PREVIEW: Telemann's Don Quichotte with the BEMF Chamber Opera Series

Cervantes’s wayward knight is brought to life through the irresistible music of Georg Philipp Telemann with the GRAMMY-winning BEMF Chamber Opera Series's upcoming production of Telemann's Don Quichotte! Get a sneak peek at this all-new production from inside the rehearsal studio and hear from the artists and Directors who will bring Don Quichotte to Boston on Thanksgiving Weekend-11/30 and 12/1 at NEC's Jordan Hall. The production then goes on tour to New York City with a concert version on Tuesday, 12/3 before a final staged performance in Troy, NY on Saturday, 12/7. Online viewing is also available 12/15 to 12/29.
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Enjoy a rare staged 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.
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