Opera Lafayette 19/20 NYC Season Brochure
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Venus and Adonis (1683)<br />
JOHN BLOW, composer<br />
ANNE KINGSMILL FINCH, librettist<br />
November 22, <strong>20</strong><strong>19</strong>, 7:00 P.M.<br />
El Museo del Barrio, New York<br />
Performance sung in English<br />
<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Lafayette</strong> opens its 25th-anniversary season featuring the 21st-century’s next generation of leadership in early<br />
music and dance. These brilliant young artists present Venus and Adonis, the French-inspired chamber opera which<br />
prefigured Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas.<br />
In librettist Anne Kingsmill Finch’s version of this pastoral myth, Venus, the goddess of Love, encourages her lover Adonis<br />
to heed the call of the hunt, which he does only reluctantly. Created for the English court, where Venus was played by<br />
the king’s mistress and Cupid by their daughter, this ultimately tragic tale is interspersed with humorous scenes that<br />
poke fun of courtiers while extolling the virtues of shepherds and true love.<br />
Single Tickets: $25 - $105<br />
Purchase: <strong>Opera</strong><strong>Lafayette</strong>.org | 212.634.9388, ext. 1
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