OPERA LAFAYETTE ORCHESTRA

Opera Lafayette is an American period-instrument ensemble that specialises in French repertoire, rediscovers masterpieces, and creates a recorded legacy of its work. Founded in 1995 in Washington, DC, by conductor and artistic director Ryan Brown, Opera Lafayette has earned critical acclaim and a loyal following for its performances and recordings with international singers renowned for their interpretations of baroque and classical operas. Opera Lafayette’s season includes performances at major venues in Washington, DC, and New York City. At the invitation of Château de Versailles Spectacles, Opera Lafayette made its international début at the Opéra Royal in February 2012 with the modern world première of Monsigny’s Le Roi et le fermier. Opera Lafayette’s discography on the Naxos label has expanded to seven releases, including Gluck’s Orphée et Euridice (8.660185–86, 2005), Sacchini’s OEdipe à Colone (8.660196–97, 2006), Rameau Operatic Arias (8.557993, 2007), Lully’s Armide (8.660209–10, 2008), Rebel and Francoeur’s Zélindor, roi des Sylphes (8.660224, 2009), Monsigny’s Le Déserteur (8.660263–64, 2010), Philidor’s Sancho Pança (8.660274, 2011) and its 2012 release of Grétry’s Le Magnifique. Monsigny’s Le Roi et le fermier is scheduled for release in 2013.

For more information, please visit Opera Lafayette’s website.

A Pilgrim’s Progress – Jeremy Siepmann talks to the conductor Ryan Brown

Photos courtesy of Stan Barouh

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Role: Orchestra
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