Washington D.C.-based Opera Lafayette has announced the lineup for its “Fête de la Musique,” a free virtual 12-hour classical music feast featuring the music of Bach, Britten, Forqueray, Couperin, Rameau, and Roussel, among others.

“Fête de la Musique” kicks off on June 20 and runs from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. EDT. The event coincides with the first day of summer, and what originally began as a singular event in Paris in 1982 has since grown to include millions of musicians in 120 countries on five continents with communities across the globe celebrating music with free outdoor concerts.

Artists scheduled to appear are mezzo-soprano Caitlin Hulcup, tenor Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, and harpsichordist Justin Taylor.

Here’s a look at the lineup.

8:00 A.M. — A Morning Meditation with Bach

Audiences will travel virtually to Tregaron Conservancy, a hidden idyll in Northwest Washington, DC, for the music of Bach’s Cello Suite performed for Opera Lafayette by Thomas Dunford on the lute.

9:00 A.M. — Opera Starts with O! Opera

Opera Lafayette’s critically acclaimed, interactive educational program designed for young opera fans and their families.

10:00 A.M. — Recital: Mezzo-Soprano Caitlin Hulcup and Pianist Ammiel Bushakevitz

Featuring works by Henry Purcell and Benjamin Britten was filmed in the historic Edvard Grieg house in Leipzig.

11:00 A.M. — Premiere of “The Making of: The Blacksmith” Documentary

The documentary provides a behind-the-scenes look at how the production was brought to a live audience on a Colorado ranch during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

12:00 P.M. — Performance of Philidor’s “The Blacksmith”

A modern premiere adapted and translated from an 18th-century French opéra comique composed by François-André Danican Philidor in 1761 to the late 19th-century American West.

1:00 P.M. — From the Opera Lafayette Archives

Featuring a compilation of works from Opera Lafayette recordings, featuring Kirsten Blaise, Tony Boutté, Thomas Dolie, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, David Newman, Karim Sulayman, Nathalie Paulin, Jeffrey Thompson, Emiliano Gonzales Toro, and Talise Trevigne.

2:00 P.M. — Solo Recital by Harpsichordist Justin Taylor

Recorded live for Opera Lafayette at the Fondation Singer-Polignac, featuring the music by Couperin, Rameau, Forqueray.

4:00 P.M. — From the Opera Lafayette Archives

Featuring music and dance by The Opera Lafayette Orchestra, Pascale Beaudin and Keven Geddes, Marianne Fiset, Nathalie Paulin, and Kalanidhi Dance.