Jean Baptiste Lully News

The Chicago Philharmonic continues its season with Romantic Serenade on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston.

The San Francisco Early Music Society's 2013-14 season opens this weekend, beginning tonight, October 11, and continuing through the 13th, 2013 with local trio OSTRAKA (Josh Lee, viola da gamba; John Lenti, lute; David Walker, baroque guitar). Founded in 2005 by viol virtuoso Lee, Ostraka was a finalist in Early Music America's 2012 Baroque Performance Competition. Ostraka performs a program titled Leaving Parnassus, tracing the rise and fall of the outrageous and refined French baroque style and its struggle against the fashionable forces of italianismethrough the works of Lully, de Visee, Caix d'Hervelois, Boismortier and Forqueray. The concert promises to be a tour de force of virtuosic solo and ensemble works for bass viol, theorbo and baroque guitar.

The San Francisco Early Music Society's 2013-14 season opens the weekend of October 11-13, 2013 with local trio OSTRAKA (Josh Lee, viola da gamba; John Lenti, lute; David Walker, baroque guitar). Founded in 2005 by viol virtuoso Lee, Ostraka was a finalist in Early Music America's 2012 Baroque Performance Competition. Ostraka performs a program titled Leaving Parnassus, tracing the rise and fall of the outrageous and refined French baroque style and its struggle against the fashionable forces of italianismethrough the works of Lully, de Visee, Caix d'Hervelois, Boismortier and Forqueray. The concert promises to be a tour de force of virtuosic solo and ensemble works for bass viol, theorbo and baroque guitar.

Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS), an organization that enriches public understanding and appreciation of early music in New York City, has played a major role in revitalizing the early music community since its founding in 2007. GEMS will be celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary this October through January, beginning with a gala concert and reception tonight, October 4, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street, in Manhattan. Tickets are $40 for the concert alone, or $125 for the concert and reception.

St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble will begin its 2012/2013 chamber series with Baroque repertoire by Heinrich Biber, Tomaso Albinoni and J.S. Bach. Baroque in Pieces will be presented in three concerts taking place at Brooklyn Museum and The Morgan Library & Museum (Richard Gilder Chamber Music Series).

Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS), an organization that enriches public understanding and appreciation of early music in New York City, has played a major role in revitalizing the early music community since its founding in 2007. GEMS will be celebrating its milestone fifth anniversary this October through January, beginning with a gala concert and reception on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street, in Manhattan. Tickets are $40 for the concert alone, or $125 for the concert and reception.

Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts opens its 2012-13 season with Le Poeme Harmonique in "Venezia". France's award-winning early music group performs its largest New York production to date, a candlelit semi-staged performance of songs by Monteverdi and Manelli set in the streets and canals of 17th century Venice during Carnival on Wednesday, September 12, 8:00 p.m. and Friday, September 14, 8:00 p.m. at Miller Theatre (2960 Broadway at 116th street).

Culture at the crossroads in Belle Époque France will be explored at the ninth annual Bard SummerScape festival, which once again features a sumptuous tapestry of music, opera, theater, dance, film, and cabaret, keyed to the theme of the 23rd annual Bard Music Festival.

The Montage Fine and Performing Arts Series at Loyola University New Orleans presents two weeks of music events in Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall at the end of the month.

Culture at the crossroads in Belle Époque France will be explored at the ninth annual Bard SummerScape festival, which once again features a sumptuous tapestry of music, opera, theater, dance, film, and cabaret, keyed to the theme of the 23rd annual Bard Music Festival.

Media City Ballet (MCB), Natasha Middleton, Artistic Director & Choreographer, the Southland's leading dance company specializing in the presentation of performances in the tradition and style of the Ballets Russes, will celebrate their current 10th Anniversary Season by making their debut at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre; 2580 Cahuenga Boulevard East, Hollywood, CA 90068, on Friday, August 12, 2011 at 8:30 p.m. with the World Premiere of AXIS MUNDI: A Global Multi-Cultural Celebration of Ballet Dance.

Media City Ballet (MCB), Natasha Middleton, Artistic Director & Choreographer, the Southland's leading dance company specializing in the presentation of performances in the tradition and style of the Ballets Russes, will celebrate their current 10th Anniversary Season by making their debut at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre; 2580 Cahuenga Boulevard East, Hollywood, CA 90068, on Friday, August 12, 2011 at 8:30 p.m. with the World Premiere of AXIS MUNDI: A Global Multi-Cultural Celebration of Ballet Dance.

The Glimmerglass Festival, the Central New York opera and musical theater summer festival, has announced its 2012 season.

The Brooklyn Academy of Music has set part of its 2011-2012 150th anniversary season. Productions include Sam Mendes' production of Richard III starring Kevin Spacey as part of the summer's Bridge Project series, Jean-Baptiste Lully's Baroque opera Atys from Les Arts Florissants and Opéra Comique, and the final performance of The Merce Cunningham Legacy Tour paying tribute to Cunningham's lifetime achievements, and more.

Inaugural BAM Opera Festival-curated by William Christie and featuring his acclaimed ensemble Les Arts Florissants-begins Mar 18.