VIDEO SPOTLIGHT
The GRAMMY-winning BEMF Chamber Opera Series returns to 18th-century London and John Frederick Lampe's hilarious follow-up to The Dragon of Wantley. As audiences flocked to new Shakespeare adaptations, if you can't beat them, JOIN THEM!
Coming to Troy, NY on Friday, 11/27 and Boston, MA on 11/28 & 11/29 and available virtually 12/12 to 12/27.
"Arguably the most important and influential
Early Music event in the world." —BBC Radio 3
The BEMF Chamber Opera Series returns in November!
Return to the hilarious world of John Frederick Lampe as the BEMF Chamber Opera Series presents his mock-opera—Pyramus & Thisbe—with words by Shakespeare. Coming to to Troy, NY and Boston, MA on Thanksgiving Weekend.
Celebrate the Season with The Tallis Scholars and Ensemble Correspondances!
On 12/4, The Tallis Scholars present a program of Renaissance music written for the Virgin Mary. Then on 12/13, experience Charpentier's Midnight Mass for Christmas Eve with Ensemble Correspondances.
Virtual Concerts from Stile Antico and Les Arts Florissants
Explore the great cities of Renaissance Europe with Stile Antico—NOW until 11/13. Then experience the magic of Monteverdi with Les Arts Florissants with their Virtual Premiere on 11/21.
Tickets are now on sale for our next biennial Festival: June 6–13, 2027.
Who We Are
Since 1981, the Boston Early Music Festival has established itself as an international leader in the field of Early Music. BEMF presents a wealth of diverse programs and activities, including superb productions of Baroque opera, award-winning recordings, an annual concert season that brings the field’s brightest stars to Boston and New York City, and North America’s leading festival for Early Music.
Celebrated Concerts
Our annual concerts feature some of the world's most exciting and engaging Early Music artists!
2027 Festival
Tickets and Subscription Packages are now on sale for our next biennial Festival: June 6–13, 2027.
Award-Winning Recordings
In 2004, BEMF initiated a series of recordings to preserve its groundbreaking Baroque opera creations and attempt to fill the gaps in the current discography of Western opera. The series features two GRAMMY Award-winning and five GRAMMY-nominated recordings.
GRAMMY Winner!
Telemann's Ino and Opera Arias for SopranoBEMF's has received our 2nd GRAMMY Award for our recording of Telemann's Ino with soprano Amanda Forsythe in the Best Classical Solo Vocal Album catagory!
LEARN MORE!“One of the nation’s foremost Early Music organizations.” —The New Yorker
Meet Our Artistic Leadership
