By: Katy Lindhart Aida is just a few short weeks away — do you have your tickets yet?  Our one-night-only performance of Aida on November 10 will be presented as a staged concert, allowing us to focus on the intimacy that lies at the core of this wonderful opera, and — of course — its breathtaking music. Conducted by BLO Music Director David Angus, this cast of accomplished Verdians will thrill and move you.  We are thrilled to welcome Morris Robinson back to the BLO stage, where he sang his first operatic role — in Aida! — in 1999. [...]

  Catch Boston Lyric Opera's Artistic Director Nina Yoshida Nelsen on Mix 104.1's Good Vibe Tribe!  She talks about what an Artistic Director does and why everyone should give opera a try. If you're new to opera or curious about it, this is a must-listen! Nina absolutely nailed it. Big thanks to the MIX team—we can't wait to invite you to a future show!

By: Katy Lindhart In his long career, Giuseppe Verdi wrote an astonishing twenty-eight operas, based on diverse sources — from Shakespeare to Victor Hugo to real world history. Despite the wide variety of stories, many of his operas share common themes. The relationship between father and child, for instance, is highlighted in Don Carlo, Rigoletto, Simon Boccanegra, La traviata, and several others. Fate and destiny, issues of class and social station, and torn allegiances all feature prominently as well. Perhaps due to the complex political landscape of his time, Verdi’s works also explore socio-political oppression and abuse of power. [...]