Opera Creation Boot Camp, A Professional Development Intensive for Educators
2024-08-12 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-13 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-14 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-15 09:00 - 16:00, 2024-08-16 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Midway Artist Studios, 15 Channel Center Street, Boston, MA, 02110, United States
Opera Creation Boot Camp, A Professional Development Intensive for Educators
August 12-16, 2024, 9am-4pm
Location: Boston Lyric Opera, Midway Artist Studios – 15 Channel Center St., #106, Boston, MA 02210​​​, United States

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!
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Pre-Show Lecture on Mitridate
2024-09-13 18:30 - 19:00, 2024-09-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, Boston, 02116, United States
Tickets: Free admission with your Mitridate ticket
Join us one hour before each performance of Mitridate, re di Ponto for our live Pre-Show Lectures with scholar, Allison Voth. This insightful half hour lecture will discuss the early life and art of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the historical and cultural circumstances surrounding the creation of the opera, as well as the source text and adaptation of the Mitridate libretto. Allison Voth will explain key excerpts from the score, highlighting musical themes, the inner life of characters, and will breakdown the genius of Mozart’s composition!
About Allison Voth
Allison Voth is an associate professor of music at Boston University’s School of Music, and principal coach at Boston University’s Opera Institute. She widely concertized with Lucine Amara of the Metropolitan Opera. She is widely known as a diction coach in Boston and throughout the U.S. She has worked as diction coach and/or répétiteur with such companies as Opera Boston, Boston Lyric Opera, Emmanuel Music, Chautauqua Opera, Providence Opera, Granite State Opera, the Verismo Opera of New Jersey and Opera North. Festivals include Opera Unlimited, The Florence Vocal Seminar and the Athens Music Festival. Ms. Voth is well recognized for her supertitles, which have been used in both national and international opera productions including Washington Opera, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Barbicon Festival in London, Opera Boston, Palm Beach Opera among many others. For several years she had a unique, ongoing collaboration with John Conklin as supertitle co-writer and designer for Boston Lyric Opera.
As a champion of new music, she has performed and assisted in many premieres with ALEA III, Collage New Music, The New Music Consort, The Group for Contemporary Players and The National Orchestra Association New Music Project. She is a specialist in the music of Paul Bowles and was on the cutting edge of the Paul Bowles revival movement in the 1990’s when she produced and performed in a multi-media production of music and readings entitled Paul Bowles: One Man, Two Minds at Merkin Hall in New York. The EOS Ensemble consequently invited her to participate in its Paul Bowles Festival in New York where she premiered a set of piano preludes. In 2011 as part of the Boston University Fringe Festival, she co-produced and music directed a Paul and Jane Bowles centennial celebration which included a multi-media performance entitled Two Stars in the Desert (also performed at BU’s yearly Incite Festival in New York), as well as a fully staged Boston premiere of his theatre work Yerma. Ms. Voth, recognized for her innovative programming, is the Chamber Series Music Director for the well-known Cantata Singers in Boston. She can be heard on CRI recordings.

