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Opera Lafayette and
their upcoming New York Baroque Musique Festival; The Era
of Marie-Antoinette Rediscovered, June 7 – 9, 2022.
Consul General of
France in New York Jérémie Robert shared “This
festival will redress some misconceptions about Queen
Marie-Antoinette. For one, she was fond of Gretry’s Silvain, a
work Opera Lafayette will present on June 7th,
that reflects on land rights of farmers as well as on the
softening of paternal authority through the display of
familial virtue, evidently sympathized with both aspects.
The Salon de musique of Marie-Antoinette, to be
performed on June 8th, reminds us on the one hand
that she was a musician and that she was open minded, having
the Chevalier de Saint-Georges as one of her chamber
musicians and composers. On June 9th will be a
performance of Concert Spirituel aux Caraïbes, which
illustrates the global reach beyond Europe of the queen’s
musical taste for French opera-comique and for Italian
music.” The beauty of the each of the programs presented
during this festival that reveal the discerning taste of
Marie-Antoinette.
Opera Lafayette’s
festival programming highlights the relation of historical
women in 18th century France to the musical life of their
time. The three-day event features baroque music performed
by international musicians, a roundtable discussion, gala
dinner, and reception. For more information and to purchase
tickets, visit https://operalafayette.org/festival2022.
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