Perspective | Best of classical music in 2022

On the buzzer of 2022, the D.C.- and NYC-based Opera Lafayette supplied a seance on the Kennedy Heart with the spirit of Madame de Pompadour for “Within the Salons of Versailles.” Soprano Emmanuelle de Negri joined harpsichordist Justin Taylor, violinists Jacob Ashworth and June Huang, violist Isaiah Chapman, and cellist Serafim Smigelskiy for an endearing chamber celebration in three acts, exploring music by Rameau, Pergolesi, Mozart and de Mondonville. Take into account this decide a pushpin to remind you to maintain an ear on Opera Lafayette come spring, when it presents Pergolesi’s “La Servante maîtresse” and premieres of Rameau’s “Io” and de La Garde’s “Léandre et Héro.”