A baroque-style opera about a lovelorn sorceress, staged in a local vintage shop—that's Alcina, a collaboration between Milwaukee Opera Theatre and Early Music Now. Incredibly intrigued by this ...
For some classical music lovers, nothing can compare to a well-executed baroque opera, with the machine of the orchestra clicking along and the singers filigreeing their da capo ornaments on top. It’s ...
The Old World similarities between New Orleans and Venice, Italy, have sparked a new chamber music ensemble in the Crescent City.
Opera has occupied a central place in Boston Baroque’s repertoire for most of its 52-year history, but for much of that timespan, those operas were performed in concert, or with minimal stagecraft.
The only known surviving full-length opera by French violinist and composer Jean-Marie Leclair is mythological love story, and a cautionary tale about a mortal fisherman who fell in love with the a ...
This post was updated Nov. 6 at 10:34 p.m. “Rodrigo” marries elements of past and present pop culture into a spectacle of virtuosity and ambition. On the surface, the 1707 opera “Rodrigo” – written by ...
Puccini’s “La Bohème” is one of the biggest “blockbusters” in opera, but that’s not the only reason that Opera North chose it as the anchor of its Summerfest 2021, being presented July 16-Aug. 1 at ...
National Procrastination Week is celebrated annually at the beginning of March. Sunday Baroque will mark the occasion with music that was delayed or left unfinished, such as Henry Purcell’s semi-opera ...
Baroque on the Bayou returns May 22–24, 2026, for its second annual celebration of Baroque music in the heart of South Louisiana.