Inspired by Italy

Herr Chapel at Plymouth Church UCC 2860 Coventry Rd, Shaker Heights, OH, United States

In 1700, superstar violinist Arcangelo Corelli published twelve violin sonatas that sparked “Corelli-Mania” all over Europe. In Louis XIV’s France, though, the craze for passionate Italian-style music had to stay under the radar. Les Délices explores the vogue for all...

Dido’s Lament

Herr Chapel at Plymouth Church UCC 2860 Coventry Rd, Shaker Heights, OH, United States

The incredible Irish harpist Maria Cleary and favorite soprano Clara Rottsolk join Les Délices for this program that imagines Dido, queen of Carthage, famously deserted by Aeneas. Culminating in Purcell’s famous lament “When I am laid in earth” from Dido...