Name: Songs of Love & Desire • Charlotte Bach Festival
Start: 2026-06-01T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Sandra Levine Theatre

Sandra Levine Theatre

An intimate evening of songs for voice and lute – music full of desire and heartbreak. 
Alternately sweet, passionate, furious, and lyrical, this is music of contrasts so radical it shocked  critics and changed the course of classical music forever. Featuring music by Monteverdi, Barbara Strozzi, and their contemporaries.
Soprano <a href="https://arwenmyerssoprano@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Arwen Myers</a> and lutenist John Lenti bring this music to life, joined by violinist <a href="https://aisslinn.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Aisslinn Nosky</a>. Part of the <a href="https://bacharlotte.com/festival/schedule" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Charlotte Bach Festival</a>, May 29-June 7

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Acclaimed concert organist Avi Stein presents an all-Bach program on the stunning Fisk pipe organ at St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
Described as “a brilliant organ soloist” by the New York Times in his Carnegie Hall debut, Avi is the organist and chorusmaster at Trinity Church Wall Street (New York CIty) and serves on the faculty at the Juilliard School.&nbsp; Part of the <a href="https://bacharlotte.com/festival/schedule" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Charlotte Bach Festival</a>, May 29-June 7

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Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas is an opera in miniature – a gripping tale of love, betrayal, and heartbreak in just 75 minutes. This jewel of classical music features some of the most devastating music ever written, ending with one of the most haunting arias in all of opera.Featuring Laura Atkinson as Dido • Harrison Hintsche as AeneasPart of the <a href="https://patch.com/north-carolina/charlotte/compose/bacharlotte.com/festival/schedule" target="_blank">Charlotte Bach Festival</a>, May 29-June 7

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