Bastille Day is a BIG occasion in France – it commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison, contributing to the start of the French Revolution. The dramatic historic event affected musicians, too, ...

Performances in N.Y.C. William Christie, who is being feted for his 80th birthday, planted seeds in fallow grounds that brought forth baroque splendors — both figuratively and literally. William ...

What would be more ideal than enjoying a performance of classical music, dance, and Greek mythology in the modern age? Bright-toned, lively classical music immediately paints the setting for “Circé,” ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — The rap against French baroque music is that it's a good way to empty out your concert hall. Aston Magna defied the gods of the box office Saturday night with an entire program ...

For nearly three decades, Opera Lafayette has steadily been expanding America’s understanding of 17th- and 18th-century opera and, more specifically, works of the French baroque. Founded during the ...

Rather like the song, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, the title of this Ensemble Galante concert, The Smoking Flame, hints at the tears of love you experience when you are drawn to its flame. While this ...

The music of Bach, heart-rendingly emotional but also obedient to musical forms like the fugue, reflects the austere Lutheran culture in which it was written. One hears sunny Italy in Vivaldi’s ...