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  • Opera Innovators Series: Melanie Bacaling

    Boston Conservatory's Seully Hall 8 Fenway, Floor 4, Boston, United States

    Melanie Bacaling in Masterclass Friday, December 5, 2025 | 3:00pm Boston Conservatory's Seully Hall 8 Fenway, Floor 4 Boston, MA 02215 View Livestream  | Learn more Boston Conservatory at Berklee and Boston Lyric Opera are thrilled to welcome Melanie Bacaling to lead a masterclass with Boston Conservatory at Berklee students and Boston Lyric Opera’s Jane and Steven Akin Emerging Artists as part of the Opera Innovators Series. Originally from Chicago, IL, Melanie Bacaling (she/her) is an active stage director and artistic collaborator in the opera industry. She is currently on the stage directing staff at The Metropolitan Opera and serves as [...]

  • Boston Lyric Opera @ SoWa Winter Festival

    SoWa Open Market 500 Harrison Avenue, Boston, United States

    Boston Lyric Opera @  SoWa Winter Festival  December 13, 2025  3:00 – 5:30 PM   Musical sets begin every half hour   SoWa Power Station – Mezzanine Level  550 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118  COST: $10 admission fee (full day access) payable on-site to SoWa   LEARN MORE Boston Lyric Opera teams up with one of Boston’s beloved holiday destinations for a memorable holiday program! Enjoy a variety of holiday classics performed live by BLO musicians while you peruse handmade art and unique holiday gifts from over 125 local vendors. Holiday-themed cocktails and food are also available for [...]

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    Vanessa

    Symphony Hall 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, United States

    Andris Nelsons leads a brilliant ensemble of opera’s foremost stars in Samuel Barber’s Vanessa – the 1958 Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece that stands as a pinnacle of American opera. Presented in Symphony Hall’s legendary acoustics, with Gian Carlo Menotti’s poignant libretto and Barber’s achingly beautiful score, this mid-century masterpiece explores the illusions of love through music of extraordinary emotional power. Presented in collaboration with Boston Symphony Orchestra. Performed with the Boston Lyric Opera Chorus. LEARN MORE

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    Vanessa

    Symphony Hall 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, United States

    Andris Nelsons leads a brilliant ensemble of opera’s foremost stars in Samuel Barber’s Vanessa – the 1958 Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece that stands as a pinnacle of American opera. Presented in Symphony Hall’s legendary acoustics, with Gian Carlo Menotti’s poignant libretto and Barber’s achingly beautiful score, this mid-century masterpiece explores the illusions of love through music of extraordinary emotional power. Presented in collaboration with Boston Symphony Orchestra. Performed with the Boston Lyric Opera Chorus. LEARN MORE

  • Mahler Symphony No. 3

    Symphony Hall 301 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, United States

    Boston Lyric Opera joins Celebrity Series of Boston in their presentation of Mahler’s Third Symphony. A colossal masterpiece featuring two choirs, an expanded orchestra, and an alto soloist, this epic work embraces the forces of nature, the exuberance of life, the innocence of childhood, and the transcendent beauty of love. Leading this journey are the acclaimed Mahler interpreter Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra. With their signature humanity, clarity, and attention to detail, they bring this symphony to life—capturing the rustle of birds and insects in a summer meadow, the shimmer of moonlight, and the breathtaking sweep of [...]

  • Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment

    Boston Public Library South Boston Branch 646 East Broadway, Boston, MA, United States

    Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment February 17 | 10:30 AM Boston Public Library South Boston Branch 646 East Broadway South Boston, MA 02127 FREE Join Boston Lyric Opera for Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment – a one-act English-language adaptation of Donizetti’s beloved comic opera about a girl who grows up in a military regiment. Three performers and a pianist will engage audiences through singing, staging, and narration in this interactive introduction to opera. Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment runs for approximately 45 minutes. Opera on Tour is friendly for all ages, but best [...]

  • Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment

    Boston Public Library Faneuil Branch 419 Faneuil Street, Brighton, United States

    Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment February 17 | 3:30 PM Boston Public Library Faneuil Branch 419 Faneuil Street Brighton, MA 02135 FREE Join Boston Lyric Opera for Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment – a one-act English-language adaptation of Donizetti’s beloved comic opera about a girl who grows up in a military regiment. Three performers and a pianist will engage audiences through singing, staging, and narration in this interactive introduction to opera. Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment runs for approximately 45 minutes. Opera on Tour is friendly for all ages, but best for children [...]

  • Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment

    Boston Public Library Lower Mills Branch 27 Richmond Street, Dorchester

    Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment February 18 | 10:30 AM Boston Public Library Lower Mills Branch 27 Richmond Street Dorchester, MA 02124 FREE Join Boston Lyric Opera for Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment – a one-act English-language adaptation of Donizetti’s beloved comic opera about a girl who grows up in a military regiment. Three performers and a pianist will engage audiences through singing, staging, and narration in this interactive introduction to opera. Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment runs for approximately 45 minutes. Opera on Tour is friendly for all ages, but best for [...]

  • Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment

    Boston Public Library Honan-Allston Branch 300 N Harvard Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment February 18 | 3:30 PM Boston Public Library Honan-Allston Branch 300 North Harvard Street Allston, MA 02134 FREE Join Boston Lyric Opera for Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment – a one-act English-language adaptation of Donizetti’s beloved comic opera about a girl who grows up in a military regiment. Three performers and a pianist will engage audiences through singing, staging, and narration in this interactive introduction to opera. Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment runs for approximately 45 minutes. Opera on Tour is friendly for all ages, but best for [...]

  • Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment

    Boston Public Library West Roxbury Branch 1961 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA, United States

    Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment February 19 | 3:30 PM Boston Public Library West Roxbury Branch 1961 Centre Street West Roxbury, MA 02132 FREE Join Boston Lyric Opera for Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment – a one-act English-language adaptation of Donizetti’s beloved comic opera about a girl who grows up in a military regiment. Three performers and a pianist will engage audiences through singing, staging, and narration in this interactive introduction to opera. Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment runs for approximately 45 minutes. Opera on Tour is friendly for all ages, but best [...]

  • Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment

    Boston Public Library North End Branch 25 Parmenter Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment February 20 | 10:30 AM Boston Public Library North End Branch 25 Parmenter Street Boston, MA 02113 FREE Join Boston Lyric Opera for Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment – a one-act English-language adaptation of Donizetti’s beloved comic opera about a girl who grows up in a military regiment. Three performers and a pianist will engage audiences through singing, staging, and narration in this interactive introduction to opera. Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment runs for approximately 45 minutes. Opera on Tour is friendly for all ages, but best for [...]

  • Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment

    Boston Public Library East Boston Branch 365 Bremen Street, East Boston, United States

    Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment February 20 | 3:30 PM Boston Public Library East Boston Branch 365 Bremen Street East Boston, MA 02128 FREE Join Boston Lyric Opera for Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment – a one-act English-language adaptation of Donizetti’s beloved comic opera about a girl who grows up in a military regiment. Three performers and a pianist will engage audiences through singing, staging, and narration in this interactive introduction to opera. Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment runs for approximately 45 minutes. Opera on Tour is friendly for all ages, but best [...]

  • Opera Innovators Series: Anne Bogart

    Boston Conservatory - T401 31 Hemenway Street - Floor 4, Boston, United States

    Anne Bogart Workshop Sunday, March 1, 2026 | 7:00-9:00 PM Boston Conservatory's Studio 401 31 Hemenway Street - Floor 4 Boston, MA 02115 Learn More Boston Conservatory at Berklee and Boston Lyric Opera are thrilled to welcome Anne Bogart to lead a workshop with Boston Conservatory at Berklee students and Boston Lyric Opera’s Jane and Steven Akin Emerging Artists as part of the Opera Innovators Series. Anne Bogart is Boston Lyric Opera’s Artistic Associate and most recently worked as stage director for the company’s production of Carousel. Previous notable productions with BLO include Bluebeard's Castle | Four Songs and [...]

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    Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde)

    Opera + Community Studios 15 Channel Center St, Boston, MA, United States

    In Schoenberg’s arrangement of Gustav Mahler’s Song of the Earth, we encounter a meditation on mortality and rebirth, composed in the shadow of profound personal tragedy. Drawing from ancient poetry, Mahler weaves aching beauty with existential yearning fusing his career-long themes of nature and the cycles of life. LEARN MORE

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    Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde)

    Opera + Community Studios 15 Channel Center St, Boston, MA, United States

    In Schoenberg’s arrangement of Gustav Mahler’s Song of the Earth, we encounter a meditation on mortality and rebirth, composed in the shadow of profound personal tragedy. Drawing from ancient poetry, Mahler weaves aching beauty with existential yearning fusing his career-long themes of nature and the cycles of life. LEARN MORE

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    Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde)

    Opera + Community Studios 15 Channel Center St, Boston, MA, United States

    In Schoenberg’s arrangement of Gustav Mahler’s Song of the Earth, we encounter a meditation on mortality and rebirth, composed in the shadow of profound personal tragedy. Drawing from ancient poetry, Mahler weaves aching beauty with existential yearning fusing his career-long themes of nature and the cycles of life. LEARN MORE

