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Boston Baroque served up a lithe and vital performance of the Messiah that felt rich, personal, and gloriously lived in.
Read More about Concert Review: Boston Baroque and Making Handel’s “Messiah” FreshEach month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Read More about November Short Fuses — Materia CriticaBy Aaron Keebaugh Lithe and economical, Boston Baroque’s superb production of Iphigénie en Tauride proved the old adage that less can be more. Iphigénie en Tauride, an opera in four acts. Libretto by Nicolas-François Guillard. Music by Christoph Willibald Gluck. Performed by Boston Baroque. Martin Pearlman, conductor. Mo Zhou, stage director. At GBH’s Calderwood Studio,…
Read More about Classical Concert Review: Boston Baroque’s “Iphigénie en Tauride”Music Director Martin Pearlman had the excellent idea to cut out 6 of the 24 arias to make Jephtha move along, and it paid off.
Read More about Concert Review: Boston Baroque’s “Jephtha” — The Fate of YouthSome institutions’ offerings aren’t as challenging as they could be, but there’s a healthy balance between the familiar and new.
Read More about Commentary: 2017-18 Orchestral, Opera, and New Music Season PreviewIn the six years I’ve now been reviewing for the Fuse, I can honestly say that the 2016-17 season looks to be one of the liveliest in recent memory.
Read More about Music Commentary/Preview: 2016 Fall Orchestral Season OverviewBoston Baroque staged a very enjoyable and entertaining performance of Mozart’s much-loved opera.
Read More about Opera Review: A Delightful “Magic Flute” from Boston BaroqueThe upcoming season is a remarkably robust one in terms of the variety of offerings and the quality (and number) of participating ensembles.
Read More about Classical Music Commentary: 2016 Orchestral Winter/Spring Season PreviewIt looks to be as rich, intense, and, hopefully, rewarding a season as we’ve seen in recent memory.
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Performing Arts Series: Stories of Surviving COVID-19 — Boston Baroque
“At Boston Baroque, as we look to the future, we take comfort in knowing that redefining ourselves is in our organization’s DNA.”
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