The 2019/20 season reflects Nic’s farewell vision—an incredible juxtaposition of Baroque, Classical, Romantic and new music with works by Handel, Bach, and Mozart shining their light and influence on new works—beginning with a stunning new work commissioned by PBO from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw. Then, following its critically-acclaimed premiere at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, Philharmonia will bring Handel’s Aci, Galatea e Polifemo—a modern interpretation featuring today’s most important operatic stars, including countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo—for seven intimate, gut-wrenching performances. The season concludes with a lush, fully-staged production of Leclair’s opera Scylla et Glaucus with four performances at Herbst Theatre in San Francisco followed by a tour to Versailles. We hope you’ll join us as we celebrate the visionary dreams of a conductor fully realized in his final season at PBO.
The 2019/20 season reflects Nic’s farewell vision—an incredible juxtaposition of Baroque, Classical, Romantic and new music with works by Handel, Bach, and Mozart shining their light and influence on new works—beginning with a stunning new work commissioned by PBO from Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw. Then, following its critically-acclaimed premiere at National Sawdust in Brooklyn, Philharmonia will bring Handel’s Aci, Galatea e Polifemo—a modern interpretation featuring today’s most important operatic stars, including countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo—for seven intimate, gut-wrenching performances. The season concludes with a lush, fully-staged production of Leclair’s opera Scylla et Glaucus with four performances at Herbst Theatre in San Francisco followed by a tour to Versailles. We hope you’ll join us as we celebrate the visionary dreams of a conductor fully realized in his final season at PBO.
A Cosmic Notion
World Premiere by Caroline Shaw
OCT 17-20, 2019
SHAW The Listeners [WORLD PREMIERE]
HANDEL Suite from Terpsichore
HANDEL Eternal Source of Light Divine
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Arwen Myers, soprano
Avery Amereau, contralto
Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale
Bruce Lamott, chorale director
Thursday October 17 | 8 PM
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
Friday October 18 | 7:30 PM
First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto
Saturday October 19 | 8 PM
First Congregational Church, Berkeley
Sunday October 20 | 4 PM
First Congregational Church, Berkeley
PB&J
Philharmonia and Juilliard415
NOV 10, 2019
BACH Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
VIVALDI Concerto in D major for Violin and Double Orchestra, RV 582
BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
RAMEAU Orchestral Suite from Castor et Pollux
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
TBA, violin
Philharmonia Baroque Chamber Players
Members of Juilliard415
Sunday November 10 | 4 PM
ODC Theater, San Francisco
Mozart’s Musings
with Jeannette Sorrell
NOV 13-17, 2019
MOZART Overture to La finta semplice, K. 51
GRÉTRY Orchestral suite from Zémire et Azor, La caravane du Caire
MOZART Concerto for Oboe in C major, K. 314
MOZART Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Jeannette Sorrell, conductor
Gonzalo X. Ruiz, oboe
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Wednesday November 13 | 7:30 PM
Bing Concert Hall, Stanford
Friday November 15 | 8 PM
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
Saturday November 16 | 8 PM
First Congregational Church, Berkeley
Sunday November 17 | 4 PM
First Congregational Church, Berkeley
Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus
DEC 5-8, 2019
HANDEL Judas Maccabaeus
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Robin Johannsen, soprano
Sara Couden, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
William Berger, baritone
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale
Bruce Lamott, chorale director
Thursday December 5 | 7 PM
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
Friday December 6 | 7:30 PM
First United Methodist Church, Palo Alto
Saturday December 7 | 7 PM
First Congregational Church, Berkeley
Sunday December 8 | 4 PM
First Congregational Church, Berkeley
Special Event Series – Add On Only
Handel’s Aci, Galatea e Polifemo
JAN 22–FEB 1, 2020
HANDEL Aci, Galatea e Polifemo
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Lauren Snouffer, soprano
Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor
Davóne Tines, bass-baritone
Philharmonia Baroque Chamber Players
Christopher Alden, stage direction
Mark Grey, sound & video design
Seth Reiser, lighting design
Terese Wadden, costume design
Paul Tate dePoo III, set design
GALA/OPENING NIGHT PERFORMANCE
Wednesday January 22 | 8 PM
Taube Atrium Theater, Wilsey Center for Opera, SF
Friday January 24 | 8 PM
Saturday January 25 | 8 PM
Sunday 26 January | 3 PM
Tuesday 28 January | 8 PM
Wednesday January 29 | 8 PM
Friday January 31 | 8 PM
Saturday February 1 | 8 PM
ODC Theater, San Francisco
The Well-Caffeinated Clavier
With Music Director Designate Richard Egarr
FEB 7–12, 2020
BACH Harpsichord Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058
BACH Cantata No. 211, Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211, “Coffee Cantata”
BACH Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052
BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Richard Egarr, conductor & harpsichord
Nola Richardson, soprano
James Reese, tenor
Cody Quattlebaum, bass-baritone
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Friday February 7 | 8 PM
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
Saturday February 8 | 8 PM
First Congregational Church, Berkeley
Sunday February 9 | 4 PM
First Congregational Church, Berkeley
Wednesday February 12 | 7:30 PM
Bing Concert Hall, Stanford
Romantic Reflections
With Alana Youssefian
MAR 11–15, 2020
CHERUBINI Overture to Démophoon
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944, “The Great”
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Alana Youssefian, violin
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Wednesday March 11 | 7:30 PM
Bing Concert Hall, Stanford
Friday March 13 | 8 PM
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
Saturday March 14 | 8 PM
First Congregational Church, Berkeley
Sunday March 15 | 4 PM
First Congregational Church, Berkeley
Leclair’s Scylla et Glaucus
Fully Staged Opera!
APRIL 15–19, 2020
LECLAIR Scylla et Glaucus
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
Chantal Santon, soprano (Scylla)
Aaron Sheehan, haute-contre (Glaucus)
Véronique Gens, soprano (Circé)
Judith van Wanroij, soprano (Vénus, Témire, Dorine)
Douglas Williams, baritone (Licas)
New York Baroque Dance Company
Les Chantres de la Maîtrise du Centre de musique baroque de Versailles
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Catherine Turocy, stage direction & choreography
Marie Anne Chiment, costume design
Pierre Dupouey, lighting & set design
Wednesday April 15 | 7 PM
Friday April 17 | 7 PM
Saturday April 18 | 7 PM
Sunday April 19 | 3 PM
Herbst Theatre, San Francisco
All dates, venues, and programming subject to change.
