Organization

Boston Early Music Festival

Singer

Mireille Lebel

Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble

Danielle Reutter-Harrah

Teresa Wakim

Jason McStoots

James Reese

Aaron Sheehan

John Taylor Ward

Jonathan Woody

Conductor

Paul O'Dette

Stephen Stubbs

Stage director

Gilbert Blin

Costume designer

Gwen van den Eijnde

Lighting designer

Kelly Martin

Choreographer

Melinda Sullivan

Executive producer

Kathleen Fay

Concertmaster

Robert Mealy

Soprano

Mezzosoprano

Tenor

Bass-baritone

Featured Sopranos

Featured Mezzo-Sopranos

Featured Tenors

Featured Bass-Baritones

Instrumentalists

Cynthia Roberts

Sarah Darling

Laura Jeppesen

Phoebe Carrai

Emi Ferguson

Andrea LeBlanc

Gonzalo Ruiz

Kathryn Montoya

Dominic Teresi

David Morris

Michael Sponseller

Others

Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble

Ballet

Boston Early Music Festival Dance Company

French

Idylle sur la Paix et  La fête du Rueil

Lully’s Idylle sur la Paix and Charpentier’s La Fête de Rueil were each commissioned in 1685 for lavish garden parties planned by French courtiers to celebrate King Louis XIV. Both pieces feature an idyllic utopia where shepherds in the French countryside celebrate a recent truce “given” to Europe by the Sun King. The genius of Charpentier and Lully raises these formal tributes to musical masterpieces where dazzling singing combines with charming dances in a vivid depiction of the people’s desire for peace.

These splendid chamber operas are led by BEMF’s GRAMMY-winning Musical Directors Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs and acclaimed Stage Director Gilbert Blin. With an all-star roster of 26 singers, dancers, and instrumentalists, this all-new production featuring period-inspired staging and lavish costumes will truly be an entertainment fit for a King!

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