Opéra-ballet: Rameau's 'Io' & De la Garde's 'Léandre et Héro'

• Emmanuelle de Negri, soprano
• Maxime Melnik, tenor
• Gwendoline Blondeel, soprano
• Patrick Kilbride, tenor
• Douglas Williams, bass-baritone
• The New York Baroque Dance Company
• Seán Curran Company

This double bill comprises two fully staged one-act opéra-ballets, including the world premiere of Rameau's comedy Io. Conducted by harpsichordist Avi Stein and with stage direction by Nick Olcott, Opera Lafayette is joined by "theatrical genius" (The New Yorker) Machine Dazzle, who will create more than a dozen new costumes for the Io production.

The performances feature the extraordinary baroque soprano Emmanuelle de Negri and tenor Maxime Melnik in the title roles, along with soprano Gwendoline Blondeel, tenor Patrick Kilbride, bass-baritone Doug Williams, and the New York Baroque Dance Company and the Sean Curran Company.

About Opera Lafayette

https://operalafayette.org/

About Emmanuelle de Negri, soprano

https://www.arts-florissants.org/main/en_GB/people/emmanuelle-de-negri.html

About Maxime Melnik, tenor

https://www.clbmanagement.co.uk/melnik-maxime

About Gwendoline Blondeel, soprano

https://www.clbmanagement.co.uk/gwendoline-blondeel

About Patrick Kilbride, tenor

https://www.patrickkilbride.com/

About Douglas Williams, bass-baritone

https://www.douglasrwilliams.com/

About The New York Baroque Dance Company

https://nybaroquedance.org/

About Seán Curran Company

http://www.seancurrancompany.com/