Celebrated conductor William Christie and his acclaimed early-music ensemble Les Arts Florissants explore the hedonistic side of the French Baroque with the rarely staged opéra-ballet Les Fêtes Vénitiennes, by André Campra (1660-1744), famed successor to composer Jean-Baptiste Lully.
Gamblers, carnies, gypsies, and jilted lovers—baring lots of leg via scanty updates on period dress—populate a series of stories in this crimson-hued carnival of courtly music, dance from Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, and Venetian decadence, originally conceived in the anti-authoritarian ferment surrounding the Sun King Louis XIV’s final days. Play-within-a-play plot devices, melodies borrowed from Lully’s opera Atys, gliding gondolas, and dancing sheep round out Campra’s whimsical nod to French libertinism.
Scenic design by Radu Boruzescu
Choreography by Ed Wubbe
Costume design by Petra Reinhardt
Lighting design by Robert Carsen and Peter van Praet
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY & SATURDAY @ 7:30 PM
SUNDAY @ 2 PM
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Les Fêtes Vénitiennes
First Preview: Mar 24, 2016
Opening Date: Apr 14, 2016
Closing Date: Apr 17, 2016
Running Time: 03:00
Playing @
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 16
TDF Tickets Offers:
TDF Member tickets:
Not currently available for this show
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Never
Full-price tickets:
$35.00 - $200.00
Lottery & Rush
For live events, come to the BAM box office no earlier than 90 minutes prior to the performance to inquire. Rush tickets are $10 and are available to students 29 & under with a valid ID, veterans and active military, and seniors 65 & over. There is a limit of two tickets per purchase. Seating is at the discretion of the box office and is based on availability.
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Accessibility
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Wheelchair Info
Six locations: Three areas in rear orchestra. Can accommodate two wheelchairs each. -
Seating
The Opera House seats 2,086.Orchestra level of Opera House on main level, directly off lobby. -
Elevator/Escalator
Elevator: Attended. Accesses all floors. Braille lettering. -
Passenger Loading Zone
Front. -
Parking
Ashland Place. -
Entrance
Six steps up from street into main lobby. One handrail.Alternate entrance: Saint Felix St. Unmarked. Ramp (1.5" lip) into main lobby. Double doors (heavy). Security will assist. -
Box Office
Main lobby. Counters 49". -
Restroom
Rear of orchestra. Door 29". Stall door 31". Commode 17.5". Grab bars. -
Water Fountain
Main lobby. Spout 35". -
Telephone
Main lobby to right of alternate entrance. Cord 27". -
Assisted Listening System
Yes. -
Visual Assistance
None.
