Uploaded June 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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"An elaborate, colorful, kaleidoscopic…entertainment!"

More than 80 directors, singers, dancers, and instrumentalists put the finishing touches on the Centerpiece Opera of the 2017 Boston Early Music Festival—André Campra's Le Carnaval de Venise. Enjoy scenes of this dazzling spectacle from the dress rehearsal in this all-new video. Don't delay—get your tickets now for shows June 14, 16, & 18, 2017 in Boston.

bemf.org/pages/fest/opera_centerpiece.htm

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

Video by Kathy Wittman | Ball Square Films