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Opera Lafayette 19/20 NYC Season Brochure

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Recordings<br />

Building a Legacy<br />

Central to <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Lafayette</strong>’s mission is creating a legacy of the forgotten repertoire the company brings back to life. In<br />

<strong>20</strong>05, <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Lafayette</strong> released its first CD on the Naxos label, and now has 12 commercial audio recordings. In <strong>20</strong>18,<br />

<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Lafayette</strong> released its first DVD, and now has two video recordings on the Naxos label. In <strong>20</strong><strong>19</strong> <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Lafayette</strong><br />

published two illustrated books. These books complement <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Lafayette</strong>’s discography and further bolsters the legacy<br />

of baroque opera to new audiences. Visit <strong>Opera</strong><strong>Lafayette</strong>.org to purchase these items.<br />

Illustrated Retellings<br />

As told by Kelley Rourke and illustrated by Amy Severson<br />

Radamisto (<strong>20</strong><strong>19</strong>)<br />

George Frideric Handel, composer<br />

Nicola Francesco Haym, librettist<br />

Based on L’amor tirrannico by Domenico<br />

Lalli and after L’amour tyrannique by<br />

Georges de Scudery<br />

La Susanna (<strong>20</strong><strong>19</strong>)<br />

Alessandro Stradella, composer<br />

Giovanni Battista Giardini, librettist<br />

Based on Susanna and The Elders from<br />

The Book of Daniel<br />

DVDs<br />

Les Fêtes de l’Hymen et de l’Amour, ou<br />

Les Dieux d’Égypte (<strong>20</strong><strong>19</strong>)<br />

Jean-Philippe Rameau, composer<br />

Louis de Cahusac, librettists<br />

Cover: Louis Forget<br />

Léonore, ou L’Amour conjugal (<strong>20</strong>18)<br />

Pierre Gaveaux, composer<br />

Jean-Nicolas Bouilly, librettist<br />

Also available on Blu-ray<br />

Cover: Pierre-Etienne Bergeron

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