Our 2025 is fast approaching—June 8 to 15 in the heart of Boston, MA! Join us for a weeklong celebration with GRAMMY-winning Baroque opera, thrilling concerts, and so much more. | Boston Early Music Festival

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Thanksgiving weekend! The GRAMMY-winning Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Opera Series presents the first opera by a woman composer, Francesca Caccini's 1625 masterpiece, ALCINA. November 24 & 25 in Boston, MA. | Boston Early Music Festival

In 2025’s Love & Power, the Boston Early Music Festival Unearths Another Baroque Rarity

Experience the grand spectacle of Baroque Opera with the Boston Early Music Festival's fully staged production of Reinhard Keiser's 1705 opera, Octavia. Go inside the rehearsal studio with a Video Preview of this must-see opera event coming to the 2025 Festival—June 8-15, 2025 in Boston, MA. Secure your seats at https://bemf.org/2025-festival/festival-operas/centerpiece-opera/ Video by Kathy Wittman, Ball Square Films | Boston Early Music Festival

Experience the spectacle of French Baroque Opera with the Boston Early Music Festival's fully staged production of Henry Desmarest's 1694 opera, Circé. Go inside the rehearsal studio with a Video Preview of this must-see opera event coming to the 2023 Boston Early Music Festival—A Celebration of Women. Learn more and secure your tickets at https://bemf.org/2023-festival/festival-operas/centerpiece-opera/ Video by Kathy Wittman, Ball Square Films | Boston Early Music Festival

Together again! Join the all-star BEMF Vocal & Chamber Ensembles on October 16 in Boston for a concert of vocal works by Monteverdi led by GRAMMY-winning Musical Directors Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs. Virtual tickets are also available for an October 30 premiere. Vaccination proof and masks are required for the in-person performance. | Boston Early Music Festival

The virtuous Empress Octavia is betrayed by her increasingly erratic husband, Nero, putting all of Rome on the brink of rebellion in Reinhard Keiser's 1705 opera Octavia. Meet the cast of the North American premiere of this lavish masterwork at the 2025 Boston Early Music Festival—June 8, 11, 13 & 15 in Boston, MA. Hear from Emőke Baráth (Octavia), Douglas Ray Williams (Nero), Amanda Forsythe (Ormœna), Aaron Sheehan (Piso), Hannah De Priest (Livia), Christian Immler (Seneca), and Jason McStoots

Congratulations to Amanda Forsythe and Opera Prima with Director @cristianocontadin on a fabulous concert! If you missed the performance, you can still watch the Virtual Concert premiering on 10/31! | Boston Early Music Festival