Opera Lafayette
L’Épreuve Villageoise
Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 7:30pm
Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 7pm.
Opera Lafayette’s 20th anniversary season closes with an opera that delighted audiences during the early 19th century, not only in an opera-rich Europe, but also in the young American cities of New Orleans and New York.
With an extraordinary cast hailing from the three nations whose cultures animated New Orleans at the time – France, Spain, and the United States – Opera Lafayette re-imagines a performance by the storied Théatre d’Orléans.
Grétry’s L’Épreuve Villageoise depicts the trials and tribulations of a small country town. The rustic story and charming musical composition blend beautifully, emphasizing an essential aspect of Grétry’s operas that helped ensure his place as one of the 18th century’s most admired composers.
CAST
Sophie Junker – Denise (5/28)
Pascale Beaudin – Denise (5/27)
Talise Trevigne – Madame Hubert
Thomas Dolié – La France
Francisco Fernández-Rueda – André
Duration of the show is one hour and 30 minutes without intermission. In French with English supertitles.
Post-Concert Talk
Wed, May 27
Laura Auricchio, author of the recently published The Marquis: Lafayette Reconsidered, and Julia Doe, Columbia University musicologist who specializes in opéra comique, will speak after the May 27 performance. The lecture will focus on French influences in early America and its relation to Grétry's opera.
There will be a book signing for Laura Auricchio's newly published book at the conclusion of the talk.
TICKET INFO
FIAF Member Tickets
Rows A-K $135
Rows L-R $90
Non-Member Tickets
Rows A-K $150
Rows L-R $100
Student Discount
Rows A-K $75
Rows L-R $50
Purchase Tickets
By phone
1 800 982 2787
At the FIAF Box Office
55 East 59th Street, NYC
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