Hearing Her Voice

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Jeanne Lamon Hall, Trinity-St. Paul’s Centre

April 30, 2026 7:30 pm
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Wilhelmine von Beyreuth Vado a morir

Amanda Forsythe sings Cleopatra

In her eagerly anticipated return to Tafelmusik, the “jaw-dropping” (Boston Classical Review) soprano Amanda Forsythe gives voice to dramatic and brilliant music by women.

Grammy award-winning soprano Amanda Forsythe returns to Tafelmusik to bring to life striking music by unjustly forgotten women composers. Discover brilliant works by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Barbara Strozzi, Mademoiselle Duval, Wilhelmine von Bayreuth, Maria Teresa Agnesi, Maria Margherita Grimani, and the enigmatic Mrs Philarmonica. Premiering a newly commissioned work by Métis composer Karen Sunabacka, this program celebrates dramatic and sublime music by women.

Our celebration of female perspective and talent extends into the 21st century with a newly commissioned work by Métis composer Karen Sunabacka, set to text by her mother, the Métis writer Joyce Clouston. Known for her powerfully evocative music, “Sunabacka creates a brilliant sense of space” and “displays an incredibly in-depth knowledge of instrumental technique” (I Care if you Listen).

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Running Time
120 minutes
Style of Music
Baroque vocal, orchestral

Guest artists

Amanda Forsythe

Soprano

American soprano Amanda Forsythe, warmly praised for her performances on both sides of the Atlantic, is a regular soloist with the highly acclaimed baroque ensembles Les Talens Lyriques, Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra, Boston Early Music Festival, Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, Tafelmusik, Apollo’s Fire, Opera Prima, Pacific Musicworks, Early Music Vancouver, and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra.  

 The 2024/25 season finds her performing with Chicago Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Royal Northern Sinfonia, Victoria Symphony, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Boston Baroque, and appearances at the Tucson Baroque Festival and Boston Early Music Festival. Recent engagements have included performances with the Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and New York Philharmonic. Opera engagements have included major roles in the houses of Geneva, Munich, Philadelphia, Rome, Seattle, Berlin, and Pesaro.

Her extensive discography includes the role of Eurydice on the GRAMMY-winning recording of Charpentier La descente d’Orphée aus enfers, a solo album of Handel arias The Power of Love (Apollo’s Fire), and as featured soloist in Tafelmusik’s upcoming release of arias from Handel oratorios.

Performers

Amanda Forsythe soprano
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Program

Selections from operas, cantatas, orchestral music and more by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Barbara Strozzi, Mademoiselle Duval, Wilhelmine von Bayreuth, Maria Teresa Agnesi, Maria Margherita Grimani, Marianna Martinez, Mrs Philarmonica

Karen Sunabacka We are leaving (premiere)

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