Carthage Conquer’d: Dreams of Tunis in the Baroque Imagination

Tickets
🎫 GA (Open Seating)
🎫 Prime Seating (Optimal Sight Lines)
🎫 Front Row Supporter (Front Row Seats)

General Info
📅 Date: Thursday, December 12, 2019
🕒 Time: 8 pm — 10 pm
📌 Location: The Players Club
👤 Age requirement: All ages

Description
A mesmerizing fusion of exquisite baroque music and exotic North African improvisation in one of New York's most stunning and historic venues. The capital of present-day Tunisia was once the legendary city of Carthage. Its Queen Dido, loved then abandoned by the Trojan war hero Aeneas on his mission to found Rome, was the inspiration for countless musical masterworks from the Baroque era to Berlioz. This concert alternates baroque cantatas and arias dedicated to the Carthaginian Queen with the Arabic form of improvisation known as Taksim, as two ensembles—one baroque and the other North African—share a stage. The musical program, previously presented by the Sorbonne and NYU Villa La Pietra in Florence, Italy, includes music of Cavalli, Couperin, DeVisée, Legrenzi, Montéclair, and Purcell, in alternation with traditional Taksim improvisations. Join us on this musical storytelling journey!