Opera Lafayette Presents: The Era of Marie Antoinette in June
When:
June 02,2022 –
June 02,2022
all-day
Repeats
Where:
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F Street NW, Washington DC
2700 F Street NW, Washington DC
Opera Lafayette will perform their 2022 season, presenting three programs exploring one theme - The Era of Marie Antoinette, Rediscovered. As always, the season will be presented in two cities: Washington DC, and New York City.
The centerpiece program is a modern premiere of Grétry's 1770 opera Silvain. Also being presented are a chamber concert (in New York only), The Musical Salon of Marie Antoinette, as well as a dramatically conceived concert with orchestra and six vocalists entitled Concert Spirituel aux Caraïbes. For more information about the performances and locations visit here.
Performances at the Kennedy Center are outlined below
Sylvain, a fully staged modern premiere of Grétry’s 1770 opera, much admired by Marie Antoinette, and the first opera performed in New Orleans (1796) - Thursday, June 2nd and Friday, June 3rd, 7:30 p.m.
Concert Spiritual aux Caraïbes (Spiritual Concert of the Caribbean) with music by Gossec, Dalayrac, Pergoesi, and others, with critical eye on the meaning of French music in Caribbean colonies - Thursday June 12th 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices vary and can be purchased through Opera Lafayette.
The centerpiece program is a modern premiere of Grétry's 1770 opera Silvain. Also being presented are a chamber concert (in New York only), The Musical Salon of Marie Antoinette, as well as a dramatically conceived concert with orchestra and six vocalists entitled Concert Spirituel aux Caraïbes. For more information about the performances and locations visit here.
Performances at the Kennedy Center are outlined below
Sylvain, a fully staged modern premiere of Grétry’s 1770 opera, much admired by Marie Antoinette, and the first opera performed in New Orleans (1796) - Thursday, June 2nd and Friday, June 3rd, 7:30 p.m.
Concert Spiritual aux Caraïbes (Spiritual Concert of the Caribbean) with music by Gossec, Dalayrac, Pergoesi, and others, with critical eye on the meaning of French music in Caribbean colonies - Thursday June 12th 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices vary and can be purchased through Opera Lafayette.
