WELCOME TO THE OPERA!
Celebrate 50 years. Build your season.
Renew by May 31 for priority seating.
Music by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Victor-Joseph Étienne de Jouy & L.F. Bis
Performed with the BLO Chorus & Orchestra
A new BLO production
Emerson Colonial Theatre
Friday, September 25 | 7:30pm
Sunday, September 27 | 3:00pm
Friday, October 2 | 7:30pm
Sunday, October 4 | 3:00pm
Featuring Michael Fabiano
Honorees
Linda Cabot Black (Leadership Honoree)
Deborah Voigt (Artistic Honoree)
Michael Bobbitt (Community Honoree)
Opera + Community Studios
Friday, October 16, 2026 | 6:30pm
Music by André Previn
Libretto by Philip Littell
Based on the play by Tennessee Williams
Performed with the BLO Orchestra
A new co-production with Boston Lyric Opera and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
Thursday, November 5 | 7:30pm
Friday, November 6 | 7:30pm
Sunday, November 8 | 3:00pm
The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)
Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky
Featuring the BLO Chorus, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and the BSO x NEC Honors Children’s Choir
Presented by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with Boston Lyric Opera
Symphony Hall
Friday, January 29, 2027 | 7:30pm
Saturday, January 31, 2027 | 2:00pm
The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro)
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte
Performed with the BLO Chorus & Orchestra
A new BLO production
Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
Friday, March 12 | 7:30pm
Sunday, March 14 | 3:00pm
Friday, March 19 | 7:30pm
Sunday, March 21 | 3:00pm
Lawrence Brownlee & Erin Morley
in Recital
Presented by Vivo Performing Arts in association with Boston Lyric Opera
New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall
Friday, April 16 | 8:00pm
Music by Carlos Simon
Libretto by Tracy K. Smith
Co-commissioned by Boston Lyric Opera and the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall
Saturday, May 8 @ 2:00PM
Presented by Boston Lyric Opera in association with Vivo Performing Arts
New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall
Wednesday, June 2 | 7:30pm
Music by Osvaldo Golijov
Starring Ailyn Pérez
Performed with the BLO Orchestra
A new BLO production
Opera + Community Studios
Thursday, June 17 | 7:30pm
Friday, June 18 | 7:30pm
Saturday, June 19 | 7:30pm
Sunday, June 20 | 5:00pm
This is your season.
A season of moments – your own, and the ones we share.
The second the lights dim.
The first note that finds you.
The breath you didn’t realize you were holding.
The laughter and wonder you share with those beside you.
We gather for these moments, to feel deeply – and together.
And we gather because of you.
Fifty years ago, Boston Lyric Opera was born from the merging of three companies – built on a shared belief that opera belongs to a community. That spirit lives on in every audience, every performance, every moment we create together.
This anniversary is a celebration of you – our champions, our neighbors, our friends – all of you who keep us thriving and growing.
Together, the music – and the moment – resonate beyond the stage.
Welcome to the opera.
If you need any assistance or have any questions, please reach out to us at boxoffice@blo.org.