The Caravaggio Ensemble presents three 17th-century dramas: Purcell’s short oratorio The Witch of Endor depicts the sombre encounter between King Saul and the witch of Endor, who prophesies his death. Giovanni Battista Ferrandini’s ‘Il Pianto di Maria’ is a moving musical setting of Mary’s lament at the foot of the cross. Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s ‘Le Reniement de Saint-Pierre’ recounts Peter’s threefold denial during Jesus’ arrest.

The three works come together to form a dense panorama of human abysses and divine dramas. They reflect Christian tenets of faith and diabolical imaginations that, stemming from biblical tradition, circulated across national borders.

A defiant queen and meddlesome gods. R.B. Schlather directs a new production of Rameau’s most brilliant opera – the first work by the French composer to be performed at Covent Garden by The Royal Opera. Camille Delaforge conducts a stellar cast, bringing this rarely-performed Baroque gem to sparkling life. 

A defiant queen and meddlesome gods. R.B. Schlather directs a new production of Rameau’s most brilliant opera – the first work by the French composer to be performed at Covent Garden by The Royal Opera. Camille Delaforge conducts a stellar cast, bringing this rarely-performed Baroque gem to sparkling life. 

A defiant queen and meddlesome gods. R.B. Schlather directs a new production of Rameau’s most brilliant opera – the first work by the French composer to be performed at Covent Garden by The Royal Opera. Camille Delaforge conducts a stellar cast, bringing this rarely-performed Baroque gem to sparkling life. 

A defiant queen and meddlesome gods. R.B. Schlather directs a new production of Rameau’s most brilliant opera – the first work by the French composer to be performed at Covent Garden by The Royal Opera. Camille Delaforge conducts a stellar cast, bringing this rarely-performed Baroque gem to sparkling life. 

A defiant queen and meddlesome gods. R.B. Schlather directs a new production of Rameau’s most brilliant opera – the first work by the French composer to be performed at Covent Garden by The Royal Opera. Camille Delaforge conducts a stellar cast, bringing this rarely-performed Baroque gem to sparkling life. 

A defiant queen and meddlesome gods. R.B. Schlather directs a new production of Rameau’s most brilliant opera – the first work by the French composer to be performed at Covent Garden by The Royal Opera. Camille Delaforge conducts a stellar cast, bringing this rarely-performed Baroque gem to sparkling life. 

A defiant queen and meddlesome gods. R.B. Schlather directs a new production of Rameau’s most brilliant opera – the first work by the French composer to be performed at Covent Garden by The Royal Opera. Camille Delaforge conducts a stellar cast, bringing this rarely-performed Baroque gem to sparkling life. 

A defiant queen and meddlesome gods. R.B. Schlather directs a new production of Rameau’s most brilliant opera – the first work by the French composer to be performed at Covent Garden by The Royal Opera. Camille Delaforge conducts a stellar cast, bringing this rarely-performed Baroque gem to sparkling life. 

A defiant queen and meddlesome gods. R.B. Schlather directs a new production of Rameau’s most brilliant opera – the first work by the French composer to be performed at Covent Garden by The Royal Opera. Camille Delaforge conducts a stellar cast, bringing this rarely-performed Baroque gem to sparkling life. 

A defiant queen and meddlesome gods. R.B. Schlather directs a new production of Rameau’s most brilliant opera – the first work by the French composer to be performed at Covent Garden by The Royal Opera. Camille Delaforge conducts a stellar cast, bringing this rarely-performed Baroque gem to sparkling life. 

A defiant queen and meddlesome gods. R.B. Schlather directs a new production of Rameau’s most brilliant opera – the first work by the French composer to be performed at Covent Garden by The Royal Opera. Camille Delaforge conducts a stellar cast, bringing this rarely-performed Baroque gem to sparkling life. 

A defiant queen and meddlesome gods. R.B. Schlather directs a new production of Rameau’s most brilliant opera – the first work by the French composer to be performed at Covent Garden by The Royal Opera. Camille Delaforge conducts a stellar cast, bringing this rarely-performed Baroque gem to sparkling life. 

A defiant queen and meddlesome gods. R.B. Schlather directs a new production of Rameau’s most brilliant opera – the first work by the French composer to be performed at Covent Garden by The Royal Opera. Camille Delaforge conducts a stellar cast, bringing this rarely-performed Baroque gem to sparkling life. 

A defiant queen and meddlesome gods. R.B. Schlather directs a new production of Rameau’s most brilliant opera – the first work by the French composer to be performed at Covent Garden by The Royal Opera. Camille Delaforge conducts a stellar cast, bringing this rarely-performed Baroque gem to sparkling life. 

A defiant queen and meddlesome gods. R.B. Schlather directs a new production of Rameau’s most brilliant opera – the first work by the French composer to be performed at Covent Garden by The Royal Opera. Camille Delaforge conducts a stellar cast, bringing this rarely-performed Baroque gem to sparkling life. 

A defiant queen and meddlesome gods. R.B. Schlather directs a new production of Rameau’s most brilliant opera – the first work by the French composer to be performed at Covent Garden by The Royal Opera. Camille Delaforge conducts a stellar cast, bringing this rarely-performed Baroque gem to sparkling life. 

A defiant queen and meddlesome gods. R.B. Schlather directs a new production of Rameau’s most brilliant opera – the first work by the French composer to be performed at Covent Garden by The Royal Opera. Camille Delaforge conducts a stellar cast, bringing this rarely-performed Baroque gem to sparkling life.