Events Calendar

Norman Garrett Masterclass Sunday, September 28 | 3:00-5:00 PM Boston Conservatory's Studio 401 31 Hemenway Street - Floor 4 Boston, MA 02215 WATCH LIVE   Boston Conservatory at Berklee and Boston Lyric Opera are thrilled to welcome Norman Garrett 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. American baritone Norman Garrett will return to the Metropolitan Opera in 2025/26 to perform Jim in Porgy and Bess, also performing Crown in Porgy and Bess with the Lyric Opera of Kansas [...]

Maestro Riccardo Frizza Masterclass Thursday, October 9 | 7:00-9:00 PM Boston Conservatory's Seully Hall 8 Fenway - Floor 4 Boston, MA 02215 WATCH LIVE   Boston Conservatory at Berklee and Boston Lyric Opera are thrilled to welcome Maestro Riccardo Frizza 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. Riccardo Frizza, Musical Director and Artistic Director of the Donizetti Opera Festival and Honorary Conductor of the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir, is widely regarded as one of today’s leading [...]

View Livestream Boston Conservatory at Berklee and Boston Lyric Opera are thrilled to welcome Karen Slack in recital  as part of the Opera Innovators Series. Praised as "one of opera’s strongest voices at present–both as a singer and a shaper of its culture” (The Washington Post), GRAMMY® Award-winning soprano Karen Slack is celebrated as both an extraordinary performer and a change-maker in classical music. Recently, Slack has been on a nationwide tour for her critically-acclaimed African Queens, which continues into her 25-26 season, including an orchestral version presented by the Naples Philharmonic in Naples, Florida. Slack’s season engagements include [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]