

Cantata Drama in the Baroque
Our first concert is in less than a month! On May 28th, Les Enfants d'Orphée will present a program of French cantatas and instrumental...


Shattering the Canon I: Charles-Hubert Gervais and Claude Boyer's Méduse (1697)
Medusa peering down at the Hall of Mirrors at the Château de Versailles, France (Photo Credit- Ian Pomerantz) It is a well-known fact:...

Remembering Lully, 329 Years and Counting
"Lulli died in Paris in 1687 at the age 54, after having hit the top of his foot harshly while beating time with his baton. The bad seed...


Act like a Baroque Actor!
Try this: Stand up or sit forward, whichever you are able (back straight!). Put your left foot slightly in front of your right one, and...


The Identity Crisis of a Baroque Music Ensemble
Jean-Baptiste Lully with the chamber musicians in the background. As any baroque string player knows, performing outside under foliage...