Organization

Boston Early Music Festival

Singer

Soprano

Amanda Forsythe

Niobe

Countertenor

Philippe Jaroussky

Anfione

Yulia Van Doren

Manto

Baritone

Charles Robert Stephens

Tiresia

Tenor

Kevin D Skelton

Clearte

Matthew countertenor White

Creonte

Bass

Jesse Blumberg

Poliferno

Colin Balzer

Tiberino

Contralto

José Lemos

Nerea

Conductor

Paul O'Dette

Stephen Stubbs

Stage director

Gilbert Blin

Set designer

Costume designer

Anna Watkins

Lighting designer

Lenore Doxsee

Choreographer

Caroline Copeland

Carlos Fittante

Orchestra

Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra

Ballet

Boston Early Music Festival Dance Company

Italian

Niobe, Regina di Tebe -  (Niobe, Queen of Thebes)

Great Barrington

United States

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

Boston

Cutler Majestic Theatre

Public

Niobe, Queen of Thebes

English

Approved

Philippe Jaroussky (Anfione) and ensemble. Boston Early Music Festival, recorded June 19, 2011. Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors; Gilbert Blin, Stage Director & Set Designer; Caroline Copeland & Carlos Fittante, Choreographers; Anna Watkins, Costume Designer; Lenore Doxsee, Lighting Designer.

Video by Kathy Wittman, Ball Square Films.
Audio by WCRB Classical Radio Boston.

Niobe, Regina di Tebe Steffani

Niobe recounts the story of the Queen of Thebes, one of the most tragic figures in Greek mythology, who ruled over the city of Thebes with her husband Anfione. Niobe’s immense pride earns her family the merciless wrath of the gods. With elegant costumes, breathtaking sets, and Baroque flying machines, this heart-wrenching story will come alive in a dazzling spectacle for both eye and ear.

This stunning production will feature a BEMF audience favorite, soprano Amanda Forsythe, in the title role, and the sensational French countertenor, Philippe Jaroussky, who received Europe’s prestigious 2008 Echo Award for Best Singer of the Year, as King Anfione. They head a cast of leading international opera singers, who perform alongside the thirty virtuosos who comprise our three-time Grammy nominated BEMF Orchestra, a colorful ensemble of Baroque dancers, a gifted children’s troupe, and many others.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble