Saturday, June 16 at 11pm | New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall

TRAGICOMEDIA and Friends directed by Stephen Stubbs

Welcome to All the Pleasures

Erin Headley, viola da gamba; Paul O’Dette, archlute; Stephen Stubbs, lute & Baroque guitar;
with guest artists Yulia van Doren & Teresa Wakim, soprano; Aaron Sheehan & Jason McStoots, tenor; Douglas Williams, baritone; Milos Valent, Dagmar Valentová & Robert Mealy, violin & viola;
Maxine Eilander, Baroque harp; Kristian Bezuidenhout, harpsichord

In 1660, the explosion of cultural bounty accompanying the Restoration of the English monarchy coincided with the birth of England’s greatest musical genius: Henry Purcell. From the latest French dances to the newest extravagances of Italian vocal music, Tragicomedia and Friends welcome you to all the pleasures that Purcell and his contemporaries enjoyed following King Charles II’s return to his notoriously pleasure-drunk court.