Opera Lafayette Gala
Sierra Prasada
On Tuesday, May 9, at El Museo de Barrio, Opera Lafayette kicked off their 2nd Annual NYC Baroque Music Festival with their New York Gala, headed by Barbara Tober. Opéra-ballet performances included Rameau's Io and Pierre de La Garde's Léandre et Héro. The historic world premiere of Jean-Phillippe Rameau's Io, with costumes designed by theatrical genius Machine Dazzle (in attendance), was part of the double bill.
The festivities proceeded across the street at the Museum of the City of New York, where Lincoln Center CEO and President Henry Timms was recognized. H.R.H. Princess Chantal de France and The Baron François-Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgue, as well as Afsaneh Akhtari, Suzi Cordish, Layla Diba, Cornelius Escaravage, Christopher "Kip" Forbes, Michele Gerber Klein, Susan Gutfreund, Maria Eugenia Maury and Bill Haseltine, Joan Hardy Clark, Margaret and Gregory Hedberg, Sylvia
Opera Lafayette is the foremost American interpreter and performer of obscure operatic treasures from the 17th through the 19th centuries. An Opera Lafayette performance transports its audience to an age when beauty and fascinating narrative were the rule of the day, incorporating dance, magnificent costumes, and intimate staging with rising star vocalists and musicians performing period instruments. For additional information, go to https://operalafayette.org/
Photos by Patrick McMullan and Sierra Prasada
