Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, Claudio Monteverdi and Jean-Philippe Rameau. Teaching Christie was a professor at the Paris Conservatoire from 1982 to 1995, and maintains an active role in pedagogy by participating in master classes and academies. In 2002, he founded Le Jardin des Voix, a biennial academy for young singers in Caen. Since 2007, he has had an affiliation with the Juilliard School, providing master classes in historical performance practice. Repertoire Christie has widened his group's core French repertoire, performing Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He has been guest conductor at the Glyndebourne Festival, and productions for Zurich Opera, Festival d'Aix and the Opéra de Lyon. He has also conducted period-instrument performances with more modern ensembles such as the Berlin Philharmonic. References External links Les Arts Florissants Goldberg Magazine with full Discography Interview with William Christie, November 20, 1995 William Christie, conductor – portrait of the artist by Laura Barnett, June 25, 2013 20th-century American conductors (music) 21st-century American conductors (music) American male conductors (music) French conductors (music) French male conductors (music) American harpsichordists French harpsichordists French performers of early music Founders of early music ensembles LGBT classical musicians French LGBT musicians American LGBT musicians Academic staff of the Conservatoire de Paris Honorary Members of the Royal Academy of Music Officiers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Members of the Académie des beaux-arts Recipients of the Legion of Honour Harvard University alumni Naturalized citizens of France American emigrants to France Musicians from Buffalo, New York 1944 births Living people 20th-century French musicians Helpmann Award winners Classical musicians from New York (state) 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians Harmonia Mundi artists Erato Records artists Articles containing video clips