Save the Dates for our 36th season presenting the World’s most celebrated Early Music superstars in Greater Boston—and thanks to virtual viewing options, to fans around the world! Mark your calendars for a thrilling season starting this fall with legendary ensembles, emerging artists, our own GRAMMY-winning BEMF Chamber Opera Series and so much more. Subscriptions are on sale now!
Individual tickets will go on sale later in the summer. Programs, personnel, dates, and locations are subject to change.
Opera Prima
Amanda Forsythe, Soprano
Grand Tour: Virtuosic music of the Galant
Friday, October 17, 2025
8pm | NEC's Jordan Hall
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Friday, October 31, 2025 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until November 14, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
Stile Antico
The Prince of Music: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Friday, November 7, 2025
8pm | St. Paul Church, Cambridge
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until December 6, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
BEMF Chamber Opera Series presents
Provenzale: Stellidaura's Revenge
Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors
Hannah De Priest, Stellidaura
Aaron Sheehan, Orismondo
Richard Pittsinger, Armidoro
Saturday, November 29, 2025 | 8PM
Sunday, November 30, 2025 | 3PM
NEC's Jordan Hall
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Sunday, December 14, 2024 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until December 28, 2024 at 11:59pm (ET)
The Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips, Director
Mother & Child
Friday, December 5, 2025
8pm | St. Paul Church, Cambridge
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until December 27, 2024 at 11:59pm (ET)
Paul O'Dette, lute
New Discoveries: The amazing lute manuscripts of Orazio Albani
Saturday, January 31, 2026
8pm | First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Friay, February 13, 2026 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until February 27, 2026 at 11:59pm (ET)
ACRONYM
Clara Rottsolk & Elisa Sutherland, soprano
Aaron Sheehan & Jacob Perry, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass-baritone
Music of Adam Drese and Johann Samuel Drese
Saturday, February 14, 2026
8pm | First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until March 14, 2026 at 11:59pm (ET)
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Juilliard415
Robert Mealy, director
Caroline Copeland & Julian Donahue, dancers
Rameau and the Art of Dance
Sunday, March 1, 2026
3pm | First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
(PLEASE NOTE, this performance will not be available virtually.)
Le Consort
Théotime Langlois de Swarte & Sophie de Bardonneche, violin;
Hanna Salzenstein, violoncello; Justin Taylor, harpsichord
A trio sonata soirée
Friday, March 13, 2026
8pm | First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Friday, March 27, 2026 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until April 10, 2026 at 11:59pm (ET)
Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XXI &
La Capella Reial de Catalunya
A sea of music, 1492—1880: Music from Africa, America, and the Caribbean
Sunday, April 12, 2026
4pm | NEC's Jordan Hall, Boston
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until May 10, 2026 at 11:59pm (ET)