LES DÉLICES PRESENTS A FEAST OF RENAISSANCE MUSIC IN THREE PERFORMANCES, APRIL 21-23, 2023 For the final concerts in its 2022-23 season, Les Délices honors the influential patroness of the Renaissance: Isabella d’Este. Isabella’s Renaissance offers Ohio concertgoers the rare opportunity to hear...
Artists, Concert Series, News & Reviews, Press / 14.03.2023
Review: Enchanted Island at Plymouth
"Sherezade Panthaki made a dramatic entrance with the bucolic Clérambault cantata. She has a commanding but responsive voice over which she exerts complete control. While she could easily fill a much larger space than Herr Chapel with her gorgeous sound,...
LES DÉLICES ESCAPES TO AN ENCHANTED ISLAND IN THREE PERFORMANCES, FEBRUARY 24-26, 2023 This February 24-26, the lush soundscapes of Rameau and Clérambault will transport you to a mystical island, where nymphs and muses play love games amid the rippling waves...
Concert Series, News & Reviews, Press / 01.11.2022
Review: Winds of Change
From ClevelandClassical.com: "Rarely is there a program title as accurate as Les Délices’ “Winds of Change.” The program embraced the new and different in a variety of ways — referencing both specific events, like the French and Haitian revolutions, and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Les Délices will present three performances of Rejoice: Bach Cantatas for Advent December 2-4, 2022, offering a rare opportunity for Northeast Ohio audiences to experience world-class performances of Bach cantatas on period instruments. Bringing together an incredible team of singers...
Concert Series, News & Reviews, Press / 18.09.2022
Preview: LD to open season with “The Highland Lassie”
"My luve is like a red red rose That’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve’s like the melodie That’s sweetly play’d in tune; While these words are attributed to the Scottish bard Robert Burns, he was more accurately the compiler of the famous...
Concert Series, News & Reviews, Press / 29.08.2022
Press Release: Winds of Change
Inspired by the philosophies that sparked the French and Haitian Revolutions at the end of the 18th century, acclaimed Cleveland chamber ensemble Les Délices’ presents Winds of Change in three performances Oct 21-23, 2022. Expanded by the participation of local choirs along with a...
Concert Series, News & Reviews / 14.07.2022
Press Release: Special Performances of The Highland Lassie on Sept. 24th
Les Délices announces two special performances of The Highland Lassie on Saturday September 24th, 2022 at 4:00 pm and 7:30 pm at Cleveland’s Historic Dunham Tavern. The Highland Lassie celebrates the permeable borders between folk song and art song, between country dance and cotillion. Truly, the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE With an ambitious slate of four concert series programs and multiple regional and national tours, Les Délices’ 2022-23 season represents an enthusiastic recommitment to in-person performances in Cleveland, Lakewood, and Akron. After a two-year focus on outstanding virtual...
Concert Series, News & Reviews, Press, The White Cat / 02.04.2022
“A New Baroque Opera at the Breen” – White Cat reviewed
From "Les Délices: The White Cat, a new Baroque opera at the Breen" by Dan Hathaway for ClevelandClassical.com "Ailurophiles rejoice! There’s a new opera in town, created as many French Baroque titles were back in the day, out of bits and...