  • Raehann in Recital

    Opera + Community Studios 15 Channel Center St, Boston, MA, United States

    Raehann Bryce-Davis, hailed as “one of the best mezzo-sopranos of this generation” (The New York Observer), takes the stage in a classical crossover recital presented by Boston Lyric Opera. Celebrated for her “powerhouse vocals” (OperaWire) and commanding presence, Bryce-Davis brings her extraordinary artistry to a program spanning opera, art song, and contemporary works. A dynamic performer equally at home with Verdi, Wagner, and new commissions, she has graced the stages of the Metropolitan Opera, Dutch National Opera, and Los Angeles Philharmonic—earning acclaim for her “rich, velvety tone” and dramatic depth. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience her magnetic [...]

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    Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde)

    Opera + Community Studios 15 Channel Center St, Boston, MA, United States

    In Schoenberg’s arrangement of Gustav Mahler’s Song of the Earth, we encounter a meditation on mortality and rebirth, composed in the shadow of profound personal tragedy. Drawing from ancient poetry, Mahler weaves aching beauty with existential yearning fusing his career-long themes of nature and the cycles of life. LEARN MORE

  • Recurring

    Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde)

    Opera + Community Studios 15 Channel Center St, Boston, MA, United States

    In Schoenberg’s arrangement of Gustav Mahler’s Song of the Earth, we encounter a meditation on mortality and rebirth, composed in the shadow of profound personal tragedy. Drawing from ancient poetry, Mahler weaves aching beauty with existential yearning fusing his career-long themes of nature and the cycles of life. LEARN MORE

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    Song of the Earth (Das Lied von der Erde)

    Opera + Community Studios 15 Channel Center St, Boston, MA, United States

    In Schoenberg’s arrangement of Gustav Mahler’s Song of the Earth, we encounter a meditation on mortality and rebirth, composed in the shadow of profound personal tragedy. Drawing from ancient poetry, Mahler weaves aching beauty with existential yearning fusing his career-long themes of nature and the cycles of life. LEARN MORE

  • Opera Innovators Series: Brenda Rae

    Opera + Community Studios 15 Channel Center St, Boston, MA, United States

    Brenda Rae Masterclass Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 3:00-5:00 PM BLO's Opera + Community Studios Learn More Boston Conservatory at Berklee and Boston Lyric Opera are thrilled to welcome Brenda Rae to lead a masterclass with Boston Conservatory at Berklee students and Boston Lyric Opera’s Jane and Steven Akin Emerging Artists as part of the Opera Innovators Series. Brenda Rae’s current season marks her long-awaited return to Oper Frankfurt as Lulu in Nadja Loschky’s new production of Lulu, as well as Aminta in Jan Philipp Gloger’s new production of Die schweigsame Frau for Staatsoper Unter den Linden. Rae made [...]

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    Daughter of the Regiment

    Emerson Colonial Theatre 106 Boylston street, Boston, MA, United States

    Laughter meets revolutionary spirit in BLO’s staging of Donizetti’s glorious comedy. Inspired by the life of Deborah Sampson, the Massachusetts revolutionary who disguised herself as a man to fight for independence, this production transports us to Revolutionary-era Boston, telling a heartfelt tale of love and loyalty to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. With a new English dialogue by Kirsten Greenidge, it’s a patriotic toast to America at 250—and to the rebels who shaped it. LEARN MORE

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    Daughter of the Regiment

    Emerson Colonial Theatre 106 Boylston street, Boston, MA, United States

    Laughter meets revolutionary spirit in BLO’s staging of Donizetti’s glorious comedy. Inspired by the life of Deborah Sampson, the Massachusetts revolutionary who disguised herself as a man to fight for independence, this production transports us to Revolutionary-era Boston, telling a heartfelt tale of love and loyalty to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. With a new English dialogue by Kirsten Greenidge, it’s a patriotic toast to America at 250—and to the rebels who shaped it. LEARN MORE

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    Daughter of the Regiment

    Emerson Colonial Theatre 106 Boylston street, Boston, MA, United States

    Laughter meets revolutionary spirit in BLO’s staging of Donizetti’s glorious comedy. Inspired by the life of Deborah Sampson, the Massachusetts revolutionary who disguised herself as a man to fight for independence, this production transports us to Revolutionary-era Boston, telling a heartfelt tale of love and loyalty to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. With a new English dialogue by Kirsten Greenidge, it’s a patriotic toast to America at 250—and to the rebels who shaped it. LEARN MORE