| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 2-May-2013 Kennedy Center: Terrace Theater | Opera Lafayette's minimalistic Actéon conquers the Kennedy Center |
 For almost two decades, Opera Lafayette has been known to DC opera fans as a period-based ensemble reviving long-forgotten gems of French Baroque and Rococo chamber opera repertoire. On Thursday night, the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater hosted Opera Lafayette’s most recent creation: its production of Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s pastorale/tragédie en musique Actéon.
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| 17-Apr-2013 Brooklyn Academy of Music: Howard Gilman Opera House | Les Arts Florissants bring a stunning David et Jonathas to BAM |
 New York is again lucky to host William Christie and Les Arts Florissants at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Their visits are always special, and it’s not just because the unique nature of their repertory – Baroque opera, usually French, which is neglected by most of New York’s major companies – nor the virtuosic ease with which they embody this otherwise-foreign idiom. Their productions have a passionate unity of purpose and a loving, handcrafted quality that somehow seems antithetical to many of our more slick and snarky local efforts.Read full review... | |
| 15-Feb-2013 The London Coliseum | Sarah Connolly tops a stellar cast in ENO's production of Charpentier's Medea |
 When going to see a new production at ENO, always expect the unexpected. In ENO’s recent history, that has certainly been true, though not always to its credit. Friday’s opening performance of Charpentier’s Medea was no exception to the rule; however, in this case, it was an opulent, stylish and fabulous (in more than one sense) production, complemented by a truly spectacular cast.
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| 10-Jul-2012 Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix | All-Charpentier evening with Les Arts Florissants in Aix |
 The choir of Les Arts Florissants is composed of some of today’s most dynamic singers, who can sing, act, and even appear in two places at the same time. Well, in a matter of speaking. On Tuesday, William Christie’s prestigious ensemble was divided between two venues: the Théâtre de l'Archevêché, for Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, and the Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix, for an unforgettable evening of sacred works by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, both for the 2012 Festival d’Aix-en-Provence.
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