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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260614T140000
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URL:https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/events/2026-berkeley-festival-exhibi
 tion-handels-alcina-2/
SUMMARY:2026 Berkeley Festival &amp\; Exhibition: Handel's Alcina
DESCRIPTION:The Festival culminates in Handel’s spellbinding opera Alcina
 \, presented in a co-production with Festival Opera. Seduction\, illusion\
 , and transformation unfold on a magical island in this semi-staged produc
 tion—Baroque opera at its most thrilling and emotionally charged.\nThis 
 concert is part of the 19th biennial Berkeley Festival and Exhibition—or
  as we like to refer to it\, BFX! Founded in 1990 and produced by the San 
 Francisco Early Music Society (SFEMS)\, the Festival has become one of the
  world’s largest and most important early music conclaves\, deemed “a 
 remarkable institution on the American musical scene” by The New York Ti
 mes. This summer\, enjoy 21 main stage concerts—including two in Palo Al
 to and San Francisco—as well as special events\, a three-day exhibition\
 , community workshops\, and dozens of Fringe presentations. There is truly
  something for everyone! From Boethius and Bach to gamelan and Gershwin\, 
 this year’s lineup promises to entice and enthrall.\nBuilding off the su
 ccess of BFX 2024\, our mainstage concerts will continue to be pay-what-yo
 u-can\, which have brought record-breaking crowds to SFEMS in recent years
 . As always\, we encourage patrons to “pay it forward”—consider purc
 hasing a subscription to ensure premium seating\, and to undergird our com
 mitment to financial accessibility in early music. Pay-What-You-Can ticket
 s are also now available!
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CATEGORIES:Concerts,Festivals
LOCATION:Hertz Hall\, 101 Cross-Sproul Path\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, Unite
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