For nearly three decades, Opera Lafayette has steadily been expanding America’s understanding of 17th- and 18th-century opera and, more specifically, works of the French baroque. Founded during the ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The Adelaide Baroque Orchestral Series for 2022 begins with a focus on the ...

In no other age did music and politics converge as successfully as they did under the reign of Louis XIV. Throughout his lengthy reign, 1661 to 1715, the Sun King systematically exploited cultural ...

Even amid the pomp and splendor of the 17th century, there was a parallel operatic tradition of intimate dramatic works created at a smaller dimension. All the standard lineaments were in place — love ...

Nicholas Garza performs as Orphée during a dress rehearsal of American Baroque Opera Co. production of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's opera "La descent d'Orphée aux enfers" at the Sammons Center for the ...

› What: “The Glories of the French Baroque”› Where: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St.› When: 4 p.m Sunday, April 29› Admission: $20, $10 ...

With Chicago Opera Theater now focusing on contemporary music theater works, the responsibility for introducing Chicago audiences to seldom-performed stage works from the 17th and 18th centuries rests ...

A flutist who also plays the bagpipes is a rarity, as is playing the recorder, flute and bagpipes in one concert. Francois Lazarevitch did it beautifully Monday in the last of the French Embassy's ...

“Camerata Pacifica Baroque: The French Dispatch” explores French Baroque repertoire both rarely heard and familiar in the second and final offering in the acclaimed chamber collective’s inaugural ...