Debut in Beaune for Camille Delaforge, one of the most inventive conductors of the very young generation, at the head of her ensemble Il Caravaggio. At her side, the contralto Anthea Pichannick, whose exceptional colourful voice and sovereign virtuosity are already known to the Festival audience. These qualities are indispensable to the pages of Vivaldi gathered here, the ebullient Venetian being a master of affetti, these most varied musical states of mind. From erotic turmoil to fury, from lament to laughter, these arias taken from famous or unpublished operas reveal new facets of a Vivaldian continent that we are still exploring. The movements of the concertos that alternate with the vocal pages offer an ideal counterpoint, especially those taken from L’Estro Armonico, a work even more important for the musician than The Four Seasons, for the recognition it brought him throughout Europe, and its inexhaustible invention which even inspired transcriptions by Johann Sebastian Bach.