Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The GRAMMY-winning BEMF Chamber Opera Series returns on Thanksgiving weekend with Stellidaura's Revenge by Francesco Provenzale—November 29 & 30 at NEC’s Jordan Hall in Boston. Get a sneak peek at this all-new production from inside the rehearsal studio and hear from the artists and Directors who will bring to life this rare gem from Baroque Italy. Online viewing is also available 12/14 to 12/28.
Learn more at bemf.org/concert-season/chamber-opera
Breathtaking laments combine with lively tarantellas in this wildly entertaining cavalcade of romance, murder, and intrigue! Provenzale was a hugely influential figure in Neapolitan opera and he wrote this zany tragicomedy to be performed at a prince's summer palazzo in 1674. GRAMMY-winning Musical Directors Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs join with internationally acclaimed Stage Director Gilbert Blin to create an all-new production of this earthy, Shakespearean drama, full of twists and turns and set to one of the most beautiful musical scores of the 17th century.
In a story inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, our star-crossed lovers navigate mistaken identities, bumbling servants, and attempted assassinations to find out whether they are destined for a happy ending or an early grave. The stellar cast features soprano Hannah De Priest as vengeful Stellidaura, GRAMMY-winning tenor Aaron Sheehan as jealous Prince Orismondo, and tenor Richard Pittsinger as loyal Armidoro, with baritone Giuseppe Naviglio and soprano Mara Riley as their long-suffering servants.
Video by Kathy Wittman | Ball Square Films
The GRAMMY-winning BEMF Chamber Opera Series returns on Thanksgiving weekend with Stellidaura's Revenge by Francesco Provenzale—November 29 & 30 at NEC’s Jordan Hall in Boston. Get a sneak peek at this all-new production from inside the rehearsal studio and hear from the artists and Directors who will bring to life this rare gem from Baroque Italy. Online viewing is also available 12/14 to 12/28.
Learn more at bemf.org/concert-season/chamber-opera
Breathtaking laments combine with lively tarantellas in this wildly entertaining cavalcade of romance, murder, and intrigue! Provenzale was a hugely influential figure in Neapolitan opera and he wrote this zany tragicomedy to be performed at a prince's summer palazzo in 1674. GRAMMY-winning Musical Directors Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs join with internationally acclaimed Stage Director Gilbert Blin to create an all-new production of this earthy, Shakespearean drama, full of twists and turns and set to one of the most beautiful musical scores of the 17th century.
In a story inspired by Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, our star-crossed lovers navigate mistaken identities, bumbling servants, and attempted assassinations to find out whether they are destined for a happy ending or an early grave. The stellar cast features soprano Hannah De Priest as vengeful Stellidaura, GRAMMY-winning tenor Aaron Sheehan as jealous Prince Orismondo, and tenor Richard Pittsinger as loyal Armidoro, with baritone Giuseppe Naviglio and soprano Mara Riley as their long-suffering servants.
Video by Kathy Wittman | Ball Square Films
