VIDEO SPOTLIGHT
Superstar soprano Amanda Forsythe sings the aria “Tönt in seinen Lobgesang” from George Philipp Telemann's cantata Ino, recorded LIVE in Boston with the Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Opera Series in November 2021.
BEMF's studio recording of Ino has won the 2026 GRAMMY Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album.
"Arguably the most important and influential
Early Music event in the world." —BBC Radio 3
26/27 Season Announced
Subscribe today to our 26/27 Season, featuring concerts by Les Arts Florissants, The Tallis Scholars, Ensemble Correspondances, Trio Mediæval and more!
The BEMF Chamber Opera Series returns in November!
Return to the hilarious world of John Frederick Lampe as the BEMF Chamber Opera Series presents his mock-opera—Pyramus & Thisbe—with words by Shakespeare. Coming to to Troy, NY and Boston, MA this November.
Philippe Jaroussky & Artaserse: Concert Postponed
It is with a very heavy heart—and sincere regrets—that we announce the postponement of our upcoming concert featuring Philippe Jaroussky and Artaserse.
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 two GRAMMY Award-winning and five GRAMMY-nominated recordings.
GRAMMY Winner!
Telemann's Ino and Opera Arias for SopranoBEMF's has received our 2nd GRAMMY Award 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.
