PHILIPPE JAROUSSKY Ensemble “Artaserse”. Claudio Monteverdi ( 1567- 1643) “Salve Regina” ( encore) , live recording during the concert “Musique spirituelle et religieuse du Seicento” on 26.08.2004 in Eglise Notre-Dame de Durtal, Festival de Sablé . *************************************************** Dear friends! My video is dedicated to the Association IRIS. Philippe Jaroussky is the parrain of this very human Association and defends it with great sincerity and willingness. I hope, that a lot of you would like to support him in this generous and human action. Here is the ( not perfect, sorry ) translation of Philippe´s letter. Please, watch full screen! “Singing allowed me in the course of these ten last years to share my passion with a lot people and to make marvellous meetings. And if my voice could also bring pleasure and consolation to some of them in the course of my many concerts, it seemed to me at some instant when it also could serve other reasons, more social. Shortly after, the IRIS association offered me to become its parrain. The case that it represents (the support to the attain children with rare diseases affecting the immune system) and the enthusiasm of its representatives led me to accept their proposal very quickly. Of course IRIS needs fund to have concrete actions towards the sick children and their families. My role is to introduce this association to a bigger number of society. Too many children still die for lack of a precise diagnosis. Many …