▁the ▁first ▁private ▁concert ▁society ▁in ▁France , ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁and ▁dissol ved ▁during ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution . ▁The ▁ensemble ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Her vé ▁N iqu et ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁designed ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁great ▁works ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁re per toire ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁Vers a illes . ▁ ▁Le ▁Con cert ▁Sp ir itu el ▁collabor ates ▁closely ▁with ▁the ▁Centre ▁de ▁musique ▁bar o que ▁de ▁Vers a illes , ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁French ▁compos ers ▁such ▁as ▁Marc - An to ine ▁Char pent ier , ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁L ul ly , ▁André ▁Camp ra ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Bod in ▁de ▁Bo ism ort ier . ▁ ▁Le ▁Con cert ▁Sp ir itu el ▁often ▁plays ▁sacred ▁music , ▁and ▁has ▁also ▁performed ▁oper as ▁such ▁as ▁D ap hn is ▁et ▁Ch lo é ▁by ▁Bo ism ort ier , ▁R ame au ' s ▁P yg mal ion , ▁Pur cell ' s ▁King ▁Arthur ▁and ▁The ▁Indian ▁Queen , ▁and ▁Moz art ' s ▁Don ▁Giovanni . ▁The ▁ensemble ▁" red isc over ed " ▁forgotten ▁oper as ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁re per toire , ▁such ▁as ▁Call ir ho é ▁by ▁André ▁Card inal ▁Dest ouch es , ▁L ul ly ' s ▁Pro ser pine , ▁S ém élé ▁by ▁Mar in ▁Mar ais ▁( ch osen ▁as ▁" Oper a ▁Rec ording ▁of ▁the ▁Year ",