Mitridate, re di Ponto
2024-09-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-09-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, Boston, 02116, United States
Passion and politics collide in this star-studded production of Mozart’s rarely performed work. Against the backdrop of a raging war, the King of Pontus must put his family’s loyalty to the test. With a bristling score written by Mozart at the age of 14, Mitridate explores the tension of family ties amidst jealousy, aging, betrayal, and desire.
BLO Music Director David Angus conducts and stage director James Darrah leads an extraordinary cast that includes Brenda Rae as Aspasia, John Holiday as Farnace, and celebrated tenor Lawrence Brownlee in the title role.
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Vocal Auditioning Basics for High School Singers
2024-10-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-10-13 10:00 - 16:00 | Walnut Hill School for the Arts, 12 Highland St, Natick, MA, 01760, United States
Are you a high school student preparing to study vocal performance or musical theatre in college or a summer program? Now is the time to start preparing your audition!
Boston Lyric Opera and Walnut Hill School for the Arts are teaming up to host a workshop for high school singers who wish to gain important skills and tips to ace their college audition or summer program audition experience. During this two-day workshop, participants will work on repertoire, print materials, theatrical movement techniques, and characterization. Join us for two days of learning and fun!
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Boston Lyric Opera @ Fort Point Open Studios
2024-10-19 11:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-20 11:00 - 17:00 | Opera + Community Studios, 15 Channel Center St, Boston, MA, 02210, United States
REGISTERFREE! Register to receive an event reminder and more information about the weekend’s events.
Join Boston Lyric Opera at Fort Point Open Studios for a weekend of tours, performances, family friendly activities and the launch of Rising Waters / Rising Voices, a new initiative exploring the interaction of opera and climate action.
Visit Boston Lyric Opera during Fort Point Open Studios for live musical performances, family-friendly activities, and a behind-the-scenes look at upcoming productions in the 2024/25 Season. Guests can meet BLO staff, learn more about exciting programs and community initiatives, and tour BLO’s newly expanded Opera + Community Studios. Each day will include craft activities, free performances, snacks, and interactive demonstrations by members of the BLO team.
FREE Concert Schedule
Saturday October 19
11:30AM & 3:00PM – Family-friendly 30-minute concert inspired by the book Opera Cat.
Featuring:
Maggie Finnegan, soprano
Vera Savage, mezzo-soprano
Brendon Shapiro, pianist

Sunday October 20
3:00 PM – “Rising Waters, Rising Voices” 90-minute nature-inspired concert and community discussion about climate change moderated by BLO Artistic Director Nina Yoshida Nelsen.

Featuring:
Maggie Finnegan, soprano
Alexis Peart, mezzo-soprano
Brendon Shapiro, pianist

Panelists:
Christopher Osgood, City of Boston Office of Climate Resilience
Tara Moses, Groundwater Arts
Rebecca Shoer, Stone Living Lab

All-Weekend Activities
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
-Explore the NEW Opera + Community studios
-Make a paper animal puppet inspired by Noah’s Flood.
-Enjoy a snack in our pop-up cafe.
-Meet BLO staff and hear job talks from opera professionals.
-Learn about BLO programs, partners, and the 2024/25 season.

About Fort Point Open Studios

Every fall the artists of Fort Point open their studios to the public. Join us for a weekend of art! Explore the historic waterfront warehouses that are home to painters, sculptors, ceramicists, jewelers, performance artists, printmakers, book artists, photographers,
and more. Meet local artists and craftspeople, and get a behind-the-scenes look at where Boston artists create their work. Find established artists and discover new emerging talents. Stroll, ponder, and browse. Buy original art from the people who make it.
Visitors to Open Studios can tour artists’ studios in 4 artist buildings in the Fort Point neighborhood, as well as galleries and pop-up exhibit venues. All buildings are in easy walking distance of each other. Free participatory art-making activities for all
ages will take place on Saturday and Sunday. Performance and special events are also part of this year’s Open Studios.
Learn more about the Fort Point Arts Community: https://www.fortpointarts.org

Shape Your Legacy, Master Your Money, Fuel Your Creativity
2025-01-13 10:30 | Opera + Community Studios, 15 Channel Center St, Boston, MA, 02210, United States
Boston Lyric Opera is thrilled to host HarborOne for two free sessions to help you start your new year with creativity and confidence!
Session 1 @ 10:30am: Master Your Money, Fuel Your Creativity
Tailored to artists and creative professionals, but open to all! This session will focus on financial management, planning, and securing your future. Learn practical strategies to take control of your finances without compromising your creative vision.
Session 2 @ 11:45am: Share Your Legacy With Confidence
Discover advanced financial planning strategies. This session explores options for long-term wealth management and planned giving, empowering you to make impactful decisions for generations to come.
This event is free and open to the public. Advanced registration is appreciated!
At Boston Lyric Opera, we’re committed to creating opportunities for learning and connection through a variety of programs and partnerships. These two financial workshops are part of that effort, designed to offer valuable insights and resources from HarborOne. They are open to anyone curious about navigating financial and professional decisions, whether you’re an artist, creative professional, or simply looking to broaden your knowledge. While we’re excited to share HarborOne’s expertise, these sessions are meant only to inform and inspire further exploration — not to serve as official financial or legal advice. We encourage you to explore what you learn here further and consult with trusted advisors to find what’s right for you.

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Works & Process at the Guggenheim: The Seasons
2025-01-14 19:00 - 20:15 | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 5th Avenue, New York, NY, 10128, United States
WORKS & PROCESS AT THE GUGGENHEIM: THE SEASONS
Music by Antonio Vivaldi (based on The Four Seasons with additional arias and ensembles by Vivaldi)
Libretto by Sarah Ruhl
With Anthony Roth Costanzo, Sarah Ruhl, Zack Winokur, and Pam Tanowitz
Moderated by Nina Yoshida Nelsen

Works & Process champions performing artists and their creative process from studio to stage. See highlights from Boston Lyric Opera’s The Seasons prior to the world premiere in March 2025 in Boston. Written by Tony Award-winning playwright Sarah Ruhl and co-conceived with countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, the work centers on a group of contemporary artists who come to a retreat in nature to make their art, but extreme weather impacts them without warning and changes their lives forever. Excerpts from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, paired with additional arias and ensemble works by the composer, become an occasion for seeing our own disordered seasons more clearly. Directed by Zack Winokur, with choreography by Pam Tanowitz, The Seasons is a meditation on the relationship between our contemporary moment and Vivaldi’s iconic music. Ruhl, Costanzo, Winokur, and Tanowitz will participate in a moderated discussion with BLO Artistic Director Nina Yoshida Nelsen, and excerpts from the opera will be performed.

The Seasons is a co-production with Boston Lyric Opera, AMOC*, and SCENE. It is co-presented by ArtsEmerson.
SCENE gratefully acknowledges Carol Stein for her generous support as their Lead Sponsor of The Seasons.
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Die Tote Stadt
2025-01-30 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-02-01 20:00 - 21:30 | MA
Die tote Stadt
Jan 30 & Feb 1, 2025
Symphony Hall
Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Libretto by Paul Schott
Presented by Boston Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with Boston Lyric Opera

Erich Korngold’s Die tote Stadt (“The Dead City”) is an incredibly tender work, embodying the twilight of the Romantic era. Korngold, a remarkable prodigy who later became one of Hollywood’s most important composers, began the opera when he was only 19 and completed it at age 23. It opened simultaneously in December 1920 in Cologne and Hamburg and became one of the biggest operatic successes of the era. The opera’s theme of struggling with the memory of a lost loved one undoubtedly resonated with audiences still traumatized by the recent catastrophe of World War I.

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Getting Into Opera: Susan Graham
2025-02-06 19:00 | GBH Studios, One Guest Street, Brighton, 02135, United States
GBH Music introduces new listeners to opera in a video series produced in collaboration with Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) and New England Conservatory (NEC). Designed for newcomers and seasoned enthusiasts alike, “Getting into Opera” aims to ignite a passion for the genre by showcasing how powerful performances are shaped by vocal coaching and stage direction. The innovative multi-platform video series will be filmed in front of a live audience in GBH’s acoustically acclaimed Fraser Performance Studio.
This event features renowned mezzo-soprano Susan Graham leading a masterclass for BLO Jane & Steven Akin Emerging Artists and New England Conservatory students. By pulling back the curtain on how great vocal performances are made, the masterclass will draw in new opera lovers while delighting fans of the genre.
“Getting into Opera” will be hosted by Anthony Rudel, author of Tales from the Opera, Classical Music Top 40, and Imagining Don Giovanni. Joshua Major, NEC’s Chair of Opera Studies and Bradley Vernatter, BLO’s Stanford Calderwood General Director & CEO, will also share perspectives on producing operas as part of the series.
“Getting into Opera” will be available free of charge on YouTube and other platforms.
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Event timeline:
7-9:15pm Performance in Fraser
9:15-10pm Dessert Reception in the Atrium

