VIDEO SPOTLIGHT
"Arguably the most important and influential
Early Music event in the world." —BBC Radio 3
Fully staged North American premiere of Keiser's Octavia
The virtuous Empress Octavia is betrayed by her increasingly erratic husband, Nero, putting all of Rome on the brink of rebellion in the Centerpiece Opera of the 2025 Festival.
Telemann's Pimpinone & Ino comes to Boston, Great Barrington, and Caramoor!
Explore the depth of Telemann's genius with a fascinating pairing of stylish slapstick and scintillating drama: Saturday, June 14 in Boston, June 27 & 28 in Great Barrington, MA, and June 29 at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts.
2025 Festival: June 8–15 in Boston
Tickets and Subscriptions are NOW ON SALE for the 2025 Boston Early Music Festival, hailed as "arguably the most important and influential Early Music event in the world," by BBC Radio 3.
Subscription packages are NOW ON SALE for BEMF's 25/26 Season coming this fall! Learn more »
Don't miss 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.
