Opera Prima with Amanda Forsythe: Virtuosic Music of the Galant
17 October/20h00 United States / Boston, MA
Boston Early Music Festival presents
OPERA PRIMA
Cristiano Contadin, Director & viola da gamba
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Amanda Forsythe, soprano
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2025
8pm | NEC's Jordan Hall, Boston
8pm | NEC's Jordan Hall, Boston
VIRTUAL PREMIERE:
Friday, October 31, 2025 at 8pm (ET)
Available until November 14, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
Friday, October 31, 2025 at 8pm (ET)
Available until November 14, 2025 at 11:59pm (ET)
“Amanda Forsythe is a sheer delight.”
—The Sunday Times
Grand Tour: Virtuosic music of the Galant
Celebrated viola da gamba virtuoso Cristiano Contadin and his renowned ensemble Opera Prima return to BEMF in a program of music exploring the Galant style that was in vogue across western Europe during the middle of the 18th century. The complexity and formal structure of the Baroque gives way to a charismatic beauty and captivating elegance that was still grounded by a virtuosic basso continuo. The magnificent soprano Amanda Forsythe—a favorite of BEMF audiences and longtime collaborator with Contadin—is showcased in sparkling arias alongside charming concertos and sinfonias from such Galant masters as Hasse, Tartini, C. P. E. Bach, the brothers Johann Gottlieb and Carl Heinrich Graun, Alessandro Scarlatti, and Abel.
