VIDEO SPOTLIGHT
When her beloved is shot by a jealous rival, Stellidaura is out for REVENGE! Don't miss Stellidaura's Revenge by Francesco Provenzale from the GRAMMY-winning BEMF Chamber Opera Series as a courtly love triangle is torn apart by violent passions in this 1674 romp. Thanksgiving weekend in Boston!
"Arguably the most important and influential
Early Music event in the world." —BBC Radio 3
Stellidaura is out for REVENGE!
The GRAMMY-winning BEMF Chamber Opera Series returns to Boston on Thanksgiving weekend with Stellidaura's Revenge by Francesco Provenzale. A courtly love triangle is torn apart by violent passions in this sultry romp from the Neapolitan Riviera in 1674.
Stile Antico:
Virtual Premiere 11/22
BEMF favorites Stile Antico celebrate the undisputed master of the style which gives the group its name: Palestrina. Explore the music he would have sung himself in the Sistine Chapel, his adaptations to the Counter-Reformation, his tragic personal life, and his lasting influence on his successors.
Opera Prima
Now Streaming!
Recorded LIVE in Boston, Opera Prima and GRAMMY-nominated soprano Amanda Forsythe explore the Galant style that swept across Europe in the middle of the 18th century. Available virtually October 31 to November 14.
Save the dates for our next biennial Festival: June 6–13, 2027.
Who We Are
Since 1981, the Boston Early Music Festival has established itself as an international leader in the field of Early Music. BEMF presents a wealth of diverse programs and activities, including superb productions of Baroque opera, award-winning recordings, an annual concert season that brings the field’s brightest stars to Boston and New York City, and North America’s leading festival for Early Music.
Celebrated Concerts
Our annual concerts feature some of the world's most exciting and engaging Early Music artists!
Award-Winning Recordings
In 2004, BEMF initiated a series of recordings to preserve its groundbreaking Baroque opera creations and attempt to fill the gaps in the current discography of Western opera. The series features one GRAMMY Award-winning and five GRAMMY-nominated recordings.
GRAMMY Nominee!
Telemann's Ino and Opera Arias for SopranoBEMF's has received our 7th GRAMMY nomination for our recording of Telemann's Ino with soprano Amanda Forsythe in the Best Classical Solo Vocal Album catagory!
LEARN MORE!“One of the nation’s foremost Early Music organizations.” —The New Yorker
Meet Our Artistic Leadership
BEMF Opera productions reproduce the Baroque’s stunning palette of sound by bringing together today’s leading operatic superstars and a wealth of instrumental talent from across the globe. Leading the Artistic Team are GRAMMY-winning Artistic Directors Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs alongside Opera Director Gilbert Blin, Orchestra Director Robert Mealy, and Dance Director Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière.
