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SUMMARY:Opera Innovators Series: Maestro Riccardo Frizza
DESCRIPTION:Maestro Riccardo Frizza Masterclass\nThursday\, October 9 | 7:00-9:00 PM\nBoston Conservatory’s Seully Hall\n8 Fenway – Floor 4\nBoston\, MA 02215 \nWATCH LIVE  \nBoston 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. \nRiccardo 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 conductors\, regularly collaborating with the world’s most prestigious opera houses and orchestras. Highlights for 2025 include La fanciulla del West and Un ballo in maschera at the Teatro Comunale\, Bologna; La Favorite at ABAO Bilbao Opera; Roberto Devereux\, Medea\, and Partenope at the Teatro San Carlo\, Naples; La sonnambula at The Metropolitan Opera; Caterina Cornaro for the opening of the Donizetti Opera; and several symphonic concerts with the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra\, Orchestra Teatro Comunale di Bologna\, and George Enescu Philharmonic. In 2026\, he conducts in Naples for three symphonic concerts; Nabucco; Mitridate\, re di Ponto; and a concert performance of Aida; at the Teatro del Maggio for Pagliacci and Cavalleria rusticana; and at the Royal Ballet and Opera for I puritani. That same year\, he will lead a series of concerts in Budapest with the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and embark on a tour across the Basque Country with the Euskadiko Orkestra. In 2024\, he was appointed Cavaliere al merito della Repubblica Italiana by the Italian President\, Mattarella. \nLEARN MORE\nMaestro Riccardo Frizza is presented as part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Opera Innovators Series in partnership with Boston Lyric Opera. \nBoston Lyric Opera gratefully acknowledges David & Janet McCue for their generous support of Boston Lyric Opera in presenting the 2025/26 Opera Innovators Series.  \nThis event is open to all members of the Boston Conservatory at Berklee and Boston Lyric Opera community.
URL:https://blo.org/event/opera-innovators-series-maestro-riccardo-frizza/
LOCATION:Boston Conservatory’s Houston Hall\, 8 Fenway - Floor 1\, Boston\, 02215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Opera Innovators Series
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SUMMARY:Macbeth
DESCRIPTION:Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy becomes a psychological battleground examining the catastrophic consequences of war. Seduced by ambition\, a power-hungry couple claw their way to the throne—only to find their aspirations twisted into madness. Giuseppe Verdi’s career-defining music underscores their ruthless ascent. This is opera at its most thrilling: a blazing struggle with fate’s cruel grip. \nLEARN MORE
URL:https://blo.org/event/macbeth/2025-10-10/
LOCATION:Emerson Colonial Theatre\, 106 Boylston street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025/26 Season,Macbeth
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SUMMARY:Macbeth: Opening Night Party
DESCRIPTION:LET’S PARTY!\nMacbeth\nOpening Night Party \nJoin the cast and crew of Macbeth at the Opening Night Party! Enjoy drinks\, buffet-style food\, and dessert as we celebrate these incredible artists on their opening night. \nThe reception will be held on October 10th immediately following curtain at Maggiano’s \n4 Columbus Ave.\, Boston\, MA 01226   \nAdmission: $100 per guest \n\n\n\nAdvance ticket purchases are required as space is not guaranteed. \n \n\n\n\nPURCHASE TICKETS\nAA TICKET HOLDERS: Admission to the Opening Night Party is complimentary with the purchase of an AA ticket.  If you have purchased an AA ticket and would like to RSVP to the Opening Night Party\, please contact donorservices@blo.org or call 617.702.8975.
