The Boston Baroque has announced its 2026-27 season. Haydn’s The Creation” will be performed. Performance Date: Sept. 20, 2026 Händel’s “Messiah” will be performed for the holiday season and conducted by Christoph Koncz. Performance Date: Dec. 12 & 13, 2026 Marc Minkowski will lead a a Beethoven-focused New Year’s Celebration concert. Performance Date: TBD Marc Minkowski will lead Pergolesi’s “Stabat {…}
Marc Minkowski has been appointed Boston Baroque’s Music Director. Minkowski is set to begin his tenure in 2026-2027 and will succeed founder and Music Director Martin Pearlman, who served the organization for more than five decades. In a statement, David Friend, chair of Boston Baroque’s Board of Directors said, “We are excited to welcome Marc, a visionary international force in Baroque {…}
Filippo Ciabatti has been appointed to the newly created role of Principal Guest Conductor of the Boston Baroque. Ciabatti will work alongside the new Music Director Marc Minkowski who succeeds Martin Pearlman. He was previously named Assistant Conductor of Boston Baroque, the first such appointment in the prestigious ensemble’s 50-year history. Ciabatti has appeared as a guest conductor with such orchestras as {…}
(Credit: Frances Marshall ) The Boston Baroque is set to present Music Director Martin Pearlman’s revival of Haydn’s “The Creation.” It will mark the first concert of Pearlman’s final season with the ensemble. The performances will be held on Oct. 4 and 5 at the New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall and GBH’s Calderwood Studio and will feature soprano Hera Hyesang Park, {…}
The Boston Baroque has announced its 2024-25 season. Haydn’s “Die Schöpfung” is set to start Hera Hyesang Park, Paul Appleby, and Nicholas Newton. Performance Dates: Oct. 4 & 5, 2024 Handel’s “Messiah” will include Maya Kherani, Avery Amereau, Omar Najmi, and Jesse Blumberg, Performance Dates: Dec 7 & 8, 2024 Erin Morley performs a program of Beethoven and Mozart. Performance {…}
Boston Baroque has announced a cast change for its “Don Giovanni.” The company revealed that Michelle Bradley has withdrawn from the showcase due to personal reasons. In her stead, Julie Boulianne will take over as Donna Elvira; this marks her debut with Boston Baroque. Boulianne has performed with such companies as the Vienna State Opera, Theater an der Wien, Opéra {…}
The Boston Baroque will continue its season with two-holiday programs. Händel’s “Messiah” will be performed on Dec. 2 at GBH’s Calderwood Studio in Brighton and on Dec. 3rd at NEC’s Jordan Hall in Boston. Music Director Martin Pearlman will be conducted and will star soprano Amanda Forsythe, mezzo-soprano Tamara Mumford, tenor Karim Sulayman, and baritone Roderick Williams. The Saturday performance {…}
Boston Baroque has announced the appointment of Sarah Radcliffe-Marrs as its new Executive Director. Her tenure is set to commence on Nov. 1, 2023. “I am thrilled to have been appointed Executive Director of Boston Baroque, an ensemble I have long admired, in this, its 50th year. As we look to the future, I am inspired by the many exciting {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta) Boston Baroque opens its season with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 alongside his “Coriolan” Overture and “Elegiac Song.” The performances will take place on Oct. 13, 14, and 15 at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, GBH’s Calderwood Studio in Brighton, and NEC’s Jordan Hall in Boston. The Oct. 15 performance will also be live streamed on the global streaming {…}
Boston Baroque has announced a social media contest. The grand prize winner will win a chance to travel to Boston in October 2023 for a private coaching with Boston Baroque Founding Music Director Martin Pearlman, and a free entry pass to Early Music America’s inaugural conference, along with a travel stipend. In order to enter the participants must film themselves {…}
Boston Baroque has announced a cast change for its production of Gluck’s “Iphigénie en Tauride.” The company announced that Wendy Bryn Harmer has withdrawn from the production due to injury. In her stead, Soula Parassidis, who is the CEO of Living Opera, will take on the title role, marking her debut with Boston Baroque. She previously sang the role in {…}
