 Christie had been approached by the director of the Paris Opera, Massimo Bogianckino, to think about putting on a Lully opera.Christie was advised by the Opéra-Comique's Thierry Fouquet that Quinault's libretto for "Atys" would demand an extraordinary stage director - took this roleand he, together with Christie, created "Atys".The production marked the renaissance of Baroque Opera in France.The ensemble has continued in a similar vein of presenting world premiere, Charpentier opéra "Médée" in 1993 and many rarely heard works at their home in Caen and on the stages of major opera houses and concert venues like the Teatro Real, the Opéra national du Rhin, the Opéra National de Paris, Carnegie Hall, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Barbican Centre.