Simon Mundy attends a weekend of Baroque opera from the Italian-French composer, including a revival of Chateau de Versailles Spectacles’ new staging of ‘Atys’ ...

It's no longer news that live music – and not just classical – has been imperiled as much as most other human enterprises by COVID-19. Back in the day, productions closed, but now cancellations are of ...

On Saturday, May 11, at 5PM at The Sanctuary of Brick Presbyterian Church, the Sebastians will present The 24 Violins Cross the Alps. The renowned early music ensemble has been widely celebrated for ...

Introduction / Paul Henry Lang -- The first opera in Paris : a study in the politics of art / Neal Zaslaw -- Michel Lambert and Jean-Baptiste Lully : the stakes of a collaboration / Catherine Massip - ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The revival of Lully's 'Atys' at Palace of Versailles (Baptiste Lacaze) The Palace of Versailles has always been about artifice.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The opera house in the palace is as artificial as any of Louis’s propaganda. It was added shortly before the revolution, not for ...