Vivid.
Daring.
Now.
About
The Nation’s Period Opera Company
Opera Lafayette, established in 1995 in Washington DC, rediscovers early music masterpieces and reawakens lost operas for diverse, multi-generational audiences. Our intimate, engaging productions transport audiences to a vivid world of daring imagination.
Announcing Season 2026/27
Rameau's "Les Suprises de L'Amour"
A Modern Premiere NOVEMBER 2026
≈Elegance sparkles, emotions shift in an instant, and every entrance carries the thrill of the unexpected.
≈Season subscriptions open June 30, 2026
Single tickets open July 27, 2026
The Imposter Unmasked
FEBRUARY & MARCH 2027
≈A masquerade accompanied by songs of longing, satire, devotion, and delicious melancholy.
≈Season subscriptions open June 30, 2026
Single tickets open July 27, 2026
Metastasio's "La Clamenza di Tito"
Love, Rule, Forgive MAY 2027
≈GRAMMY-winning American tenor Nicholas Phan brings Metastasio’s great hero of La clemenza di Tito to life
≈Season subscriptions open June 30, 2026
Single tickets open July 27, 2026
DISCOVER LOST MASTERPIECES
Join us on a musical journey that predates recorded music by hundreds of years. Be among the first in the world to experience exciting and previously unknown musical works performed on authentic period instruments — theorbos, wooden flutes , valveless trumpets— and played with passion and verve by the Opera Lafayette orchestra.
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
“‘Les Fêtes de Thalie’ is precisely what it declares itself to be: ‘A triumph of games and pleasures’.”
The Washington Post
EXPERIENCE MAGICAL PERFORMANCES
Opera Lafayette performances are a feast for the senses. Expressive dancing, bold costumes and imaginative sets combine to produce a magical experience. Rediscovered operatic masterpieces, rare musical instruments, captivating singers, visual delights. This is not opera — This Is Opera Lafayette.
Welcome to Opera Lafayette —
Vivid. Daring. Now.
