Opera Lafayette

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Opera Lafayette
Named afterMarquis de Lafayette
Formation1994 (1994)
FounderRyan Brown
Founded atWashington, D.C., United States
HeadquartersOld Naval Hospital
Conductor and Artistic Director
Ryan Brown
Co-Chair
Dorsey C. Dunn
Co-Chair
Nizam P. Kettaneh
Websiteoperalafayette.org
Formerly called
Violins of Lafayette

Opera Lafayette is a baroque opera company based in Washington, D.C., that produces French operas from the 17th and 18th centuries. It was founded in 1995 by Ryan Brown and is the only opera company to produce its full season in both Washington and New York City.