Miller Theatre at Columbia University School of the Arts will be presenting the 2014-15 Early Music Series finale, Myths & Allegories. The show will feature an exploration of Homer’s Odyssey featuring the young ensemble, Les Délices.
The Early Music series has been lauded as a leader in New York’s burgeoning historical performance scene. According to a press release, the shipwrecked hero, Ulysses, is the inspiration for this encore performance by the Cleveland-based Les Délices with special guest soprano, Clara Rottsolk. Selections from Jean-Féry Rebel’s little-known opera, Ulysse, provide the centerpiece with a focus on a love triangle between the witch Circe, Ulysses and his wife Penelope. Works by Thomas-Louis Bourgeois and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre—a child prodigy and the first French woman ever to compose an opera—allow Les Délices to showcase a range of styles, as well as their own far-reaching talents.
“Les Délices is a wonderful young ensemble, and it is a pleasure to welcome them back to Miller Theatre to conclude this season’s Early Music series. Myths & Allegories paints a fascinating picture of how artists across the centuries have connected to Homer’s Odyssey, transforming the epic into gorgeous Baroque operas, sonatas, and cantatas” says Melissa Smey, Miller Theatre Executive Director, in a press statement.
Les Délices’ was founded in Cleveland in 2006, bringing together artists with national reputations who share a passion for exquisite, yet seldom heard, repertoire. The ensemble is known for their dynamic performances of masterpieces and little-known works from the French Baroque.
Myths & Allegories will be performed on March 28 at Miller Theatre at Columbia University. For more information about the show or to purchase tickets, click here.
