December 29, 2020: Les Délices honors Women’s History Month with a new online concert called Women of Genius that challenges the notion of the isolated “genius” to reveal the histories of female poets, performers, and composers who not only made...
"Les Délices premiered another winner this weekend with the debut of their pre-recorded Christmas concert “Noel, Noel,” a highly enjoyable blend of English, French, and German carols, interspersed with Christmas-themed poetry from authors as diverse as Christina Rosetti and e.e....
"By now it’s no secret that the phrase “home for the holidays” has taken on a whole new meaning this year. And while we won’t be able to attend in-person concerts performed by large orchestras and choruses, Les Délices has...
News & Reviews, Press / 21.12.2020
Stage Notes: Les Délices offers Holiday Balm (from Akron Beacon Journal)
When Artistic Director Debra Nagy set out to create Les Délices' virtual concert "Noel, Noel," her goal was to create an intimate musical experience as a balm for a holiday season mired in a global pandemic. “ 'Noel, Noel' is really...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 18, 2020: Launched this past August, live-streamed early music variety show SalonEra has been creating unique opportunities for artists and audiences to share, enjoy, and learn about diverse musical traditions. Designed as a salon experience for the...
LES DELICES INDULGES FLIGHTS OF FANCY IN "GAMES & GROUNDS" PREMIERING FEBRUARY 18, 2021 Dec. 15, 2020: Les Délices continues their innovative all-virtual concert series in February with Games & Grounds. Full of fantasy and flashes of inspiration, Games & Grounds...
Artists, Concert Series, News & Reviews / 07.12.2020
Noel, Noel: Meet the Poets!
In early 2020, Les Délices was in the final planning stages of a large scale Christmas collaboration that would feature Quire Cleveland and five soloists along with an ensemble of sixteen instrumentalists. As the pandemic hit, and the need to...
Artists, Concert Series, News & Reviews, SalonEra / 19.11.2020
Artist Interview: Elena Mullins
In Noel, Noel, premiering Dec. 10th, veteran Les Délices collaborator Elena Mullins will lend her beautiful soprano voice to beloved carols in English, French, and German. This special Les Délices holiday program will also feature classic and newly-written poems read...
Concert Series, News & Reviews, Press / 02.11.2020
Bewitched by Les Délices: Captivating in Cleveland
From Schmopera: Witches are people too, and they have relatable issues. Those mythological heavy hitters, Medea and Circé, are the subjects of “Bewitched,” the first installment of Embracing Change, the four-concert virtual season being streamed by the Cleveland-based early music...
Concert Series, News & Reviews, Press / 02.11.2020
Les Délices’ Bewitched: “Sensational” Online Concert
"'Bewitched,' the first subscription concert of this season by Les Délices, can be summed up in one word: sensational. In her introductory remarks, director Debra Nagy talked about the “Embracing Change” theme of the season and completely rethinking the concert...