Picasso, The Lovers, 1919, © 2007 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artist Rights Society (ARS)
Photo: Rèunion des Musées Nationaux/ Art Resource, NY

Testing a theory about the fickleness of women, two soldiers dress in disguise and proceed to woo each other’s fiancées. Will the women succumb or won’t they? What unfolds is a delicious brew of humor, sexiness, cynicism, and touching humanity set to some of Mozart’s most sublime ensembles and arias. Check your political correctness at the door and join us! The stellar cast, all brilliant singers and comedic actors, are drawn from the MET, New York City Opera, Glimmerglass, Santa Fe Opera, San Francisco Opera, and other great opera houses around the country: Lauren Skuce, Jennifer Holloway, Vale Rideout, Hugh Russell, Kevin Burdette, and Sara Heaton.

“Lauren Skuce [as Fiordiligi] gave a splendid performance, singing with warm, rich tone and endless agility.” ( New York Times)

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Amanda Pabyan, soprano
Alan Dornak, countertenor
Kerem Kurk, tenor
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone

People first come to hear Martin Pearlman’s stunning interpretation of Handel’s Messiah because it is Grammy-nominated and internationally acclaimed. But they return, year after year, because they find it so personally moving. Join us in exquisite Jordan Hall to experience both the grandeur of Handel’s vision, and the intimacy as well.

“The history of recording has not seen a more beautifully styled or elegantly sung Messiah than this one…brilliantly focused and flooded with light.” (Detroit News & Free Press)

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Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
Jean-Fery Rebel, Les Élémens (The Elements)
J.S. Bach, Wedding Cantata, BWV 202

Christina Day Martinson, violin soloist
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Marc Schachman, oboe

“Martin Pearlman sure knows how to make Boston baroque!” (Boston Herald)

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Purcell’s joyful, witty masques for Dryden’s play King Arthur are an inspired piece of musical theater and the composer’s most successful stage work during his lifetime. The famous Frost Scene, with its shivering, icy music is just one of the many evocative, beautiful depictions in this delicious musical entertainment. As we did with Fairy Queen, we will tell this story with a modern spoken narration, this one incorporating some of the original Dryden.

Kristen Watson, soprano
Marc Molomot, tenor
David Kravitz, baritone
Narrated by Robert Pinsky, former U.S. Poet Laureate

“A crowning achievement…Boston Baroque’s delightful performance brought a full palette of pleasures.”
(Boston Globe on Purcell’s Fairy Queen)

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