Composer Feature: Jonathan Dove

Happy Friday! Can you believe we are almost done with the month of May? This week, we are spotlighting British Composer Jonathan Dove, who is featured on our upcoming Music in Bloom Program!

Jonathan Dove is a forced to be reckoned with in the modern opera world. He is one of the most performed living opera composers to this date. Dove has written more than thirty operatic works, including his breakout work, "Flight", which has enjoyed over thirty productions in Europe, the US and Australia

In addition to his extensive operatic catalog, Dove's orchestral works have been performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, among others.

Juventas last performed one of Dove's works back in April of 2020, when soprano Kelley Hollis virtually performed his mini-opera "Ariel," which explores the character of the enslaved spirit from Shakespeare's "The Tempest."

Designed as a roving concert experience, guests are invited to wander the gardens of New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, discovering a series of chamber ensembles nestled into gorgeous garden scenes along the way.