About the Artist
Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Susan Graham has performed in every major opera house and symphony hall worldwide. Her repertoire ranges from the earliest Baroque composers to contemporary opera, with Mozart, Strauss, Berlioz, and Massenet in between, among many others. A prolific recitalist, Miss Graham has many recordings of art song in many languages, specializing in the French repertoire. Earlier this season she appeared at Opéra de Paris in Donizetti’s La fille du régiment, and in early 2025 she will sing in concert performances of Samuel Barber’s Vanessa with the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center. Later in the spring she will appear at LA’s Wilshire Ebell Theatre and at Carnegie Hall in New York, in Richard Danielpour’s and Rita Dove’s epic chamber music song cycle A Standing Witness, which chronicles life in America from 1968 to the present. Miss Graham is an avid mentor, adjudicator, and teacher, working regularly with the LA Opera Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program, as well as many other institutions worldwide. She is thrilled to have this time in Boston with GBH Music and the New England Conservatory.

Middle School Musical Theatre Audition Workshop
2025-02-08 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-09 10:00 - 16:00 | First Parish in Brookline, MA, 382 Walnut St., Brookline, MA, 02445, United States
In its eighth year, the Middle School Musical Theatre Audition Workshop is presented in partnership with VOICES Boston. In this workshop, singers in grades 5-8 participate in masterclasses designed to teach audition techniques and strategies, develop their theatrical movement skills, and introduce them to styles of characterization. This workshop prepares singers to excel in musical theatre and choral audition settings, as well as to grow their confidence in their own abilities. Across two days, BLO Teaching Artists coach each participant on a song they have prepared and introduce them to a new one. Participants also learn a short dance call with a guest choreographer.
Fee: $125 for current VOICES Boston singers; $150 for non-VOICES Boston singers. Open to 5th-8th graders.
Scholarships available! Please contact Emily at evincent@voicesboston.org for more information
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CRB Broadcast of Boston Lyric Opera's Die tote Stadt
2025-02-10 00:00 - 2025-03-01 23:59 | MA
The line between grief and obsession becomes blurred in Erich Korngold’s Die tote Stadt (“The Dead City”); an incredibly tender work, embodying the twilight of the Romantic era. Korngold, a remarkable prodigy who later became one of Hollywood’s most important composers, began the opera when he was only 19 and completed it at age 23. It opened simultaneously in December 1920 in Cologne and Hamburg and became one of the biggest operatic successes of the era. The opera’s theme of struggling with the memory of a lost loved one undoubtedly resonated with audiences still traumatized by the recent catastrophe of World War I.
Presented in collaboration with Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Andris Nelsons, conductor
Christine Goerke, soprano (Marietta)
Elisa Sunshine, soprano (Juliette)
Amber Monroe, mezzo-soprano (Lucienne)
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano (Brigitte)
David Butt Philip, tenor (Paul)
Joshua Sanders, tenor (Victorin)
Neal Ferreira, tenor (Gaston)
Terrence Chin-Loy, tenor (Graf Albert)
Elliot Madore, baritone (Frank/Fritz)
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
James Burton, conductor
Boston Lyric Opera Chorus
Brett Hodgdon, Chorus Director
Boys of the St. Paul’s Choir School
Brandon Straub, Music Director
This performance was originally recorded on January 30, 2025 at Symphony Hall.
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Boston Lyric Opera LIVE on GBH's Boston Public Radio
2025-02-14 11:30 - 12:00 | Boston Public Library – Newsfeed Cafe, 700 Boylston St., Boston, 02116, United States
Boston Lyric Opera presents a preview and discussion of its upcoming opera The Seasons as part of GBH’s Boston Public Radio. Hosts Jim Braude and Margery Egan will interview BLO’s Stanford Calderwood General Director & CEO Bradley Vernatter and ArtsEmerson’s Interim Executive Director & Director of Artistic Programming Ronee Penoi about this collaboration. Excerpts from the opera will be performed by Alexis Peart, mezzo-soprano; Zizhao Wang, bass-baritone; and Ji Yung Lee, pianist.

This event is FREE and open to the public.
Listen at 89.7 FM
Stream it live on YouTube

About The Seasons
The old and the new mingle in this pastiche of Vivaldi’s timeless music — including his famous The Four Seasons — with an original narrative by Sarah Ruhl set in a near future in which the seasons seem to be out of order. Five artists escape the city to a remote farm, seeking a creative retreat and the inspiration of nature. They paint, write, farm, and some even fall in love, but extreme weather upends their plans, altering their lives forever.

Co-conceived by Anthony Roth Costanzo and Sarah Ruhl
In collaboration with Pam Tanowitz and Zack Winokur
Directed by Zack Winokur, choreographed by Pam Tanowitz
Developed by SCENE and AMOC*
Co-production with Boston Lyric Opera, SCENE, and AMOC*
Co-presented by ArtsEmerson

Opera Stories: Hansel and Gretel
2025-02-18 10:30 | Boston Public Library Connolly Branch, 433 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130, United States
Join Boston Lyric Opera for OPERA STORIES: Hansel and Gretel – an interactive, 45-minute performance for all ages, but best for kids aged 5-12. Learn how we bring a story to life through music, acting, and movement in this introduction to opera.
PERFORMERS:
Mary Kray, Hansel
Kay Patterson, Gretel
Oliver Rizzo, Narrator
Patricia Au, Pianist
Admission is free and open to the public.

Opera Stories: Hansel and Gretel
2025-02-18 14:00 | Boston Public Library Faneuil Branch, 419 Faneuil Street, Brighton, 02135, United States

Opera Stories: Hansel and Gretel
2025-02-19 10:30 | Boston Public Library Jamaica Plain Branch, 30 South Street, Jamaica Plain, Massachussets, 02130
Join Boston Lyric Opera for OPERA STORIES: Hansel and Gretel – an interactive, 45-minute performance for all ages, but best for kids aged 5-12. Learn how we bring a story to life through music, acting, and movement in this introduction to opera.
PERFORMERS:
Alexis Peart, Hansel
Chelsea Baccay, Gretel
Oliver Rizzo, Narrator
Patricia Au, Pianist
Admission is free and open to the public.

Opera Stories: Hansel and Gretel
2025-02-19 14:00 | Boston Public Library Adams Street Branch, 690 Adams St, Dorchester, 02122, United States

Opera Stories: Hansel and Gretel
2025-02-20 14:00 | Boston Public Library South Boston Branch, 646 East Broadway, Boston, MA, 02127, United States
Join Boston Lyric Opera for OPERA STORIES: Hansel and Gretel – an interactive, 45-minute performance for all ages, but best for kids aged 5-12. Learn how we bring a story to life through music, acting, and movement in this introduction to opera.
PERFORMERS:
Alexis Peart, Hansel
Chelsea Baccay, Gretel
Oliver Rizzo, Narrator
James Lorusso, Pianist
Admission is free and open to the public.

Opera Stories: Hansel and Gretel
2025-02-21 10:30 | Boston Public Library West End Branch, 151 Cambridge Street, Boston, 02114, United States

Opera Stories: Hansel and Gretel
2025-02-22 15:30 | Boston Public Library Central Branch, Copley Square, Boston, MA, 02116, United States

Deconstructing Opera: The Seasons
2025-03-04 17:00 - 20:00 | Opera + Community Studios, 15 Channel Center St, Boston, MA, 02210, United States
Join friends and fellow opera lovers for a behind-the-scenes look at BLO’s upcoming production of The Seasons. Artistic Director Nina Yoshida Nelsen will lead a conversation with members of the creative team about this unique performance.
Featuring:
Anthony Roth Costanzo, Performer & Co-Conceiver; SCENE Founder
Zack Winokur, Director; AMOC* Co-Founder & Artistic Director
Stephen Stubbs, Music Director
The evening will include a complementary reception with drinks and light bites and the opportunity to observe a rehearsal with principal cast members.
This event is open to BLO Members. To become a member, make a gift of $100 today and our Donor Services team will be in touch!
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If you’re already a member and you’d like the registration link, please email us at donorservices@blo.org.
