The sparkling music of the baroque period illuminates two concerts this week featuring members of The Orchestra San Antonio.

Take note when music of Henry Purcell is being performed. He thrived at the end of the 17th century and is widely regarded as the greatest English composer until the end of the 19th century. Yet he ...

Cornish Presents: Baroque Music for the Theater: Purcell, Lully and HandelSunday | November 167 pm | Cornish Playhouse at Seattle CenterThe renowned Cornish Early Music faculty present an evening of ...

Early-music aficionados in the Bay Area have such a bounty spread before us that it’s easy to become complacent about the state of the field. But of course all those stylistically attuned vocalists ...

The Sorceress resembles an Amazon model from outer space. Her elf, disguised as Mercury, flies. Together, they scheme to spoil a royal romance with the sort of special effects one expects from cheeky ...

The opera is based on the myth in Virgil's "Aeneid%2C"of star-crossed lovers who come to tragic ends. Bourbon Baroque leaders knew Purcell's opera could showcase many different arts disciplines. Clark ...

Music of the Baroque, with orchestra, chorus and a lineup of luscious solo voices, presented a program Saturday making clear why Henry Purcell (1658-1695) is a permanent monument of English music. On ...

Amid the flurry of round-numbered commemorations this year, Henry Purcell -- born 350 years ago -- finally had his day in the Walt Disney Concert Hall on Wednesday night. Nicholas McGegan, the jolly ...

Baroque opera is a rarity in South Florida, but Palm Beach Opera is enthusiastically digging into this repertory Saturday for the first event of its 60th anniversary season. English opera is even ...

A vibrant fusion of folk traditions and baroque brilliance that will get your toes tapping. Slovakian violinist Miloš Valent is renowned for his deep curiosity about the intersections between baroque ...