New Musical Discoveries from the Era of Madame Pompadour (1745-1764)
Library of Congress
Thomas Jefferson Building, Room 119
The Library of Congress in collaboration with Opera Lafayette present French and American scholars involved with the rediscovery, completion and premieres of two significant 18th-century Opéra-ballets: Jean-Philippe Rameau’s Io and Pierre de la Garde’s Léandre et Héro. The panelists will discuss issues regarding research and editing for performance editions of operas from this period, and examine the role of great national libraries in acquiring and preserving artifacts of cultural patrimony.
Speakers:
Susan H. Vita, chief, Music Division, Library of Congress
Mathias Auclair, director, Music Department, Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Sylvie Bouissou, director of research, National Center of Scientific Research (CHRS)
Ryan Brown, artistic director and founder, Opera Lafayette
