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Performer: Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra

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BEMF stages Francesca Caccini's Alcina

Colin Balzer (Ruggiero) and Mireille Lebel (Alcina) © Kathy Wittman
A rare chance to see the first extant opera written by a woman, Francesca Caccini's La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’ isola d’ Alcina
****1
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Demons and monsters: Rameau at the Boston Early Music Festival

The Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra led by Robert Mealy, with soprano Emőke Baráth and dancers Caroline Copeland and Pierre-François Dollé, showcase Rameau's vitality and originality.
*****
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BEMF presents La serva padrona and Livietta e Tracollo

A riotous double bill of Pergolesi at the Boston Early Music Festival.
*****
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Handel’s La Resurrezione brought blazingly to life

Handel's La Resurrezione, anchored the Boston Early Music Festival’s Thursday programs in a dramatic reading by many of the same forces performing Campra’s La Carnaval de Venise.
****1
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Jaroussky and Gauvin star in Steffani's Niobe

In spite of superb performances from the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra and the two lead soloists, Steffani’s Niobe at the Concertgebouw offers too few inspired moments to make it truly memorable.
***11
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Niobe, Regina di Tebe à Toulouse

Le Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra et pas moins de neufs chanteurs issus de différents horizons étaient réunis pour l’exécution du septième opéra en trois actes du compositeur italien Agostino Steffani, Niobe, Regina di Tebe
****1
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