Better of classical music in 2022: Grand spectacles and small pleasures

On the buzzer of 2022, the D.C.- and NYC-based Opera Lafayette supplied a seance on the Kennedy Middle 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 occasion in three acts, exploring music by Rameau, Pergolesi, Mozart and de Mondonville. Think about this choose 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.”