series as well as WQXR.<\/p>\n<p>The concert kicks off at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Credit: Vincent Pontet) Les Arts Florissants are set to take the stage of Carnegie Hall for a special concert on featuring works by Charpentier, Lully, and Rameau. 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