URL:https://blo.org/event/macbeth-opening-night-party/
LOCATION:Maggiano’s Little Italy\, 4 Columbus Avenue\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vocal Auditioning Basics: A College Prep Course for High School Singers
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, October 11\, and Sunday\, October\, 12\nTime: 10am-4pm each day\nWhere: Walnut Hill School for the Arts\, 12 Highland St.\, Natick\, MA 01760\nRegistration Deadline: October 4th\, 2024\nFee: $199 (parking and lunch included) \nAre you a High School student preparing to study Vocal Performance or Musical Theater in college or a summer program? Now is the time to start preparing for your audition! Walnut Hill School for the Arts and Boston Lyric Opera 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\, under expert instruction by Teresa Winner Blume (Walnut Hill Head of Voice) and Collaborative Pianist and Vocal Coach Dr. Patricia Au (Boston Lyric Opera\, Boston Conservatory Voice Faculty). \nDuring this two-day workshop\, participants will work on musicianship\, style\, presentation\, text exploration\, and other tools for artistic expression\, as well as application and audition strategies for the highest level of preparedness and professionalism in the college process. The workshop culminates in a mock audition for a panel of Guest Artists from Boston Lyric Opera who will offer invaluable feedback and encouragement. You will end the weekend with more confidence\, ready to face your auditions this year. Join us for two days of learning and fun! \nREGISTER  \nPlease note: All singers should bring one fully memorized art song or musical theater selection they are prepared to further explore through performance and workshop throughout the weekend. Our team will contact you closer to the course date to confirm your choice of repertoire. \nInstructors:\nDr. Patricia Au – Collaborative Pianist\, Boston Lyric Opera Education Pianist\, and Boston Conservatory Voice Faculty\nTeresa Winner Blume – Walnut Hill Head of Voice and Soprano \nStay tuned for registration information! For questions\, please email education@blo.org.
URL:https://blo.org/event/vocal-auditioning-basics-a-college-prep-course-for-high-school-singers-2/2025-10-11/
LOCATION:Walnut Hill School for the Arts\, 12 Highland St\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vocal Auditioning Basics: A College Prep Course for High School Singers
DESCRIPTION:When: Saturday\, October 11\, and Sunday\, October\, 12\nTime: 10am-4pm each day\nWhere: Walnut Hill School for the Arts\, 12 Highland St.\, Natick\, MA 01760\nRegistration Deadline: October 4th\, 2024\nFee: $199 (parking and lunch included) \nAre you a High School student preparing to study Vocal Performance or Musical Theater in college or a summer program? Now is the time to start preparing for your audition! Walnut Hill School for the Arts and Boston Lyric Opera 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\, under expert instruction by Teresa Winner Blume (Walnut Hill Head of Voice) and Collaborative Pianist and Vocal Coach Dr. Patricia Au (Boston Lyric Opera\, Boston Conservatory Voice Faculty). \nDuring this two-day workshop\, participants will work on musicianship\, style\, presentation\, text exploration\, and other tools for artistic expression\, as well as application and audition strategies for the highest level of preparedness and professionalism in the college process. The workshop culminates in a mock audition for a panel of Guest Artists from Boston Lyric Opera who will offer invaluable feedback and encouragement. You will end the weekend with more confidence\, ready to face your auditions this year. Join us for two days of learning and fun! \nREGISTER  \nPlease note: All singers should bring one fully memorized art song or musical theater selection they are prepared to further explore through performance and workshop throughout the weekend. Our team will contact you closer to the course date to confirm your choice of repertoire. \nInstructors:\nDr. Patricia Au – Collaborative Pianist\, Boston Lyric Opera Education Pianist\, and Boston Conservatory Voice Faculty\nTeresa Winner Blume – Walnut Hill Head of Voice and Soprano \nStay tuned for registration information! For questions\, please email education@blo.org.
