2025/26 SEASON
BEMF Chamber Opera Series presents
Francesco Provenzale: Stellidaura's Revenge
Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors
Gilbert Blin, Stage Director
Robert Mealy, Concertmaster
Saturday, November 29, 2024 | 8PM
Sunday, November 30, 2024 | 3PM
New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Sunday, December 14, 2024 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until December 28, 2024 at 11:59pm (ET)
A courtly love triangle is torn apart by violent passions in this sultry romp!
When her beloved Armidoro is shot by the jealous Orismondo, beautiful Stellidaura is out for REVENGE! Provenzale was a hugely influential figure in Neapolitan opera and his zany 1674 tragicomedy combines breathtaking laments with lively tarantellas to produce a wildly entertaining cavalcade of romance, murder, and intrigue. Follow our star-crossed lovers as they navigate mistaken identities, bumbling servants, and attempted assassinations to find out if they are destined for a happy ending or an early grave.
“Spellbinding.”
ARTISTS
Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors
Gilbert Blin, Stage Director
Robert Mealy, Concertmaster
Kelly Martin, Lighting Designer
Seth Bodie, Costume Designer
Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière, Assistant to the Stage Director
Kathleen Fay, Executive Producer
Hannah De Priest, Stellidaura
Aaron Sheehan, Orismondo
Richard Pittsinger, Armidoro
Giuseppe Naviglio, Giampetro
Mara Riley, Armillo
Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble
Robert Mealy, concertmaster
Sarah Darling, violin
Kathryn Montoya & Gaia Saetermoe-Howard, recorder
Michelle Humphreys, percussion
David Morris, viola da gamba
Maxine Eilander, Baroque harp
Michael Sponseller, harpsichord
Paul O’Dette, theorbo
Stephen Stubbs, theorbo & Baroque guitar