Capital Pride President Resigns Amid Investigation

Capital Pride President Resigns Amid Investigation

Ashley Smith stepped down after the organization said it was "made aware of a claim" and launched an independent review.

By Randy Shulman on October 18, 2025 @RandyShulman

Opera Lafayette Debut

Patrick Dupre Quigley says of Dido and Aeneas, "It's a great first opera," currently in the midst of its Opera Lafayette debut.

It's a great first opera

The English Baroque work, composed by Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate, runs a brisk, intermissionless 65 minutes.

It has one of the most well-known English-language arias of all time

The aria "When I Am Laid in Earth" is sung by Dido over a ground bass, which means it's basically a bassline that repeats over and over and over again, and different music is placed on top of it for the three and a half minutes of the aria.

Author summary: Capital Pride president resigns amid investigation, Opera Lafayette debuts Dido and Aeneas.

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