Join us on June 12th for an evening of music, and comedy inspired by the lively coffeehouses of 17th and 18th century Europe, where artists, thinkers, and provocateurs gathered to exchange ideas, challenge conventions, and entertain one another into the night!
This event is generously hosted by Hillsborough’s most elegant and intimate venue “The Emporium”, at 5 West Main Street, and catered by “Olive and Oak”, offering food and drink for purchase. Adult beverages will also be available for purchase.
Experience the genius musical writing of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Coffee Cantata”, a tale of obsession, rebellion, and a young woman’s defiance. Featured alongside virtuosic, and evocative selections by musical pop stars of the 17th and 18th centuries George Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell, Georg Philipp Telemann, and Claudio Monteverdi, Bach’s Coffee Cantata challenges authority and convention with humor and wit as an obstinate patriarch battles with his caffeine addicted young daughter pining for the liberty to enjoy just one more cup.
This fantastical evening is brought to life by the award-winning musicians, and team of Antrim, NH based organization, Silentwoods Collective, with beautiful period costumes, staging, lights, and English subtitles.
Café Fantasia is led by director and cellist, Andrew Koutroubas, Harlequin and masked-trickster, Jackie Davis, soprano, Carely DeFranko, tenor, Morgan Mastrangelo, bass Daniel Fridley, and performed on historical instruments typical of the 18th century by Silentwoods virtuoso violinists Danilo Bonina, Keats Deifenbach, Nelli Jabotinsky-Herskovits, flutist, Kelsey Burnham, lutenist, Luce Burrell, bassist, Guinevere Conner-Fridley, harpsichordist, Nathan Mondry.
Performance length: Approximately 90 minutes, including intermission
Tickets: General Admission – $25 • Children under 18 – Free
