• Out of the Vault: Edmond Dédé’s Morgiane

    Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC, United States.

    See the manuscript of Morgiane, the first known opera by a Black American composer, on display in the Folger’s Out of the Vault exhibition January 13 – February 28. The manuscript is on loan from […]

    Cost: $10

    Pre-Show Conversation with Givonna Joseph and Candace Bailey

    6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. | Lincoln Theater, Washington DC, United States.

    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 […]

    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 […]

    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 […]

    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. […]

  • RE|JOICE Salon

    6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
    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 […]

  • 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 […]

    Cost: Free

    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 […]

    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 […]