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 ...

What would be more ideal than enjoying a performance of classical music, dance, and Greek mythology in the modern age? Bright-toned, lively classical music immediately paints the setting for “Circé,” ...

Opera may not be the mother of modern performing arts — in terms of Greek theater, which was up and running 1200 years before Jacopo Peri’s Euridice first blew the minds of Florence, Italy, audiences ...

On April 27, Boston Baroque presented a thrilling production of one of the gems of baroque opera, George Frideric Handel’s opera “Ariodante,” which is a tale of love’s triumph over evil set in ...

Even Handel's operas were little known before revivals sparked by the composer's 1985 tercentenary. Since then, enterprising opera companies have explored other operas of the baroque period. Dallas' 6 ...

Co-choreographing the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra’s upcoming production of Henry Purcell’s ”Dido and Aeneas” returned George Staib to what first drew him to dance. “My heart was always moved by Baroque ...

Set in the royal court of Scotland, evoked with humour, fantasy and more than a nod to parallels with Britain’s current Royal Family, the opera tells a story of love, jealousy, subterfuge and betrayal ...

For some classical music lovers, nothing can compare to a well-executed baroque opera, with the machine of the orchestra clicking along and the singers filigreeing their da capo ornaments on top. It’s ...

Back by popular demand, "A Baroque New Year's Eve at the Opera" will usher in the New Year within San Francisco's beautiful Herbst Theatre on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 4pm. Start an early night ...

Before Italians invented opera, the oratorio and the cantata, they created madrigals — highly experimental secular songs for a small group of singers whose voices weave and combine in often unexpected ...