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[email protected] 617-987-8600 For Immediate Release: Boston Baroque Announces 2019-2020 Season Season bookended by two performances that highlight opera: October concert program of arias and symphonies featuring Amanda Forsythe and April semi-staged performance of Handel’s Ariodante with Paula Murrihy in the title role. BOSTON, MA—GRAMMY®-nominated Boston Baroque is delighted to announce its 2019-2020 season. The season—led by founding Music Director and Conductor Martin Pearlman—features some of the most beloved music of the repertoire performed by a roster of world-class soloists and the ensemble’s celebrated orchestra and chorus. In addition to its annual Messiah and New Year’s Eve performances, the season includes Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons featuring concertmaster Christina Day Martinson paired with his vibrant choral masterpiece, the Gloria in D; Mozart’s “Linz” Symphony, Haydn’s Symphony No. 102, and concert arias sung by beloved soprano Amanda Forsythe; and closing the season Boston Baroque’s much-anticipated annual semi- staged opera, Handel’s Ariodante, with Paula Murrihy in the title role. Season subscriptions start at $81 and may be purchased at bostonbaroque.org and 617-987-8600. Subscriptions are available beginning March 11th and single tickets will go on sale this summer. The season opens on Friday, October 25th and Sunday, October 27th with a program that brings together music of the operatic and symphonic stages. Martin Pearlman will lead the Boston Baroque orchestra in performances of Mozart’s “Linz” Symphony No. 36 in C and Haydn’s Symphony No.