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Creators in Conversation with OperaCréole and Opera Lafayette

8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | OPERA America’s National Opera Center, New York, NY.

Description: This winter, OperaCréole, in partnership with Opera Lafayette, will present the world premiere of Edmond Dédé’s 1887 opera Morgiane, ou Le sultan d’Ispahan, the oldest known opera composed by a Black American. Join OperaCréole’s Givonna Joseph and Opera Lafayette’s Patrick Quigley, the creative team of Morgiane, and Marc A. Scorca, president/CEO of OPERA America, for a […]

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Pre-Show Conversation with Givonna Joseph and Candace Bailey

6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, New York, NY.

Join Opera Lafayette in an engaging pre-performance conversation with OperaCréole’s Givonna Joseph and Musicologist and author Candace Bailey, who will discuss the life and music of Black composer Edmond Dédé (1827—1903). Tickets: Free. No registration required

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Pre-Show Conversation with Givonna Joseph and Candace Bailey

6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Dekelboum Recital Hall, University of Maryland.

Join Opera Lafayette in an engaging pre-performance conversation with OperaCréole’s Givonna Joseph and Musicologist and author Candace Bailey, who will discuss the life and music of Black composer Edmond Dédé (1827—1903). Tickets: Free. No registration required

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RE|JOICE Salon

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
Virtual Event Virtual Event

Join us for an engaging online Zoom discussion celebrating Opera Lafayette's distinguished history and looking ahead to its future. Founding Artistic Director Ryan Brown will share insights into the company’s remarkable achievements, including performances at the Royal Opera of Versailles, and will reflect on pivotal moments that established Opera Lafayette as a leader in period-instrument […]

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RE|JOICE — 30 Years Of Ryan Brown At Opera Lafayette

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | St. Bartholomew Church, New York, NY.

Can you imagine a time before there was Opera Lafayette? Difficult as it may seem, the nation’s oldest period instrument opera company was once only the speck of an idea in the mind of a visionary young violinist, Ryan Brown. Leading the first concert performing French Baroque chamber music in the Corcoran Gallery’s magnificent Salon […]

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RE|JOICE — 30 Years Of Ryan Brown At Opera Lafayette

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | The Terrace Theatre, The John F. Kennedy Center*, Washington DC.

Can you imagine a time before there was Opera Lafayette? Difficult as it may seem, the nation’s oldest period instrument opera company was once only the speck of an idea in the mind of a visionary young violinist, Ryan Brown. Leading the first concert performing French Baroque chamber music in the Corcoran Gallery’s magnificent Salon […]

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Salon Series: Sorcery in the Schoolroom – Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas in Historical Perspective

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Online event. Free to the public.
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Join Artistic Director Patrick Quigley and renowned music scholar Amanda Eubanks Winkler (Director of the Department of Music at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University) for an illuminating look at Henry Purcell’s beloved Dido and Aeneas. Discover how the unique origins of this landmark opera shaped the music, the casting, and the drama […]

Cost: Free
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Pre-Show Conversation with Amanda Eubanks Winkler

6:30 p.m. | Sixth & I*, Washington, DC, United States.

Join Opera Lafayette in an engaging pre-performance conversation with Amanda Eubanks Winkler (Director of the Department of Music at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University) for an illuminating look at Henry Purcell’s beloved Dido and Aeneas before the performance. Tickets: Free. No registration required

Cost: Free
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Dido & Aeneas (DC)

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | Sixth & I*, Washington, DC, United States.

Feat. Mary Elizabeth Williams as Dido  Purcell’s ground-breaking opera makes its long-awaited Opera Lafayette debut. Mary Elizabeth Williams returns to Opera Lafayette as Dido, the ill-fated Queen of Carthage, following her internationally lauded performance in last season’s Morgiane. The famously haunting aria “When I Am Laid in Earth” brings the resilient Dido to a crossroad […]

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Dido & Aeneas (DC)

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | Sixth & I*, Washington, DC, United States.

Feat. Mary Elizabeth Williams as Dido  Purcell’s ground-breaking opera makes its long-awaited Opera Lafayette debut. Mary Elizabeth Williams returns to Opera Lafayette as Dido, the ill-fated Queen of Carthage, following her internationally lauded performance in last season’s Morgiane. The famously haunting aria “When I Am Laid in Earth” brings the resilient Dido to a crossroad […]

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Pre-Show Conversation with Amanda Eubanks Winkler

6:30 p.m. | El Museo del Barrio, New York NY, NY, United States.

Join Opera Lafayette in an engaging pre-performance conversation with Amanda Eubanks Winkler (Director of the Department of Music at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University) for an illuminating look at Henry Purcell’s beloved Dido and Aeneas before the performance. Tickets: Free. No registration required

Cost: Free
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Dido & Aeneas (NYC)

7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. | El Museo del Barrio, New York NY, NY, United States.

Feat. Mary Elizabeth Williams as Dido  Purcell’s ground-breaking opera makes its long-awaited Opera Lafayette debut. Mary Elizabeth Williams returns to Opera Lafayette as Dido, the ill-fated Queen of Carthage, following her internationally lauded performance in last season’s Morgiane. The famously haunting aria “When I Am Laid in Earth” brings the resilient Dido to a crossroad […]

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