OCTOBER—Madwomen: Ritual Defiance

Our third installment in a series to reclaim the classical “madwoman” trope. This performance will feature all Greek texts and music.

MARCH—Meidelant and the Fairy Queen

A staged reading of an opera (Meidelant) by Tamzin Elliott (they/them) about Morgana Le Fey’s discovery of her magic and sexuality, set to music on instruments from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. To round out a magical experience, this production will be paired with excerpts from Purcell’s Fairy Queen.

APRIL—Kids’ Camerata Side-By-Side performance

Our students will get to perform alongside their coaches and teachers from L.A. Camerata!

JUNE—The Romance of Leonora Dori

A theatrical depiction of the relationship between Marie d’Medici (for whom the first ever opera was commissioned!) and her confidante, Leonora, as the two women acquire powers both political and mystical. Fully staged with music from the turn of the 17th century.

MadriGALS

The program will feature works by women composers of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and early Baroque. L.A. Camerata will join Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble, and will feature “debut” performances of music not heard since the 16th and 17th centuries!

Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 8 p.m.
Holy Church of the Nativity
6700 W 83rd Street, Westchester

Sunday, June 14, 2026 at  4 p.m.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
122 S. California Ave., Monrovia

Reading works by: Raffaella Aleotti, Francesca Caccini, Maddalena Casulana, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, Sor. Juana Ines de la Cruz. Leonora Duarte, Camilla de Rossi, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, and more.

Early Modern Women’s Music Workshop

Saturday, April 25th

L.A. Camerata Artistic Director Marylin Winkle leads a day of workshops exploring music by women composers in the 16th and 17th centuries. Three workshop sessions will be offered, targeting instrumental/vocal disciplines, maximizing opportunities for participation.

The cost to participate is PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN, with suggested donation levels of $35 per workshop session or $90 for the full day (with snacks and lunch included). Currently-enrolled students may participate for free. 

All workshop sessions will be at A=415. The full schedule will be as follows:

10:00-11:30am Instruments Only: Articulating texts without words.

11:30-12:00 Refreshment Break & Scores Exhibition: Coffee, tea, and light snacks provided. Participants welcome to bring treats to share. Meanwhile, peruse a small exhibit of print editions of music by women composers. 

12:00-1:30 Sacred Music for Voices & Instruments: Bask in the beauty of music by nun composers. All voices and instruments welcome.

1:30-2:00 Lunch Break & Scores Exhibition: Assorted sandwiches provided and participants encouraged to contribute treats to share. Meanwhile, peruse a small exhibit of print editions of music by women composers. 

2:00-3:30 Secular Music for Voices & Instruments: Cupid’s piercing arrows, living roses, lilting zephyrs… come enjoy the ways in which women set these vivid texts. All voices and instruments welcome.

Location: Private Residence in Vermont Square Park, 1317 W. 51st Street / Los Angeles, CA 90037. Free street parking available in the neighborhood.

“She Rambled Out of Bounds”

Sunday, March 15th, 1:00PM

Join us for a performance that promises whimsey, cheek, and fire in equal measure, transporting you across time and space to early modern Ireland and Scotland. We will featuring musical works for harp curated by the Maclean-Clephane sisters and Lady Margaret Wemyss, fiddle pieces by Mistress Magdalen Stirling, lyra viol music from the Leyden Manuscript, and traditional tunes by Carolan. These sounds will weave through poetry by Letitia Pilkington, Mary Monck, and Frances Sheridan. As always, L.A. Camerata musicians will perform on period instruments, including a clarseach (Scottish period harp), baroque fiddle, and viola da gamba.

This show will mark our debut at the newly-opened Harp Center Los Angeles, the coolest place to experience art and all things harp while enjoying a cup of coffee or tea from the on-site cafe! Following the performance, audiences can interact with performers to learn about our instruments and peruse harps for sale on site.

Performances by: Marylin Winkle (viola da gamba and co-director), Tamzin Elliott (clarseach and co-director), Alys Hoy (voice), Corryn Cummins (actor), Amy Wang (baroque fiddle), and Jillian Risigari-Gai (European harp).

Admission by donation (pay-what-you-can). RSVP and advance donation required for guaranteed seating.

Location: Harp Center Los Angeles | 2927 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Free parking in large lot behind the venue. Street parking also available on Sepulveda.

Madwomen, pt. 2: Remembrance & Revenge

Sunday, October 12th, 6:00PM

L.A. Camerata returns to City Garage Theatre with a program centered on two driving factors of madness: remembrance and revenge. This second iteration of “Madwomen” weaves together theatrical scenes and historically-informed music to reclaim women’s rage.

In collaboration with the LA Female Playwrights Initiative

Featuring works by: Shakespeare, Chandra Thomas, Claudio Monteverdi, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Antonio Vivaldi, Henry Purcell, Isabella Leonarda, Henri de Bailly, Rachel Iba, and more!

Performances by: Michaela Slezak (actor), Inger Tudor (actor), Donnie Smith (actor), Ianthe Marini (actor & mezzo-soprano), Sarah Reynolds (mezzo-soprano), Amy Wang (baroque violin), Rachel Iba (baroque violin, actor, & author), Johannes Eberhart (baroque viola), Marylin Winkle (baroque cello & viola da gamba), Sonia Lee (harpsichord)

5:30PM Doors & Bar Open

Admission by donation (pay-what-you-can)

Location: City Garage Theater, Bergamot Station Arts Center | 2525 Michigan Ave T1, Santa Monica, CA 90404. Free parking in large lot. Lot can fill on busy nights, so allow time for parking. Guests strongly encouraged to save our planet by taking the Metro to Bergamot Station!