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 ...

The ensemble, founded by Miami native David O. Hartman, seeks to make the 425-year-old art form accessible in new ways.

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 10:34 p.m. “Rodrigo” marries elements of past and present pop culture into a spectacle of virtuosity and ambition. On the surface, the 1707 opera “Rodrigo” – written by ...

Opera has occupied a central place in Boston Baroque’s repertoire for most of its 52-year history, but for much of that timespan, those operas were performed in concert, or with minimal stagecraft.

For some classical music lovers, nothing can compare to a well-executed baroque opera, with the machine of the orchestra clicking along and the singers filigreeing their da capo ornaments on top. It’s ...