William Christie and Les Arts Florissants, the gold standard in French baroque opera, brought Marc-Antoine Charpentier's "David et Jonathas" (1688) to the Brooklyn Academy of Music last weekend.

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William Walker Christie lately head of chemistry (West Ferry, Dundee) - For services to the Scottish Crop Research Institute.

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Hong Kong supply-chain magnate William Fung and Hong Kong private-equity chief Mary Ma both serve on Christie's advisory board.

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