Opera Lafayette - Washington | 19 January 2021 |

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LeonoreOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() |
Opera Lafayette has taken on a prodigiously ambitious task |
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Beethoven’s “Leonore” lives again in Opera Lafayette’s fascinating revival |
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Music lovers should seize this rare opportunity to see Beethoven’s first (1805) version of Fidelio |
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Venus and AdonisOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
A rare and truly exquisite small gem of an opera |
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La SusannaOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Feminist updating of Stradella’s “Susanna” lends contemporary resonance |
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Cerere PlacataOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Opera Lafayette unearths Neapolitan rarity in amiable season opener |
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ErminiaOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Opera Lafayette’s double-bill delivers a striking cross-cultural success |
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Il combattimento di Tancredi e ClorindaOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Superb guest artists spark Opera Lafayette’s Monteverdi program |
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Les Indes galantesOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
A well performed and well directed night of music |
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Opera and the French RevolutionOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() |
An enticing operatic sampler |
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Opera Lafayette's potent triumvirate of daughter, lover and mother |
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Opera Lafayette delves into the French Revolution |
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Une Education ManquéeOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
In ‘Une Éducation Manquée,’ Opera Lafayette executes a simple plot |
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The evening is full of excellent vocal performances from all the performers |
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Catone in UticaOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() |
This is all about virtuoso singing, and most of the cast had it in spades |
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Vivaldi’s ‘Catone in Utica’ gets a rare staging |
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The music of ‘Catone in Utica’ conquers the night |
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Vivaldi’s opera bursts with beauty and excitement |
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L'Épreuve VillageoiseOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
Exhuming ‘L’Épreuve Villageoise’ for a fun evening, with a tried and true story |
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‘L’Épreuve Villageoise,’ a rare gem, at Gould Hall |
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Les Fêtes de l'hymen et de l'amourOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
Those dancing gods of love |
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Opera Lafayette celebrates 20th anniversary, and Rameau |
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Les Femmes VengéesOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Opera Lafayette effort to confect Mozart ‘Cosi’ sequel pales in comparison |
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Così fan tutteOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Opera Lafayette’s delightful ‘Cosi’ gives tradition a whole new look |
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ActéonOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
At the Kennedy Center, Opera Lafayette performs Charpentier’s ‘Acteon’ |
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Lalla RoukhOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
A test before the vows |
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If it ain’t baroque, don’t fix it |
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Il barbiere di SivigliaOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 1 | ![]() |
Opera Lafayette is riding high this season |
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Le Roi et le fermierOpera LafayetteNo. of reviews: 7 | ![]() |
Le Hameau du Roy |
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Rien de révolutionnaire |
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Following in Marie Antoinette’s footsteps |
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Whole lotta mincing going on |
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Opera Lafayette uncovers Monsigny work once sung by Marie-Antionette |
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Monsigny’s “Le Roi” receives admirable revival from Opera Lafayette |
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Opera Lafayette presents ‘Le Roi et le Fermier’ |
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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. |
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Opera Lafayette |
D.C.’s early-music company Opera Lafayette repeats the history that’s been forgotten. |
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Opera Lafayette, bright and early |
Company gives new voice to Sacchini's 18th-century 'Oedipe' |
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