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Friday, Oct. 24, 7:30 pm
Saturday, Oct. 25, 7:30 pm
NEC’s Jordan Hall
Handel
SERSE (XERXES)
Semi-staged. Sung in Italian. English titles.
Composed in 1738, Xerxes was among Handel’s last great operas. the tale of high-born romantic intrigue centers on Serse, King of Persia, and includes bravura arias, comedy, passion, and one of the most beautiful and famous arias in all opera — “Ombra mai fu,” often known as “Handel’s Largo.” The extraordinary male soprano Michael Maniaci sings the title role.Friday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p
Saturday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p
NEC’s Jordan Hall
Boston’s Grammy-nominated
Handel’s MESSIAH
Tamara Matthews, soprano
Kevin Deas, bass-baritone
Other soloists TBA
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 8:00 pm
Thursday, Jan. 1, 3:00 pm
Sanders Theatre
Intermission Champagne Reception
Sponsored by Cambridge Trust Company
GALA NEW YEAR’S EVE
& FIRST DAY CONCERTS
Sparkling Baroque concertos by Vivaldi, Geminiani, Bach and Handel, Showcasing members of the Boston Baroque ensemble. Featuring Christina Day Martinson in Bach’s great Violin Concerto in E Major.
The perfect way to celebrate the new year!
Friday, March 6, 8:00 pm
Saturday, March 7, 8:00 pm
NEC’s Jordan Hall
Purcell
GEMS OF THE FRENCH BAROQUE
- Charpentier, Missa Assumpta est Maria
- Delalande, Te Deum
- Rameau, Pygmalion (one-act opera)
The French Baroque repertoire is rich, fascinating, colorful — and too little played in this country. This program offers a cross-section. Charpentier’s mass is extraordinarily beautiful and deeply introspective, while Delalande’s Te Deum is extroverted, celebratory music. Rameau’s one-act opera-ballet tells the myth of Pygmalion, the sculptor who has fallen madly in love with his statue of a beautiful woman. Vocal soloists are TBA. Pygmalion will be performed with modern dancers.
Friday, May 1, 8:00 pm
Saturday, May 2, 8:00 pm
NEC’s Jordan Hall
MOZART & THE HAYDNS
- Michael Haydn, Requiem in C minor
- W.A. Mozart, Per Questa Bella Mano, for bass voice, double bass obbligato and orchestra
- F. Joseph Haydn, Symphony No. 102
Michael Haydn, Franz Joseph’s younger brother, was a fine composer whose most powerful work can be found in his choral music; this Requiem greatly influenced the Requiem of Mozart. Mozart’s concert aria features bass-baritone Kevin Deas and BB principal bassist Deborah Dunham performing in the specialized “Viennese tuning” of the time. Joseph Haydn’s Symphony 102 is one of the most brilliant of the twelve London symphonies that capped his symphonic career.
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