Telemann’s Don Quichotte
Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors
Robert Mealy, Concertmaster
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 | 7:30pm (Concert Version) PURCHASE TICKETS
The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY
Cervantes’s epic story is brought to life through the irresistible music of Georg Philipp Telemann!
Join the singers, instrumentalists, and directors of the GRAMMY-winning BEMF Chamber Opera Series for a special presentation of two masterworks by Telemann. Enjoy a concert performance of Telemann’s lovely serenata, Don Quichotte auf der Hochzeit des Comacho, which sees Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza stumble upon the wedding of wealthy sheep rancher Comacho to the beautiful Quiteria—but her childhood sweetheart Basilio is ready to disrupt the festivities even if it’s the last thing he ever does! Woven throughout the entertainment will be movements from Telemann’s delightful orchestral suite Burlesque de Don Quichotte, a work that uses strikingly evocative music to depict various episodes from the classic novel by Cervantes.
“Spellbinding.”
ARTISTS
Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, Musical Directors
Robert Mealy, Concertmaster
Kathleen Fay, Executive Producer
Christian Immler, Don Quichotte
Jason McStoots, Sancho Pansa
Emily Siar, Quiteria
Michael Galvin, Comacho
Cody Bowers, Basilio
Richard Pittsinger, Grisóstomo
Jason Rober, Pedrillo
Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble
Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble