Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The GRAMMY-winning Boston Early Music Festival is Looking Back at Orpheus this Thanksgiving weekend with streaming broadcasts of two chamber operas based on the Orpheus myth and a special excerpt from our 2017 production of Le Carnaval de Venise, André Campra’s captivating 1699 opéra-ballet. The delights of the Carnival season in Venice come alive onstage in a colorful parade of beautiful, period-inspired costumes and magnificent sets—enjoying games, dances, and in this special 30-minute excerpt, a brilliantly realized “opera within an opera”, a miniature Italian opera on the Orpheus myth. Campra was the leading composer of opera in France between the death of Lully and the emergence of Rameau, and thrilled audiences and royal patrons alike with some of the most gorgeous music in the Baroque repertoire.
Turn on Closed Captions for the English translation of the production.
BEMF will present archival video of the full production as part of our June 2021 Virtual Festival! Learn more and purchase tickets at bemf.org/2021-festival/festival-operas/centerpiece-opera
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Please consider making a contribution to the Boston Early Music Festival!
With no ticket revenue for our virtual season this fall, we are relying more than ever on our generous friends and supporters. Individual ticket prices for the originally scheduled BEMF Chamber Opera Series performance ranged from $25 to $125. With sincere thanks for your generosity. Donate today at bemf.org/support
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To learn more about all of our upcoming events, be sure to join our email list at bemf.org/signup
Download the Program Notes: bemf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BEMF_Campra_Program.pdf
Download the Libretto: bemf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BEMF_Campra_libretto.pdf
Download the Artist Profiles: bemf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BEMF_Orpheus_Artist_Profiles.pdf
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DIRECTORS
Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors
Gilbert Blin, Stage Director
Robert Mealy, Concertmaster
Melinda Sullivan, Dance Director
Caroline Copeland, Choreographer
Anna Watkins, Costume Designer
Gilbert Blin, Set Designer
Christopher Ostrom, Lighting Designer
Ellen Hargis, Assistant Stage Director
Kathleen Fay, Executive Producer
"Orfeo nell'inferi"
Christian Immler, Plutone
Teresa Wakim, Un' Ombra Fortunata
Aaron Sheehan, Orfeo
Molly Netter, Euridice
Erica Schuller, Une Nymphe
Mireille Lebel, Une Nymphe
Thomas Albanese, Mindy Ella Chu, Hannah De Priest, Daniel Fridley, Ekaterina Gorlova, Suzanne Karpov, Bradley King, Davon Morin, Ashley Mulcahy, Corbin Phillips, Ian Pomerantz, Mark Williams, Coro di Numi infernali
Caroline Copeland, Carlos Fittante, Olsi Gjeci, Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière, Scott Weber, Coro di Foletti
Jesse Blumberg, David Evans, Amanda Forsythe, Karina Gauvin, José Lemos, Jason McStoots, Nathan Medley, Virgina Warnken Kelsey, Douglas Williams, Audience in the opera house
Boston Early Music Festival Dance Company
Melinda Sullivan, Dance Director
Caroline Copeland, Ben Delony, Olsi Gjeci, Caitlin Klinger, Alexis Silver, Andrew Trego & Scott Weber; Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière, Guest Dancer
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra
Robert Mealy, Concertmaster
Julie Andrijeski, Beth Wenstrom, Sarah Darling, Johanna Novom & Jesse Irons, violin; Miloš Valent, Dagmar Valentová, Daniel Elyar, Karina Schmitz, Laura Jeppesen & David Douglass, viola; Phoebe Carrai, Beiliang Zhu, David Morris & Michael Unterman, violoncello; Doug Balliett, double bass; Gonzalo X. Ruiz & Kathryn Montoya, oboe & recorder; Debra Nagy, taille d'hautbois; Dominic Teresi, bassoon; Samuel Budish, percussion; Michael Sponseller, harpsichord; Paul O'Dette, Stephen Stubbs & Charles Weaver, theorbo; Erin Headley, viola da gamba
On-Stage musicians: Ryaan Ahmed, theorbo & Baroque guitar; Samuel Budish, pipe and tabor
Boston Early Music Festival Young Artists Training Program
Gilbert Blin, Founder & Director
Jason McStoots, Associate Director, 2017
Jeffrey Grossman, répétiteur
Thomas Albanese, Mindy Ella Chu, Hannah De Priest, Julian Donahue, Daniel Fridley, Ekaterina Gorlova, Lindsay Gray, Suzanne Karpov, Devon Michael Morin, Ashley Mulcahy & Corbin Phillips, 2017 Young Artists
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Video by Kathy Wittman | Ball Square Films
ballsquarefilms.com
The GRAMMY-winning Boston Early Music Festival is Looking Back at Orpheus this Thanksgiving weekend with streaming broadcasts of two chamber operas based on the Orpheus myth and a special excerpt from our 2017 production of Le Carnaval de Venise, André Campra’s captivating 1699 opéra-ballet. The delights of the Carnival season in Venice come alive onstage in a colorful parade of beautiful, period-inspired costumes and magnificent sets—enjoying games, dances, and in this special 30-minute excerpt, a brilliantly realized “opera within an opera”, a miniature Italian opera on the Orpheus myth. Campra was the leading composer of opera in France between the death of Lully and the emergence of Rameau, and thrilled audiences and royal patrons alike with some of the most gorgeous music in the Baroque repertoire.
Turn on Closed Captions for the English translation of the production.
BEMF will present archival video of the full production as part of our June 2021 Virtual Festival! Learn more and purchase tickets at bemf.org/2021-festival/festival-operas/centerpiece-opera
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Please consider making a contribution to the Boston Early Music Festival!
With no ticket revenue for our virtual season this fall, we are relying more than ever on our generous friends and supporters. Individual ticket prices for the originally scheduled BEMF Chamber Opera Series performance ranged from $25 to $125. With sincere thanks for your generosity. Donate today at bemf.org/support
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To learn more about all of our upcoming events, be sure to join our email list at bemf.org/signup
Download the Program Notes: bemf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BEMF_Campra_Program.pdf
Download the Libretto: bemf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BEMF_Campra_libretto.pdf
Download the Artist Profiles: bemf.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BEMF_Orpheus_Artist_Profiles.pdf
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DIRECTORS
Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors
Gilbert Blin, Stage Director
Robert Mealy, Concertmaster
Melinda Sullivan, Dance Director
Caroline Copeland, Choreographer
Anna Watkins, Costume Designer
Gilbert Blin, Set Designer
Christopher Ostrom, Lighting Designer
Ellen Hargis, Assistant Stage Director
Kathleen Fay, Executive Producer
"Orfeo nell'inferi"
Christian Immler, Plutone
Teresa Wakim, Un' Ombra Fortunata
Aaron Sheehan, Orfeo
Molly Netter, Euridice
Erica Schuller, Une Nymphe
Mireille Lebel, Une Nymphe
Thomas Albanese, Mindy Ella Chu, Hannah De Priest, Daniel Fridley, Ekaterina Gorlova, Suzanne Karpov, Bradley King, Davon Morin, Ashley Mulcahy, Corbin Phillips, Ian Pomerantz, Mark Williams, Coro di Numi infernali
Caroline Copeland, Carlos Fittante, Olsi Gjeci, Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière, Scott Weber, Coro di Foletti
Jesse Blumberg, David Evans, Amanda Forsythe, Karina Gauvin, José Lemos, Jason McStoots, Nathan Medley, Virgina Warnken Kelsey, Douglas Williams, Audience in the opera house
Boston Early Music Festival Dance Company
Melinda Sullivan, Dance Director
Caroline Copeland, Ben Delony, Olsi Gjeci, Caitlin Klinger, Alexis Silver, Andrew Trego & Scott Weber; Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière, Guest Dancer
Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra
Robert Mealy, Concertmaster
Julie Andrijeski, Beth Wenstrom, Sarah Darling, Johanna Novom & Jesse Irons, violin; Miloš Valent, Dagmar Valentová, Daniel Elyar, Karina Schmitz, Laura Jeppesen & David Douglass, viola; Phoebe Carrai, Beiliang Zhu, David Morris & Michael Unterman, violoncello; Doug Balliett, double bass; Gonzalo X. Ruiz & Kathryn Montoya, oboe & recorder; Debra Nagy, taille d'hautbois; Dominic Teresi, bassoon; Samuel Budish, percussion; Michael Sponseller, harpsichord; Paul O'Dette, Stephen Stubbs & Charles Weaver, theorbo; Erin Headley, viola da gamba
On-Stage musicians: Ryaan Ahmed, theorbo & Baroque guitar; Samuel Budish, pipe and tabor
Boston Early Music Festival Young Artists Training Program
Gilbert Blin, Founder & Director
Jason McStoots, Associate Director, 2017
Jeffrey Grossman, répétiteur
Thomas Albanese, Mindy Ella Chu, Hannah De Priest, Julian Donahue, Daniel Fridley, Ekaterina Gorlova, Lindsay Gray, Suzanne Karpov, Devon Michael Morin, Ashley Mulcahy & Corbin Phillips, 2017 Young Artists
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Video by Kathy Wittman | Ball Square Films
ballsquarefilms.com
