Gilbert Blin graduated from the Paris Sorbonne with a Master’s degree focusing on Rameau’s operas and their relation with the stage, an interest that he has since broadened to encompass French opera and its relation to Baroque theater, his fields of expertise as historian, stage director, and designer.
Maria Stuarda
April 2023 – Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda. Staging Gilbert Blin, Costume Designer Josef Jelínek, Set Designer Alexander McCargar, Lighting director Kelly Martin.
Idylle sur la Paix & La Fête de Rueil
November 2022 – Lully’s Idylle sur la Paix & Charpentier’s La Fête de Rueil. Staging Gilbert Blin. Costume Designer Gwen van den Eijnde. Dance Director Melinda Sullivan. Lighting director Kelly Martin.
Pimpinone and Ino
Photo Kathy Wittman, Boston Early Music Festival
Photo Kathy Wittman Boston Early Music Festival
November 2021 – Telemann’s ‘Pimpinone’ and ‘Ino’. Staging Gilbert Blin & Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière. Costume Designers Gilbert Blin & Meriem Bahri. Dance Director Melinda Sullivan. Lighting director Kelly Martin. Lighting Designer Aja M. Jackson.
Orlando generoso
Photo Kathy Wittman, Boston Early Music festival
Photo Kathy Wittman, Boston Early Music festival
June 2019 – Steffani’s ‘Orlando generoso’. Performed at the Boston Early Music Festival 2019. Staging and set, Gilbert Blin. Costumes, Anna Watkins. Dance director Melinda Sullivan. Choreography, Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière. Lighting Designer, Kelly Martin.
Alcina
November 2018 – Gilbert Blin’s production of Francesca Caccini’s ‘Alcina‘. Staging, Gilbert Blin. Choreographer, Melinda Sullivan. Costumes, Anna Watkins. . Lighting Designer, Kelly Martin.
Le Carnaval de Venise
June 2017 – Gilbert Blin’s production of Campra’s ‘Le Carnaval de Venise‘. Performed at the Boston Early Music Festival 2017. Staging and set, Gilbert Blin. Costumes, Anna Watkins. Dance Director, Melinda Sullivan. Choreographer, Caroline Copeland. Lighting designer, Christopher Ostrom.
Versailles: Portrait of a Royal Domain
November 2016 – Versailles: Portrait of a Royal Domain. Charpentier’s “Les Plaisirs de Versailles” and Lalande’s “Les Fontaines de Versailles“. Staging, Gilbert Blin. Costumes, Anna Watkins. Dance Director, Melinda Sullivan. Choreographer, Carlos Fittante. Lighting Designer, Kelly Martin.
Niobe, Regina di Tebe
Photo Kathy Wittman, Boston Early Music Festival.
June 2011 – Gilbert Blin’s production of Steffani’s Niobe, Regina di Tebe. Performed at the Boston Early Music Festival 2011. Staging and set, Gilbert Blin. Costumes, Anna Watkins. Lighting Designer, Lenore Doxsee.
Orfeo
Photo Kathy Wittman, Boston Early Music Festival.
November 2012 – Gilbert Blin’s production of Monteverdi’s Orfeo. Staging and set, Gilbert Blin. Costumes, Anna Watkins. Lighting Designer, Lenore Doxsee.
La Descente d’Orphée aux Enfers
Photo Kathy Wittman, Boston Early Music Festival.
November 2011 – Gilbert Blin’s production of Charpentier’s La Descente d’Orphée aux Enfers. Staging, Gilbert Blin. Costumes, Anna Watkins.
Acis and Galatea
November 2009 – Gilbert Blin’s production of Händel’s Acis and Galatea, the original 1718 chamber version. Staging, Gilbert Blin. Costumes, Anna Watkins.
Actéon
November 2008 – Gilbert Blin’s production of Charpentier’s Actéon. Staging Gilbert Blin. Costumes, Anna Watkins.