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Boston Baroque: Gluck's 'Orfeo ed Euridice'
Love and music triumph, as the poet Orpheus defies the fires of Hades and charms the underworld king, freeing his beloved Euridice from death. Gluck's revolutionary orchestration influenced opera from Mozart to Wagner, and Orpheus' heart-wrenching lament at losing his beautiful wife is one of opera's most famous moments. Boston Baroque's semi-staged operas, with the action taking place around the orchestra on stage, have been widely acclaimed.
Opera introduction at 7:00pm
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“This superb production is cause for celebration.... Martin Pearlman leads his Boston Baroque and its excellent chorus in a fluid, beautifully theatrical performance.” —Fanfare on Boston Baroque’s recording of Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride |
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Founded by harpsichordist, conductor, and music scholar Martin Pearlman, Boston Baroque was the U.S.'s first specialist Baroque orchestra. Boston Baroque was founded under the name "Banchetto Musicale" and quickly entered the vanguard of the American period instrument movement....
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