On this day in 1944, Jean-Paul Sartre‘s Huis Clos opened (heh) in Paris.

Born on this day in 1799 composer Fromental Halévy

Born on this day in 1907 soprano Lina Pagliughi

Happy 87th birthday composer Thea Musgrave

Born on this day in 1938 soprano Elizabeth Harwood

Happy 70th birthday tenor Thomas Moser

Opera Lafayette Presents a Unique ‘Leonore’

Opera Lafayette Presents a Unique ‘Leonore’

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Opera Lafayette Presents a Unique ‘Leonore’

Beethoven’s Leonore, the centerpiece of Opera Lafayette’s 25th-anniversary season, will be heard in a way no one has had the opportunity to imagine it since 1805. Conductor and musicologist Will Crutchfield has completed a score based on Beethoven’s extensive sketches for this performance. Monday, March 2.

From La Cieca

Beethoven’s Leonore, the centerpiece of Opera Lafayette’s 25th-anniversary season, will be heard in a way no one has had the opportunity to imagine it since 1805. Conductor and musicologist Will Crutchfield has completed a score based on Beethoven’s extensive sketches for this performance. Monday, March 2.

From La Cieca