The GRAMMY-winning BEMF Chamber Opera Series makes its Florida debut on November 30, 2022, with a Double Bill of French Baroque chamber operas written for Louis XIV: Lully’s Idylle sur la Paix and Charpentier’s La Fête de Rueil.
The genius of Charpentier and Lully raises these formal tributes to musical masterpieces where dazzling singing combines with charming dances in a vivid depiction of the people’s desire for peace.
This all-new production is led by BEMF’s GRAMMY-winning Musical Directors Paul O’Dette and Stephen Stubbs and acclaimed Stage Director Gilbert Blin and features an all-star roster of 26 singers, dancers, and instrumentalists
Age Appropriateness Appropriate for all
Program & Artists
Jean-Baptiste Lully: Idylle sur la Paix
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: La Fête de Rueil
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Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors
Gilbert Blin, Stage Director
Robert Mealy, Concertmaster
Melinda Sullivan, Choreographer
Gwen van den Eijnde, Costume Designer
Kathleen Fay, Executive Producer
BEMF Vocal Ensemble
Danielle Reutter-Harrah
Teresa Wakim
Mindy Ella Chu
James Reese
Jason McStoots
Aaron Sheehan
John Taylor Ward
Jonathan Woody
BEMF Chamber Ensemble
Robert Mealy and Cynthia Roberts, violin
Sarah Darling and Laura Jeppesen, viola
Phoebe Carrai, violoncello
Emi Ferguson and Andrea LeBlanc, traversi
Gonzalo Ruiz and Kathryn Montoya, oboe & reorder
Dominic Teresi, bassoon
David Morris, viola da gamba
Paul O’Dette, theorbo
Stephen Stubbs, theorbo & Baroque guitar
Michael Sponseller, harpsichord
BEMF Dance Ensemble
Julian Donahue, Alex Meeth, Caitlin Klinger, and Sonam Tshedzom Tingkhye
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Teens and young adults ages 13-22 can buy tickets for $5 using the Get Tickets button below. With the purchase of one $5 ticket for someone within the age range, a second $5 ticket can be purchased for an individual of any age to join them.