URL:https://blo.org/event/vocal-auditioning-basics-a-college-prep-course-for-high-school-singers-2/2025-10-12/
LOCATION:Walnut Hill School for the Arts\, 12 Highland St\, Natick\, MA\, 01760\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Macbeth
DESCRIPTION:Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy becomes a psychological battleground examining the catastrophic consequences of war. Seduced by ambition\, a power-hungry couple claw their way to the throne—only to find their aspirations twisted into madness. Giuseppe Verdi’s career-defining music underscores their ruthless ascent. This is opera at its most thrilling: a blazing struggle with fate’s cruel grip. \nLEARN MORE
URL:https://blo.org/event/macbeth/2025-10-12/
LOCATION:Emerson Colonial Theatre\, 106 Boylston street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025/26 Season,Macbeth
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SUMMARY:BLO @ Fort Point Open Studios - Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment
DESCRIPTION:Boston Lyric Opera @ Fort Point Open Studios \nOpera on Tour : Daughter of the Regiment   \nSaturday\, October 18\, 2025 \n3:00 PM – 4:00 PM \nMidway Production and Performance Lab \nMidway Artist Studios \n15 Channel Center Street \nBoston\, MA 02110 \nFREE  \nREGISTERRegister to receive an event reminder and more information about the weekend's events.  \nJoin Boston Lyric Opera at Fort Point Open Studios for a sneak peek at a new all-ages performance. Opera on Tour: Daughter of the Regiment is a one-act English-language adaptation of Donizetti's beloved comic opera about a girl who grows up in a military regiment. Two singers\, an actor\, and a pianist will bring the entire story to life with singing\, staging\, and narration that will engage audiences in an interactive introduction to opera. Stay afterwards to share your thoughts with BLO staff as we develop this piece for spring tours to Boston-area schools\, libraries\, and cultural organizations.   \nAll ages are welcome; recommended especially for ages 5 and up. Seating is general admission\, first-come\, first-served.    \nVisit Fort Point Open Studios  \nOctober 17-19 \nFriday 4-7 PM\, Saturday & Sunday 12- 6 PM  \nAbout Fort Point Open Studios  \nEvery fall\, the artists of Fort Point open their studios to the public. Explore historic waterfront warehouses\, meet more than 100 local and visiting artists\, and enjoy a weekend of art\, live music\, and free hands-on workshops. Visit live/work studios\, local galleries\, and pop-up exhibits across three artist buildings in close proximity within the Fort Point neighborhood. All ages are welcome\, and all events are free. \nReduced-rate weekend parking will be available at Channelside Parking for $10 and Atlantic Wharf Parking for $12. \nLearn more about Fort Point Open Studios: https://www.fortpointarts.org/open-studios-2/ 
URL:https://blo.org/event/blo-fort-point-open-studios-opera-on-tour-daughter-of-the-regiment/
LOCATION:Midway Artist Studios\, 15 Channel Center Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02110\, United States
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SUMMARY:Opera Innovators Series: Karen Slack
DESCRIPTION:View Livestream \nBoston Conservatory at Berklee and Boston Lyric Opera are thrilled to welcome Karen Slack in recital  as part of the Opera Innovators Series. \nPraised 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. \nRecently\, 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 world premieres of Tamar-kali’s new work with the Miró Quartet for the Arizona Friends of Chamber Music and Philadelphia Chamber Music Society\, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s presentation of Kathryn Bostic’s Drag\, and Brittany J. Green’s Letters to America\, part of American Composers Orchestra’s program Hello\, America: Letters to Us\, from Us. She also appears with the Orlando Philharmonic\, Chamber Music Cincinnati\, and Spivey Hall. \nSlack’s Beyond the Years: Unpublished Songs of Florence Price with pianist Michelle Cann in collaboration with ONE composer on Azica Records won the 2025 GRAMMY® Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. In 2025\, Slack was featured on Shawn Okpebholo’s album Songs in Flight\, released with Cedille Records. \nSlack has performed at the Metropolitan Opera\, Lyric Opera of Chicago\, Washington National Opera\, Scottish Opera and many others. In concert\, her credits include the Melbourne and Sydney symphonies\, Bergen Philharmonic\, St. Petersburg Philharmonic\, Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall\, and Philadelphia Orchestra. She made her New York Philharmonic debut in May 2024. \nA recipient of the 2022 Sphinx Medal of Excellence and 2025 MPower Artist Grant\, Slack is an Artistic Advisor for Portland Opera\, serves on the board of the American Composers Orchestra\, and holds a faculty position at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. In the 2024-2025 season\, she served as Artist-in-Residence at both Lyric Opera of Chicago and Babson College. \nA native Philadelphian\, Slack is a graduate of the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music\, as well as the Adler Fellowship and the Merola Opera Program at the San Francisco Opera. Learn more atwww.karenslack.com. \nKaren Slack is presented as part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Opera Innovators Series in partnership with Boston Lyric Opera. \nBoston Lyric Opera gratefully acknowledges David & Janet McCue for their generous support of Boston Lyric Opera in presenting the 2025/26 Opera Innovators Series.  \nThis event is open to all members of the Boston Conservatory at Berklee and Boston Lyric Opera community.
URL:https://blo.org/event/opera-innovators-series-karen-slack/
LOCATION:Boston Conservatory’s Seully Hall\, 8 Fenway\, Floor 4\, Boston\, 02215\, United States
CATEGORIES:Opera Innovators Series
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