BEMF Chamber Opera Series presents Telemann’s Don Quichotte
Cervantes’s epic story is brought to life through the irresistible music of Georg Philipp Telemann!
Join the singers, dancers, instrumentalists, and directors of the GRAMMY-winning BEMF Chamber Opera Series for a special presentation of two masterworks by Telemann. Enjoy a rare staged performance of Telemann’s lovely serenata, Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho, which sees Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza stumble upon the wedding of wealthy sheep rancher Comacho to the beautiful Quiteria—but her childhood sweetheart Basilio is ready to disrupt the festivities even if it’s the last thing he ever does! Woven throughout the entertainment will be movements from Telemann’s delightful orchestral suite Burlesque de Don Quichotte, a work that uses strikingly evocative music to depict various episodes from the classic novel by Cervantes.
Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho (1761)
(Don Quixote at Comacho’s Wedding)
Comic Opera-Serenata in One Act by Daniel Schiebeler (1741- 1771)
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Suite G major Burlesque de Don Quichotte (ca 1715) TWV 55:G10
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Suite in D major (with Trumpets) TWV 55:D18
Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors
Gilbert Blin, Stage Director
Robert Mealy, Concertmaster
Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière, Choreographer
Gwen van den Eijnde, Costume Designer
Kelly Martin, Lighting Designer
Anna Mansbridge, Assistant Stage Director
Kathleen Fay, Executive Producer
Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble
Christian Immler, Don Quichotte
Jason McStoots, Sancho Panza
Emily Siar, Quiteria *
Michael Galvin, Comacho *
Cody Bowers, Basilio *
Richard Pittsinger, Grisóstomo *
Jason Rober, Pedrillo *
Mara Riley, chorus soprano
Ashley Mulcahy, chorus alto
Daniel Fridley, chorus bass
(*) also chorus
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Boston Early Music Festival Dance Company
Julian Donahue
Junichi Fukuda
Caitlin Klinger
Sonam Tshedzom Tingkhye
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Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble
Robert Mealy & Cynthia Roberts, violin
Sarah Darling, viola
Phoebe Carrai, violoncello
Doug Balliett, double bass
Emi Ferguson, piccolo
Dominic Teresi, bassoon
John Thiessen & Brandon Bergeron, trumpet
Michelle Humphreys, percussion
Maxine Eilander, Baroque harp
Michael Sponseller, harpsichord
Paul O’Dette, theorbo
Stephen Stubbs, theorbo & Baroque guitar
