The 2018/19 SEASON
2018/19 Season Press Release
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Location of Handmaid’s Tale Press Release
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A new production of Rossini’s comic opera
Music by Gioacchino Rossini
Libretto by Cesare Sterbini
OCT 12 – 21 | Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
Featuring Matthew Worth, Daniela Mack, Jesus Garcia, David Crawford, Steven Condy, and Michelle Trainor
Conductor David Angus
Stage Director Rosetta Cucchi
Set Designer Julia Noulin-Mérat
Costume Designer Gianluca Falaschi
Lighting Designer DM Wood
#BarberBLO
BLO New Works | A World Premiere by
Boston composer Tod Machover
An Opera by Tod Machover
Music by Tod Machover
Libretto by Simon Robson
Based on a Scenario by Braham Murray
Commissioned by Boston Lyric Opera
NOV 14 – 18 | Emerson Paramount Center
Featuring Omar Ebrahim, Sara Womble, and Jesse Darden
Conductor David Angus
Stage Director Braham Murray
Set Designer Simon Higlett
Costume Designer Nancy Leary
Lighting Designer Pablo Santiago
Media and Projection Designer Peter Torpey
Sound Designer Ben Bloomberg
Movement Director Karole Armitage
#HollywoodBLO
An ancient story of violation finds modern resonance
Music by Benjamin Britten
Libretto by Ronald Duncan
After the play by André Obey
MAR 11 – 17 | Artists for Humanity EpiCenter
Featuring Kelley O’Connor, Duncan Rock,
Brandon Cedel, David McFerrin, Jesse Darden, Antonia Tamer, and Sara Womble
Conductor David Angus
#LucretiaBLO
Legendary director Anne Bogart brings Margaret Atwood’s story to life
Music by Poul Ruders
Libretto by Paul Bentley
MAY 5 – 12 | Lavietes Pavilion at Harvard Athletics Complex
Featuring Jennifer Johnson Cano, Caroline Worra, Maria Zifchak,
Matthew DiBattista, David Cushing, and Michelle Trainor
With Jesse Darden, Kathryn Skemp, Chelsea Basler, Felicia Gavilanes, Vera Savage, Lynn Torgove and Omar Najmi
Conductor David Angus
Stage Director Anne Bogart
Movement Director Shura Baryshnikov
#HandmaidsBLO
SAVE THE DATE!
Kick off Boston Lyric Opera’s 2018/19 season with The Opera Gala on
Saturday, September 29, 2018.
This one-of-a-kind party will include a VIP Dinner, live music, and much more.
For ticketing information, check back in late spring 2018.
For sponsorship inquiries and additional information about The Opera Gala, contact events@blo.org
photos by LIZA VOLL PHOTOGRAPHY