Folger Consort
ENCORES: ‘Trop est mes maris jalos (My husband is so jealous)’ performed by Folger Consort (2017)
Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES. Listen as Folger Consort performs ‘Trop est mes maris jalos’ from its 2017 concert ‘The Play of Love.’
ENCORES: ‘L’hyver (Winter)’ performed by Folger Consort (2015)
Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES. Listen as Folger Consort performs ‘L’hyver’ from its 2015 concert ‘The Season Bids Us.’
ENCORES: ‘The Second Shepherds’ Play’ produced by Folger Theatre and Folger Consort (2007)
Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES, a weekly online series highlighting past performances and recalling the rich history of programming on the historic Folger stage. See a clip of ‘The Second Shepherds’ Play’ from Folger Theatre/Folger Consort’s 2007…
ENCORES: Selections from ‘Christmas in New Spain’ performed by Folger Consort (2013)
Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES, a weekly online series highlighting past performances and recalling the rich history of programming on the historic Folger stage. Listen as Folger Consort performs selections from its 2013 concert ‘Christmas in New…
ENCORES: ‘Our Revels Now Are Ended’ performed by Folger Consort (2014)
Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES, a weekly online series highlighting past performances and recalling the rich history of programming on the historic Folger stage. See Folger Consort perform ‘Our Revels Now Are Ended.’
Where to watch Shakespeare in November
Shakespeare companies have lots of creative programs happening this month both online and in-person. Here’s what the Folger’s theater partners are up to this November.
ENCORES: ‘Davenant’s Macbeth’ produced by Folger Theatre and Folger Consort (2018)
Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES, a weekly online series highlighting past performances and recalling the rich history of programming on the historic Folger stage. See a clip of ‘Davenant’s Macbeth’ from Folger Theatre/Folger Consort’s 2018 production.
ENCORES: ‘Sonata sopra l’aria di Ruggiero’ performed by Folger Consort (2018)
Folger Public Programs is pleased to present ENCORES, a weekly online series highlighting past performances and recalling the rich history of programming on the historic Folger stage. See Folger Consort perform ‘Sonata sopra l’aria di Ruggiero.’
In the spirit of Oktoberfest: Food, drink, and changing times in early modern Europe
As October comes to an end, we celebrate food, drink, and culture in the German cities of Shakespeare’s day, including the creation of beer and wine and the harvest festivals each fall, marked by our modern-day tradition of Oktoberfest.
Playlist: A Guide to the Music in Folger's Restoration Macbeth
Musical Director Robert Eisenstein provides insights on the music performed in Folger’s current production of Macbeth.
The Season Ahead
With rehearsals for Macbeth already underway, the Spotlight reached out to people in Public Programs division to find out what they were most looking forward to in the coming year.
An English Garden: Dancing tunes and lyric poetry in Elizabethan England
As the arts and culture flourished in Shakespeare’s England, musical life blossomed as well.