Monteverdi’s Vespers
Friday, September 19 8.00pm
Saturday, September 20 8.00pm
Sunday, September 21 3.00pm
Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College, Boston

Monteverdi, the Shakespeare of music, wrote this love song to the Virgin Mary in 1610. Now, 400 years later, Handel and Haydn has commissioned the first fully staged production of this monumental work. Alongside Handel and Haydn’s Chorus and Orchestra, celebrated Chinese opera director Chen Shi-Zheng and a troupe of Asian dancers bring an Eastern view to this intensely personal expression of religious devotion.

Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Chen Shi-Zheng, stage director

A Roman Holiday
Friday, October 24 8.00pm
Sunday, October 26 3.00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston

Masterworks performed by the Chorus and Orchestra from the young Handel infused with the energy and enthusiasm of his 3-year stay in Rome.

Dixit Dominus (The Lord said)
Laudate pueri Dominum (Praise the Lord, you His servants)
Saeviat tellus inter rigores (Let the earth rage)

Grant Llewellyn, conductor

Handel’s Messiah
Sunday, November 30 3.00pm
Friday, December 5 7.30pm
Saturday, December 6 3.00pm
Sunday, December 7 3.00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston

Celebrating our 150th annual performances of this holiday classic.

Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Lisa Saffer, soprano
Matthew White, countertenor
Benjamin Butterfield, tenor

An Italian Christmas
Friday, December 19 8.00pm
Saturday, December 20 8.00pm
Sunday, December 21 3.00pm
NEC’s Jordan Hall, Boston

Festive choral works of the Italian Baroque in the intimate setting of Jordan Hall.

Corelli Christmas Concerto
Palestrina O magnum mysterium (O great mystery)
Additional works by Gabrieli, Sammartini, and Torelli

John Finney, conductor

The Devil’s Trill
Friday, January 16 8.00pm
NEC’s Jordan Hall, Boston
Sunday, January 18 3.00pm
Jesuit Urban Center, Boston

Devilishly difficult instrumental music by the superstar violinists of the Baroque era.

Tartini Devil's Trill
Additional works by Tartini, Vivaldi, and Geminiani

Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Daniel Stepner, violin

Baroque Love Duets
Friday, February 13 8.00pm
Sunday, February 15 3.00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston

Poignant declarations of love and passion with the Orchestra and two outstanding singers.

Bach Cantata No. 49, “I go in search of thee with longing”
Handel Apollo and Daphne
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Christine Brandes, soprano
Sanford Sylvan, baritone

A Madrigal Mystery Tour
Friday, February 27 8.00pm
NEC’s Jordan Hall, Boston
Sunday, February 29 3.00pm
Jesuit Urban Center, Boston

The Chorus explores madrigals through the ages, including works by Gesualdo, Monteverdi, and Goehr.

Grant Llewellyn, conductor

Beethoven’s Eroica and Emperor
Friday, March 26 8.00pm
Sunday, March 28 3.00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston

Symphony No. 3, “Eroica”
Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor”

Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano

Vivaldi’s Gloria to Verdi’s Ave Maria
Friday, April 30 8.00pm
Sunday, May 2 3.00pm
Symphony Hall, Boston

Choral masterpieces by two Italian geniuses—exuberant and soaring.

Vivaldi Gloria, RV 588
Vivaldi Gloria, RV 589
Verdi "Ave Maria" and "Laudi alla Vergine Maria" from Four Sacred Pieces

Grant Llewellyn, conductor

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