VIDEO SPOTLIGHT
"Arguably the most important and influential
Early Music event in the world." —BBC Radio 3
Celebrate Vivaldi's Four Seasons with Les Arts Florissants!
Violin virtuoso Théotime Lenglois de Swarte joins with Les Arts Florissants, for a blockbuster celebration of Vivaldi's Four Seasons—premiering virtually on April 18.
Jordi Savall returns to Boston!
Jordi Savall brings his legendary ensemble Hespèrion XXI back to Boston for a thrilling season finale–premiering virtually on April 27.
Stile Antico presents The Golden Renaissance
Enjoy a brilliant and vividly contrasted program from Stile Antico—recorded live in Cambridge, MA! Don't miss the Virtual Premiere on Friday, April 11.
BEMF has been thrilled to share our concerts virtually with fans around the world and are proud to continue offering our entire 2024/25 Season virtually. Subscribe today and enjoy the music you love wherever you are! Learn more about Virtual Tickets »
Save the dates for our next Festival—June 8–15, 2025
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.
NEW CD!
Enjoy a 2 CD-set of Neopolitan comic opera with Pergolesi's La Serva Padrona and Livietta e Tracollo.
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.
