| Opera Lafayette - Washington | 4 August 2021 |
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LeonoreOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Opera Lafayette has taken on a prodigiously ambitious task |
 29 Feb 20 / DC Theatre Scene |
Beethoven’s “Leonore” lives again in Opera Lafayette’s fascinating revival |
| 28 Feb 20 / Classical Review |
Music lovers should seize this rare opportunity to see Beethoven’s first (1805) version of Fidelio |
| 28 Feb 20 / The Arts Fuse |
Venus and AdonisOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | |
A rare and truly exquisite small gem of an opera |
| 23 Nov 19 / DC Theatre Scene |
La SusannaOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Feminist updating of Stradella’s “Susanna” lends contemporary resonance |
| 24 Apr 19 / Classical Review |
Cerere PlacataOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Opera Lafayette unearths Neapolitan rarity in amiable season opener |
| 30 Oct 18 / Classical Review |
ErminiaOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Opera Lafayette’s double-bill delivers a striking cross-cultural success |
| 2 Feb 18 / Classical Review |
Il combattimento di Tancredi e ClorindaOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Superb guest artists spark Opera Lafayette’s Monteverdi program |
| 26 Oct 17 / Classical Review |
Les Indes galantesOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | |
A well performed and well directed night of music |
| 5 Jun 17 / MD Theatre Guide |
Opera and the French RevolutionOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 3 | |
An enticing operatic sampler |
| 16 May 16 / The Opera Critic |
Opera Lafayette's potent triumvirate of daughter, lover and mother |
| 3 May 16 / New York Times |
Opera Lafayette delves into the French Revolution |
| 2 May 16 / Washington Post |
Une Education ManquéeOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 2 | |
In ‘Une Éducation Manquée,’ Opera Lafayette executes a simple plot |
| 8 Feb 16 / New York Times |
The evening is full of excellent vocal performances from all the performers |
| 4 Feb 16 / DC Metro Theater Arts |
Catone in UticaOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 4 | |
This is all about virtuoso singing, and most of the cast had it in spades |
| 7 Dec 15 / Classics Today |
Vivaldi’s ‘Catone in Utica’ gets a rare staging |
| 3 Dec 15 / New York Times |
The music of ‘Catone in Utica’ conquers the night |
| 30 Nov 15 / Washington Post |
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Vivaldi’s opera bursts with beauty and excitement |
| 30 Nov 15 / DC Metro Theater Arts |
L'Épreuve VillageoiseOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Exhuming ‘L’Épreuve Villageoise’ for a fun evening, with a tried and true story |
| 1 Jun 15 / Washington Post |
‘L’Épreuve Villageoise,’ a rare gem, at Gould Hall |
| 1 Jun 15 / New York Times |
Les Fêtes de l'hymen et de l'amourOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 2 | |
Those dancing gods of love |
| 13 Oct 14 / New York Times |
Opera Lafayette celebrates 20th anniversary, and Rameau |
| 8 Oct 14 / Washington Post |
Les Femmes VengéesOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Opera Lafayette effort to confect Mozart ‘Cosi’ sequel pales in comparison |
| 20 Jan 14 / Washington Post |
Così fan tutteOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Opera Lafayette’s delightful ‘Cosi’ gives tradition a whole new look |
| 21 Oct 13 / Washington Post |
ActéonOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | |
At the Kennedy Center, Opera Lafayette performs Charpentier’s ‘Acteon’ |
| 4 May 13 / Washington Post |
Lalla RoukhOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 2 | |
A test before the vows |
| 4 Feb 13 / New York Times |
If it ain’t baroque, don’t fix it |
| 28 Jan 13 / Washington Post |
Il barbiere di SivigliaOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | |
Opera Lafayette is riding high this season |
| 16 Apr 12 / Washington Post |
Le Roi et le fermierOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 7 | |
Le Hameau du Roy |
| 7 Feb 12 / ConcertoNet (French) |
Rien de révolutionnaire |
| 7 Feb 12 / Forum Opéra |
Following in Marie Antoinette’s footsteps |
| 30 Jan 12 / New York Times |
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Whole lotta mincing going on |
| 25 Jan 12 / Washington City Paper |
Opera Lafayette uncovers Monsigny work once sung by Marie-Antionette |
| 25 Jan 12 / Baltimore Sun |
Monsigny’s “Le Roi” receives admirable revival from Opera Lafayette |
| 25 Jan 12 / Classical Review |
Opera Lafayette presents ‘Le Roi et le Fermier’ |
| 23 Jan 12 / Washington Post |
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| Opera Lafayette announces 2020/21 season |
From the American West to the Great Hall of the Konzerthaus Berlin, Opera Lafayette celebrates the intersection of Culture, Intellect, and Community. |
| 6 Nov 2020 / Broadway World |
| Opera Lafayette |
D.C.’s early-music company Opera Lafayette repeats the history that’s been forgotten. |
| 11 Jan 2014 / Washington Post |
| Opera Lafayette, bright and early |
Company gives new voice to Sacchini's 18th-century 'Oedipe' |
| 14 May 2005 / Washington Post |
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