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Boston Premiere of Mark Adamo's LYSISTRATA Will Be Performed by Odyssey Opera and Boston Modern Orchestra Project
by Stephi Wild - Dec 23, 2024

Odyssey Opera, in partnership with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), will present the Boston premiere of Lysistrata at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. Learn more here!

Review: Boston Lyric Opera's THE ANONYMOUS LOVER is a Joyous Delight
by R. Scott Reedy - Feb 18, 2024

What did our critic think of THE ANONYMOUS LOVER at Boston Lyric Opera?

OBIE-Winning Playwright's New Adaptation For Boston Lyric Opera's THE ANONYMOUS LOVER
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 20, 2023

Boston Lyric Opera presents a new production of THE ANONYMOUS LOVER, the 18th century romantic and comic chamber opera by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.

Opera Colorado Opens Its 40th Anniversary Season With Verdi's RIGOLETTO
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 18, 2022

Opera Colorado opens its 2022-23 Season with Rigoletto, Verdi's tale of curses, young love, and revenge. Rigoletto opens Saturday, November 5 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, with additional performances on November 8, 11, and 13, along with a Student Matinee on November 10.

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Returns To Leeds Playhouse This Summer
by Stephi Wild - May 3, 2022

A Little Night Music, Sondheim's acerbic musical romance, is set to beguile audiences once more this summer as it makes a welcome return to the Leeds Playhouse stage.

East Passyunk Opera Project, Society Hill Dance and Manatawny Still Works Present LOVE NOTES 2.0 This February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2022

Love Notes is back! East Passyunk Opera Project teams with fellow East Passyunk businesses Society Hill Dance Academy and Manatawny Still Works to present Love Notes 2.0 Sour Notes because ePOP knows that love can get messy.

Portland Opera Presents The U.S. Premiere Of WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT
by Stephi Wild - Dec 17, 2021

Portland Opera will begin 2022 with performances of the 2013 opera When the Sun Comes Out, composed by Leslie Uyeda with a libretto by the poet Rachel Rose. This piece, originally commissioned by the Vancouver Queer Arts Festival, is set in a place and time where gender expression is oppressed by the state and being gay is a death sentence. It is here that Solana finds her lost love Lilah, who is now a wife and mother.

Portland Opera Announces TOSCA, WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT & More As Part of 2021-2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2021

 It is a new chapter at Portland Opera, as the company shares a rearticulated vision for the future, built on foundational progress accomplished during COVID-19 closures, and upcoming programming shaped by a new mission and values for the organization. 

East Passyunk Opera Company Teams Up With Pistola's Restaurants For Valentine's Weekend Dinner And Show
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 20, 2021

East Passyunk Opera Project (ePOP) teams up with Pistola's del Sur, Sancho Pistola's and Jose Pistola's for Love Notes, a special three course dinner and virtual concert taking place over Valentine's Day Weekend.

Talk, Lullaby And Music Content Debuts On [insert:opera] Digital Platform; NORMA Airs Sunday
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 24, 2020

Boston Lyric Opera's nascent digital platform, called [insert:opera], picks up steam this month with online-only selections of fresh content, including new entries in its podcast series AT IT'S (s)CORE, new relaxing performances in its video music series a?oeBedtime Lullabies Online,a?? and the final entry in its a?oeDirectors' Cuta?? video series on Bellini's opera NORMA. Also, BLO's widely acclaimed and globally streamed recording of its shuttered March 2020 production of NORMA makes its broadcast debut this week. 

Boston Lyric Opera's Shuttered NORMA to Stream For Free Starting Sunday
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 23, 2020

Boston Lyric Opera's (BLO) General and Artistic Director Esther Nelson and 99.5 WCRB Classical Radio Boston Manager Anthony Rudel announced today that a special audio recording of BLO's final dress rehearsal of Vincenzo Bellini's NORMA will be streamed on www.classicalwcrb.org and www.blo.org starting Sunday, March 29 at 3 PM.

Boston Lyric Opera Presents NORMA
by Stephi Wild - Jan 15, 2020

For its first production of Vincenzo Bellini's 1831 masterwork, NORMA, in nearly 40 years, Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) brings back the international star it introduced to the U.S. just over two years ago. Elena Stikhina makes her debut in one of opera's most technically demanding roles a?' a powerful Druid priestess whose affair with the general of a warring Roman faction brings personal grief and despair. The Russian-born soprano made her American debut in BLO's 2017 production of Tosca. Her subsequent national and international acclaim includes a lauded 2018 Metropolitan Opera debut in Puccini's Il Trittico. Best known for its star-making aria a?oeCasta Diva,a?? BLO presents Bellini's dramatic bel canto opera for five performances from March 13-22 at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre. Tickets are on sale now at BLO.org.

Photo Flash: First Look At Pittsburgh Opera's FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 9, 2019

BroadwayWorld has a first look at Pittsburgh Opera's FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS! Check out the photos below!

Handel And Haydn Society To Close 2018-19 Season With Performance Of Mozart's Requiem
by Julie Musbach - Mar 21, 2019

The Handel and Haydn Society will close the 2018-19 season with a performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem. Widely acknowledged as one of the most powerful and moving masterpieces ever composed, the performance will take place on Friday, May 3, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 3 p.m. at Symphony Hall in Boston.

Boston Lyric Opera Announces 2019 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 11, 2019

Proving the enduring vibrancy and relevancy of the art form (while celebrating a milestone for its leader), Boston Lyric Opera's 2019/20 Season of new productions spans three centuries of composers -- focusing on works that reflect the highs and lows of power and politics, bringing passionate opera installations to new neighborhoods, and introducing audiences to rising stars from diverse backgrounds. Among the season highlights, Russian-born soprano Elena Stikhina returns to BLO, where she made her 2017 American debut, to sing the lead role in NORMA. Stanford Calderwood General & Artistic Director Esther Nelson marks her 10th programming season, which the company will commemorate throughout the year.

Handel + Haydn Society Announces 2018-19 Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2018

With 16 Handel and Haydn Society premieres, the first performance of Schubert's Symphony No. 9 by H+H since 1865, and a host of notable guest performers, the Handel and Haydn Society announces its 2018-19 season, the 204th season in its history.

A Rare Baroque Double Bill Announced VENUS & ADONIS and DIDO & AENEAS
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 8, 2017

Myths come alive in a pair of English one-act operas, Venus & Adonis and Dido & Aeneas, blending perfectly into one evening of great opera.

Longy to Celebrate Leonard Bernstein with Two Concerts
by BWW News Desk - Dec 7, 2017

Longy School of Music of Bard College will host a two-day celebration in honor of Leonard Bernstein's centennial on December 7 and 8 at Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall.

BWW Review: CARMEN - Austin Opera's Stunning Masterpiece
by Lynn Beaver - Nov 18, 2017

Austin Opera continues its tradition of masterfully recreating classic operas with Bizet's CARMEN currently playing at The Long Center.

Longy to Celebrate Leonard Bernstein with Two Concerts
by BWW News Desk - Nov 14, 2017

Longy School of Music of Bard College will host a two-day celebration in honor of Leonard Bernstein's centennial on December 7 and 8 at Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall.