Events Calendar

Street Stage @ Piers Park

Piers Park 95 Marginal St, Boston, United States

Street Stage at Piers Park  in partnership with Boston Harbor Now    When: Saturday, July 19, 3:00PM-4:00PM   Rain date: Saturday, July 26, 3:00PM-4:00PM   Where: Piers Park, 95 Marginal St, Boston, MA 02128   FREE – Register for event reminders and weather alerts!   REGISTER   Boston Lyric Opera's Street Stage makes its East Boston debut with a free all-ages concert during Eastie Week 2025. Experience virtuosic performances in an oceanside amphitheater surrounded by stunning views of Boston Harbor. Want to stay for the day? Enjoy cultural and recreational activities nearby, from free sailing and kayaking at the Piers [...]

Street Stage at SoWa Open Market

SoWa Open Market 500 Harrison Avenue, Boston, United States

Street Stage at SoWa Open Market  When: Sunday July 27, 11AM – 2PM   Rain date: Sunday August 3, 11AM-2PM   Where: 500 Harrison Avenue, Boston MA 02118  FREE – Register for event reminders and weather alerts!   REGISTER   Boston Lyric Opera teams up with one of Boston’s most creative destinations for an open-air concert and artisan experience. Nestled among artist studios, galleries, and retail shops, the SoWa (South of Washington) Open Market features a variety of regional and local vendors, plus food and beverage trucks, lawn games, and other all-ages activities. BLO’s virtuosic musicians will perform mini-sets [...]

Street Stage @ Rose Kennedy Greenway

Rose Kennedy Greenway High St &, Atlantic Ave, Boston, MA, United States

Street Stage at Rose Kennedy Greenway  When: Wednesday, July 30, 6:30 PM-7:30 PM   Rain date: Wednesday, August 6, 6:30PM-7:30PM   Where: Rowes Wharf Plaza, Intersection of Atlantic Ave & High Street, Boston 02110  FREE – Register for event reminders and weather alerts!   REGISTER   Boston’s beloved downtown park becomes an open-air opera house as BLO’s Street Stage returns to the Rose Kennedy Greenway. Enjoy a memorable summer evening of enchanting arias showcasing fan-favorite repertoire and virtuosic singing. Bring a blanket or lawn chair to picnic on the grass, or stroll by for a song while enjoying Boston’s [...]

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Opera Creation Boot Camp, A Professional Development Intensive for Educators

Powers Music School 16 Lexington St, Belmont, United States

August 11-15, 2025 | 9 AM - 4 PM Build an inclusive opera company in your classroom for dynamic arts-integrated project-based learning. Open to ALL K-12 classroom teachers, pre-service teachers, arts specialists, & teaching artists. No arts experience needed, only a curiosity to create! Visit our Professional Development page for more information! REGISTER HERE

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Opera Kids

Powers Music School 16 Lexington St, Belmont, United States

  Monday, August 11 – Friday, August 15, 2025 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Final performance on Friday, 3:45 pm! Age: Rising 3rd - 6th graders Cost: $690 ($675 tuition plus $15 summer registration fee) Come learn how an opera is made, then create your own! Co-hosted with Boston Lyric Opera Did you know that all operas (even the most famous ones) are simply sung-through stories? If you can write a story and sing it, then you’ve created an opera! For rising 3rd-6th graders who love singing, music, and theatre, Opera Kids is a special and exclusive opportunity to write, compose, [...]

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Opera Creation Boot Camp, A Professional Development Intensive for Educators

Powers Music School 16 Lexington St, Belmont, United States

August 11-15, 2025 | 9 AM - 4 PM Build an inclusive opera company in your classroom for dynamic arts-integrated project-based learning. Open to ALL K-12 classroom teachers, pre-service teachers, arts specialists, & teaching artists. No arts experience needed, only a curiosity to create! Visit our Professional Development page for more information! REGISTER HERE

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Opera Kids

Powers Music School 16 Lexington St, Belmont, United States

  Monday, August 11 – Friday, August 15, 2025 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Final performance on Friday, 3:45 pm! Age: Rising 3rd - 6th graders Cost: $690 ($675 tuition plus $15 summer registration fee) Come learn how an opera is made, then create your own! Co-hosted with Boston Lyric Opera Did you know that all operas (even the most famous ones) are simply sung-through stories? If you can write a story and sing it, then you’ve created an opera! For rising 3rd-6th graders who love singing, music, and theatre, Opera Kids is a special and exclusive opportunity to write, compose, [...]

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Opera Creation Boot Camp, A Professional Development Intensive for Educators

Powers Music School 16 Lexington St, Belmont, United States

August 11-15, 2025 | 9 AM - 4 PM Build an inclusive opera company in your classroom for dynamic arts-integrated project-based learning. Open to ALL K-12 classroom teachers, pre-service teachers, arts specialists, & teaching artists. No arts experience needed, only a curiosity to create! Visit our Professional Development page for more information! REGISTER HERE

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Opera Kids

Powers Music School 16 Lexington St, Belmont, United States

  Monday, August 11 – Friday, August 15, 2025 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Final performance on Friday, 3:45 pm! Age: Rising 3rd - 6th graders Cost: $690 ($675 tuition plus $15 summer registration fee) Come learn how an opera is made, then create your own! Co-hosted with Boston Lyric Opera Did you know that all operas (even the most famous ones) are simply sung-through stories? If you can write a story and sing it, then you’ve created an opera! For rising 3rd-6th graders who love singing, music, and theatre, Opera Kids is a special and exclusive opportunity to write, compose, [...]

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Opera Creation Boot Camp, A Professional Development Intensive for Educators

Powers Music School 16 Lexington St, Belmont, United States

August 11-15, 2025 | 9 AM - 4 PM Build an inclusive opera company in your classroom for dynamic arts-integrated project-based learning. Open to ALL K-12 classroom teachers, pre-service teachers, arts specialists, & teaching artists. No arts experience needed, only a curiosity to create! Visit our Professional Development page for more information! REGISTER HERE

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Opera Kids

Powers Music School 16 Lexington St, Belmont, United States

  Monday, August 11 – Friday, August 15, 2025 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Final performance on Friday, 3:45 pm! Age: Rising 3rd - 6th graders Cost: $690 ($675 tuition plus $15 summer registration fee) Come learn how an opera is made, then create your own! Co-hosted with Boston Lyric Opera Did you know that all operas (even the most famous ones) are simply sung-through stories? If you can write a story and sing it, then you’ve created an opera! For rising 3rd-6th graders who love singing, music, and theatre, Opera Kids is a special and exclusive opportunity to write, compose, [...]

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Opera Creation Boot Camp, A Professional Development Intensive for Educators

Powers Music School 16 Lexington St, Belmont, United States

August 11-15, 2025 | 9 AM - 4 PM Build an inclusive opera company in your classroom for dynamic arts-integrated project-based learning. Open to ALL K-12 classroom teachers, pre-service teachers, arts specialists, & teaching artists. No arts experience needed, only a curiosity to create! Visit our Professional Development page for more information! REGISTER HERE

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Opera Kids

Powers Music School 16 Lexington St, Belmont, United States

  Monday, August 11 – Friday, August 15, 2025 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM Final performance on Friday, 3:45 pm! Age: Rising 3rd - 6th graders Cost: $690 ($675 tuition plus $15 summer registration fee) Come learn how an opera is made, then create your own! Co-hosted with Boston Lyric Opera Did you know that all operas (even the most famous ones) are simply sung-through stories? If you can write a story and sing it, then you’ve created an opera! For rising 3rd-6th graders who love singing, music, and theatre, Opera Kids is a special and exclusive opportunity to write, compose, [...]

Street Stage @ Moakley Park Summer Nights

Moakley Picnic Park Area by Saunders Stadium 450 Old Colony Avenue, Boston, United States

Street Stage at Moakley Park Summer Nights  presented in partnership with Boston Harbor Now  When: Wednesday, August 20, 5:30-7:30 PM  Rain date: Wednesday, August 27, 5:30-7:30 PM  Where: Moakley Park Picnic Area by Saunders Stadium, 450 Old Colony Avenue, Boston, MA 02127 REGISTER   Boston Lyric Opera’s Street Stage returns to South Boston for a night of music, community-building, and fun! BLO’s virtuosic musicians will serenade audiences in Boston’s largest waterfront park with a delightful concert program featuring fan-favorite repertoire. There will be dinner, yard games, and family-friendly art activities provided by Boston Harbor Now. Enjoy nearby playgrounds, [...]

Street Stage @ Charlestown Navy Yard

Commandant’s House Lawn, Charlestown Navy Yard 23 2nd Ave, Boston, United States

Street Stage at Charlestown Navy Yard presented in partnership with National Parks of Boston When: Saturday, August 23, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Rain Date: Sunday, August 24, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Where: Commandant’s House Lawn, Charlestown Navy Yard  23 2nd Ave, Boston, MA 02129   FREE – Register for event reminders and weather alerts!     REGISTER   Join Boston Lyric Opera at the historic Charlestown Navy Yard for a memorable afternoon of music, maritime history, and stunning Boston Harbor views. From the lawn of the 1805 Commandant’s House, BLO's musicians will perform an open-air concert of fan-favorite opera and musical theatre repertoire, [...]

Boston Public Library Concert in the Courtyard

Boston Public Library Central Branch Copley Square, Boston, MA, United States

Boston Public Library Concert in the Courtyard Friday, August 29, 2025 12:30pm to 1:30pm Boston Public Library Central Branch – McKim Building Courtyard 700 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 FREE LEARN MORE   Boston Lyric Opera closes out the Boston Public Library’s 2025 Concert in the Courtyard series with a dynamic staged concert in an iconic Boston location. Bring your lunch and settle by the fountain or at cafe tables to enjoy virtuosic performances featuring BLO’s Jane and Steven Akin Emerging Artists. Enjoy sneak peaks into BLO's 2025/26 Season as well as fan favorite repertoire you know and [...]

Street Stage @ Curtis Hall

Curtis Hall 20 South Street, Jamaica Plain, United States

Street Stage at Curtis Hall  In partnership with BCYF When: Thursday, September 11th, 6:30-7:30PM Rain date: Thursday, September 18th, 6:30-7:30PM Where: Curtis Hall Front Lawn, 20 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 FREE – Register for event reminders and weather alerts!   REGISTER BLO's Street Stage makes its Jamaica Plain debut this fall, pairing a free all-ages concert with a treasured neighborhood community event. Enjoy virtuosic singing in front of Curtis Hall’s landmark facade, nestled between the Jamaica Plain branch of the Boston Public Library and the historic Loring Greenough House. Come early to enjoy food trucks, a beer garden, and community [...]

Street Stage @ Titus Sparrow Park

Titus Sparrow Park 75 West Rutland Square, Boston, United States

Street Stage at Titus Sparrow Park  in partnership with The Friends of Titus Sparrow Park and The Southwest Corridor Park Conservancy   When: Sunday, September 14, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM   Rain date: Sunday, September 21, 4:00PM-5:00PM   Where: Titus Sparrow Park, 75 West Rutland Square Boston, MA 02118  FREE – Register for event reminders and weather alerts!   REGISTER   Celebrate the start of fall with friends, neighbors, and music as BLO’s Street Stage rolls into Boston’s South End. This delightful concert program showcases everything from opera classics to musical theatre, all performed by extraordinary professional musicians. Enjoy gorgeous views [...]

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Macbeth

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

Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy becomes a psychological and supernatural battleground. Seduced by a coven of witches’ promises, a power-hungry couple claw their way to the throne—only to find their ambition twisted into madness. Their ruthless ascent is scored by Giuseppe Verdi’s career-defining music, where hissing prophecies and thunderous guilt collide. This is opera at its most thrilling: a blazing, bloodstained descent into paranoia and fate’s cruel grip. LEARN MORE

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Macbeth

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

Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy becomes a psychological and supernatural battleground. Seduced by a coven of witches’ promises, a power-hungry couple claw their way to the throne—only to find their ambition twisted into madness. Their ruthless ascent is scored by Giuseppe Verdi’s career-defining music, where hissing prophecies and thunderous guilt collide. This is opera at its most thrilling: a blazing, bloodstained descent into paranoia and fate’s cruel grip. LEARN MORE

Ride of the Valkyries!

SoWa Power Station 550 Harrison Ave, Boston, United States

What starts as Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries explodes into a full-throttle joyride through the opera canon. BLO kicks things off with that thunderous prelude—then gleefully romps through a dazzling mashup of operatic showstoppers, unexpected twists, and musical spectacle. It’s a concert with no brakes and all bravado. The music? Unmissable. The vibe? All-out BLO. Save the Date! The Opera Gala 2025: November 12, 2025. Secure your concert subscription now, and stay tuned for details on gala festivities surrounding the performance. 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

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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 [...]

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