Mercury Baroque Presents A French Valentine

Event Details

Time: February 17, 2012 from 8pm to 10pm
Location: Cullen Theater, Wortham Center
Street: 501 Texas Avenue
City/Town: Houston
Website or Map: http://houstonfirsttheaters.c…
Phone: 713-533-0080
Event Type: classical, music, concert
Organized By: Alex Gilbert
Latest Activity: Feb 7

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Event Description

Mercury Baroque presents a selection of Jean-Phillipe Rameau’s powerful vocal music on the occasion of Valentine’s Day. Explore the themes of love in Rameau’s cantatas, Orphée and Thetis along with arias from the operas Les Indes Galantes and Hyppolite and Aricie.

The performances will feature Lauren Snouffer, soprano, Michael Sumuel, bass-baritone and Mercury Baroque’s conductor, Antoine Plante.