Organization

Boston Early Music Festival

Conductor

Paul O'Dette

Stephen Stubbs

Singer

Baritone

Jesse Blumberg

Bass-baritone

Jonathan Woody

Soprano

Amanda Forsythe

Tenor

Colin Balzer

Chorus master

Robert Mealy

Hannah De Priest

Kyle Stegall

Caroline Copeland

Dancers

Olsi Gjeci

Orchestra

Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra

Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra & Chorus

Boston

United States

A Grand Celebration: Music from Desmarest’s Circé and Handel’s Almira
We open our weeklong Celebration of Women with a grand program of music written for the opera stage! The evening begins with the complete prologue of Desmarest’s Circé—thirty minutes of delicious airs, dances, and choruses! The allegorical prologue in French opera, an elaborate spectacle praising the king, was ultimately dropped from the performing tradition, but Circé’s is too good to pass over. This exceptional musical morsel is paired with a selection of truly stunning arias and dances from Handel’s first opera, Almira, both featuring dancers and singers from the Festival’s opera productions. Don’t miss this stunning collection of operatic masterworks led by GRAMMY-winners Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs!

NEC Jordan Hall

A Grand Celebration: Music from Desmarest’s Circé and Handel’s Almira: Concert

Public

Concert

Approved

Production booklet

Further reading