The Festival International Opéra Baroque & Romantique in Beaune has announced its 2023 season.

First up is “Hail, Bright Cecilia,” which features the Gabrieli Consort and Players under Paul McCreesh. Singers include Zoe Brookshaw, Mhairi Lawson, Lauren Lodge-Campbell, Tim Mead, Jeremy Budd, Matthew Long, Bob Davies, and Ashley Riches.

Performance Dates: July 7, 2023

Next up is the oratorio “Theodora” conducted by Leonardo García Alarcón and starring Sophie Junker, Dara Savinova, Christopher Lowrey, Matthew Newlin, and Andreas Wolf.

Performance Dates: July 8, 2023

Contralto Anthea Pichanick and Il Carvaggio, under musical direction of Camille Delaforge, present “Sento in seno,” a concert featuring arias from a number of operas including “Agrippo,” “Farnce,” “Semiramide,” and “Tito Manlio,” among others.

Performance Dates: July 9, 2023

Monteverdi’s “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” will star Francesca Aspromonte, Eva Zaïck, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Dijan, and Camille Poul. Stephane Fuget conducts the Ensemble Les Épopées.

Performance Dates: July 14, 2023

Jérémie Rhorer leads Le Cercle de l’Harmonie in “Fanny et Felix,” a performance featuring mezzo Valentina Stadler and music by the Mendelssohns.

Performance Dates: July 15, 2023

Countertenor Paul-Antoine Bénos-Dijan performs music by Händel, alongside Stephane Fuget and the Ensemble Les Épopées.

Performance Dates: July 16, 2023

Mezzo-soprano Eva Zaïck performs music by Monteverdi, Cavalli, and Strozzi, among others alongside Stephane Fuget and the Ensemble Les Épopées.

Performance Dates: July 21, 2023

Jean-Christophe Spinosi leads Ensemble Matheus in “L’Olympiade.” The opera stars Matthieu Toulouse, Rémy Brès-Feuillet, Fernando Escalona, and Jean-Jacques L’Anthoën.

Performance Dates: July 22, 2023

William Christie leads Les Arts Florissants in “Didon et Énée” starring Helen Charlston, Renato Dolcini, Ana Vieira Leite, Jacob Lawrence, Michael Loughlin Smith, and Virginie Thomas.

Performance Dates: July 23, 2023 

Valentin Tournet leads the Chœur et Orchestre La Chapelle Harmonique in “Te Deum.” The performane features Ana Quintas, Cécile Achille, David Tricou, Mathias Vidal, and Cyril Costanzo.

Performance Dates: July 28, 2023

Baritone Thomas Dolié headlines “Nouvelle Symphonie” alongside Les Musiciens du Louvre under conductor Marc Minkowski.

Performance Dates: July 29, 2023 

Closing out the season is countertenor Andreas Scholl and lutist Edin Karamazov. They will perform music by Dowland, Campion, Händel, and Johnson, among others.

Performance Dates: July 30, 2023