A discussion with music of Opera Lafayette’s upcoming staged performance at the Rose Theater.
With the French Revolution raging in the streets, how did the artistic milieu of Paris react? Opera Lafayette's full program features dramatic scenes from Sapho, Medée, and Œdipe à Colone, Greek tragedies set by Martini, Cherubini, and Sacchini. These operas held the stage for multiple performances in the 1790’s and reflect the tumultuous times of the French Revolution.
This evening’s preview event weaves musical interludes from the program by Opera Lafayette into a conversation about theater during the French Revolution with artistic director Ryan Brown, director Mirenka Cechova, and historians Judith A. Miller (Emory University) and Julia Doe (Columbia).
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