As the days lengthen, and hope augments, we are pleased to offer a mini-series of online programs, with good talk and wonderful music, to help get us across this next stretch. Please join our community!


Announcing “Bridges to Spring”:

A Valentine’s Bouquet
“My mistress embodies all virtues:” so goes the text of one of the 15th centuries’ most beloved melodies, De tous bien plaine. We propose a little bouquet, including three variant settings of this tune, by an all-star lineup of Franco-Flemish masters: Alexander Agricola (1446-1506), followed by Josquin Desprez (ca.1450-1521), and a return to Alexander Agricola.
The vocal soloist is Michael Barrett, and all of the music from this live performance can also be heard on Camerata’s recent, excellent CD Treasures of Devotion. Please enjoy!

Dido and Aeneas:
An Opera for Distanced Lovers
Music by Henry Purcell (1659-1695) – Libretto by Nahum Tate (1652-1715)
This new production of Purcell’s only true opera features performances by live and remote musicians and media elements conceived by Peter Torpey, all stitched together to be viewed from the safety and comfort of your home. Artistic Director Anne Azéma leads a stellar cast, with Tahanee Aluwihare as Dido, Luke Scott as Aeneas, Camila Parias as Dido’s sister Belinda, and Jordan Weatherston Pitts as the Sorcerer, assisted by students from Longy School of Music of Bard College.
Our trailer was created by Peter Torpey featuring music from the 1979 Boston Camerata recording of Dido and Aeneas.


An Italian Dialogue in Music

TONIGHT!
Night of Ideas / Nuit des Idées
Tonight, January 28th, our own Anne Azéma will participate in a conversation with Marc-Olivier Bherer of Le Monde as part of the Institut Français’ global 24-hour livestream event #NightOfIdeas.
Visit nightofideas.org for more information.
