NASH BAROQUE AT the Berkeley Festival and Exhibition 2026!
“All That is Necessary…” Music and Dance from the plays of Molière and the Court of Louis XIV
“Music and dancing, Music and Dancing that is all that’s necessary.”Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Act I-Molière
Featuring incidental music from Moliere’s “La Mariage Forcé” (1664) and “La Malade Imaginaire “(1673) Nash Baroque performs with soprano, Caroline Jou Armitage and Irenie Melin-Gompper of the New York Baroque dance company, sublime works from the reign of Louis XIV by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Michele De La Barre, Elisabeth Jacquet de Guerre, Antoine Forqueray, AND newly discovered pieces for flute by Marin Marais.
Vicki Melin, traverso; Caroline Armitage, soprano and violin; Frédéric Rosselet, viola da gamba; Junghae Kim, harpsichord; Irenie Melin-Gompper, dance
Monday June 8, 5:30 pm
Loper Chapel at First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA
Tickets at the Door: General $25; Seniors and Students $20
More Info: https://www.berkeleyfestival.org/fringe-calendar
Eva Melin-Gompper
“The Emperor of the Moon” with the music of Henry Purcell, John Blow, John Eccles and Gottfried Finger; Soprano Bethany Hill, Guest dancers from the New York Baroque Dance Company and Seattle Early Dance, a familiar cast of Commedia d’elle Arte characters, and an unforgettable trip to the Moon.
Friday, June 6 at the Carrington Hall Theatre, Redwood City 7:30 pm
Saturday, June 7 TWO SHOWS at the Live Oak Theatre in Berkeley 4:00 pm and 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 8th at the Gunn Theatre, Legion of Honor in San Francisco 3:00 pm
Produced by the San Francisco Early Music Society and made possible with the generous assistance of an MGP grant from Intermusic SF!
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