Noah’s Flood

Music by Benjamin Britten
Text from “English Miracle Plays, Moralities
and Interludes”
In collaboration with Boston Children’s Chorus, Boston String Academy, Back Bay Ringers, VOICES Boston, Boston Recorder Orchestra, Community Music Center of Boston, Boston Symphony Orchestra, New England Conservatory Preparatory School, Artists for Humanity and more.
Conducted by David Angus
Directed by Dayron J. Miles
Associate Conductor Brett Hodgdon

Symphony Hall
May 3, 2025 | 2:00PM
A free community opera

This is a free event, with a suggested donation of $25.
Running Time: Approximately 1 hour with audience participation.

Noah’s Flood is based on a 15th-century play recounting the story of one family’s resilience in the face of an earth-shattering storm. Composer Benjamin Britten wrote this opera just a few years after experiencing a devastating flood in his own coastal town. Nearly 70 years later, climate resilience has taken an even greater spotlight.

Under the baton of David Angus and the direction of Dayron J. Miles and in collaboration with Boston Children’s Chorus, Boston String Academy, Back Bay Ringers, VOICES Boston, Boston Recorder Orchestra, Community Music Center of Boston, Boston Symphony Orchestra, New England Conservatory Preparatory School, Artists for Humanity — and more — hundreds of Boston area youth and BLO artists will come together to bring you a timely, tour-de-force event.

Noah’s Flood is made possible by BLO supporters who are invested in building the next generation of opera lovers in Boston. Join BLO in its first community opera uniting Boston through music, collaboration, and fun — a perfect outing for the whole family!

Noah’s Flood is sponsored by Linda Cabot Black, the Mattina R. Proctor Foundation, and The Poduska Family Foundation.

By arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, publisher and copyright owner

Noah’s Flood is part of BLO’s Rising Waters/Rising Voices initiative.

Sponsored in part by Polaris Capital Management