This March, the stately sounds of the 17th century descend on New York for BAM’s inaugural Opera Festival, curated by the visionary conductor William Christie with an eye towards the Baroque. An indispensible figure at BAM, Christie and his gifted ensemble Les Arts Florissants made their debut in 1989 with Jean-Baptiste Lully’s enchanting Atys, marking the dawn of the city’s infatuation with the ensemble and the exhilarating fire and pathos it lends to the Baroque opera experience.

On the occasion of their 30th anniversary, Christie and Les Arts Florissants return to New York to transform BAM into a musical panorama of Restoration-era England (and beyond) with two opera masterpieces by Purcell—Dido and Aeneas and The Fairy Queen, the French Baroque jewel Actéon, an intimate recital with Christie, Baroque cabaret, and more.

UPCOMING EVENTS

	Exhibitions, Art, Opera Archive Exhibition Accessible during Opera House and BAMcafé events throughout the Spring Season Peter Jay Sharp Building, 3rd floor
	Opera Dido and Aeneas & Actéon Mar 18 & 20 at 7:30pm & Mar 21 at 6pm BAM Harvey Theater
	Music, Opera Baroque Cabaret Mar 21 & 24 at 9pm BAMcafe
	Galas The Fairy Queen Benefit: A celebration of the BAM Opera Festival Mar 23
	Opera The Fairy Queen Mar 23, 25—27 at 7:30pm BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
	Performances in HD Armide on Screen Mar 24 at 6:30pm BAM Rose Cinemas
	Artist Talks Artist Talk with William Christie Mar 25 at 6pm Hillman Attic Studio
	Opera Rehearsal with Commentary: The Fairy Queen Mar 26 at 5:15pm BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
	Music Purcell Songs and Duets Sun, Mar 28 at 3pm BAMcafé
	Music Juilliard Events Mar 31 at 4pm & Apr 2 at 8pm Juilliard