Friday Musical Moment: From the Archives: An Evening of Monteverdi

In anticipation of our Sunday Serenades program this Sunday January 31, 2021, 2:00 p.m. EST., we are pleased to share another video from our archives. This excerpt is taken from our 2018 program, "An Evening of Monteverdi," and is performed by Lea Desandre, Liv Redpath, Thomas Dunford, Jean Rondeau, Doug Baillett and Beiliang Zhu.

Sunday's recital will feature mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre and lutenist Thomas Dunford from Paris, France; and mezzo-soprano Caitlin Hulcup and pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz from Leipzig, Germany. They will perform in a program devoted to Henry Purcell, featuring Benjamin Britten’s arrangements of Henry Purcell, and music by John Dowland.

Please enjoy the video below as this week's Friday Musical Moment.

Ohimé dov'è il mio ben | Lea Desandre and Liv Redpath

Friday Musical Moment: From the Archives: Lea Desandre and Thomas Dunford

Today we share from our archives John Dowland's “Sorrow stay” from the Opening Night of Opera Lafayette's 25th Anniversary season, which featured John Blow's Venus and Adonis, and songs by Purcell and Dowland performed by mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre and lutenist Thomas Dunford. Lea and Thomas return to Opera Lafayette online January 31, 2021, 2:00 p.m. EST for a Sunday Serenade featuring music by Purcell.

Please enjoy an audio excerpt below as this week's musical moment.

© Julien Benhamou

Mezzo-soprano Caitlin Hulcup and pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz also performing Purcell, will join Lea and Thomas for our Sunday Serenade on January 31, 2021, 2:00 p.m. EST.

Friday Musical Moment: From the Archives: Caitlin Hulcup in Handel's Radamisto

Today we share from our archives “Cara sposa, amato bene” performed by mezzo-soprano Caitlin Hulcup as the title role in our 2019 production of Handel’s Radamisto. Caitlin returns to Opera Lafayette online January 31, 2021, 2:00 p.m. EST for a Sunday Serenade. Based in Berlin, she is currently rehearsing with pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz music by Henry Purcell, arranged by Benjamin Britten, which you can hear on the last day in January.

Mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre and lutenist Thomas Dunford, also performing Purcell, will join Caitlin and Ammiel for our Sunday Serenade on January 31, 2021, 2:00 p.m. EST.