Dede

The Discovery and World Premiere of Dédé's Morgiane

Did you know that the first complete opera by a Black American has been hidden in a manuscript for over 130 years? John Banther speaks with Opera Lafayette about the premiere of Dédé's Morgiane.

Pergolesi

Opera Lafayette Explores Comedy and Grief in Pergolesi!

Opera Lafayette presents a program of Pergolesi whose enormous popularity during the era of Madame de Pompadour inspired the Guerre des Bouffons, an intellectual and artistic battle between partisans of Italian and French music.