The vocal works on this program are from "Il primo libro delle musiche" by 17th-century Italian composer Francesca Caccini, a ...

Almost exactly 100 years after Shakespeare wrote Hamlet, composer Francesco Gasparini in Venice turned the revenge story into an opera titled Ambleto. Gasparini had likely never heard of the Bard.

It might seem odd to envision that if James Taylor were around 400 years ago he’d be sitting under a forest tree in his finest breeches singing and playing “Fire and Rain” on a lute. Or Joni Mitchell ...

Nicholas Garza (Damon), far-left, Alex Longnecker (Acis) and Gitanjali Mathur (Galatea) far-right, during a production of Handel's 'Acis and Galatea' by the American Baroque Opera Company, on Saturday ...

In 1724, George Frideric Handel brought the timeless love story of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra to life in music through his exquisite opera Giulio Cesare. In honor of this dramatic work's 300th ...

Ambleto, Movements: Più fido non poss’io Roberta Mameli, Soprano Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu Franck-Emmanuel Comte, Conductor, Harpsichord Ambleto, Movements: Segui ad amar costante Roberta Mameli, ...

ROME — The Catholic Church and the northern Italian city of Ferrara are making their peace with Antonio Vivaldi nearly 300 years after the city’s archbishop effectively canceled the staging of one of ...

Love triangles spark many a drama, but Pittsburgh Opera’s next production features what its stage director calls a “love pentagram.” The intricacies of the relationships seem fitting for the ornate ...

Baroque on the Bayou returns May 22–24, 2026, for its second annual celebration of Baroque music in the heart of South Louisiana.

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Voice faculty members in Mississippi State’s Department of Music are presenting an Italian opera recital Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. on MSU’s campus. “La Regata Italiana” takes place in ...

Boston Baroque concludes its 50th season with two programs in March and April. First, Boston Baroque presents two works by Mozart-his "Jupiter" Symphony No. 41 and the Sinfonia concertante featuring ...