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Boston Lyric Opera Announces Casting Updates for ‘Cinderella’ & ‘Madama Butterfly’ 

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The Boston Lyric Opera has announced casting updates for its productions of “Cinderella” and “Madama Butterfly.” For “Cinderella” the company said that Cecelia Hall will make her BLO debut as Angelina in a new production by Dawn M. Simmons. Hall will be joined by Dana Varga in her BLO debut as Clorinda, Alexis Peart as Tisbe, Levy Sekgapane in his {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera to Present Groundbreaking ‘Madama Butterfly’

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The Boston Lyric Opera is set to open its 2023-24 season with a new “Madama Butterfly.” The production will open at the Emerson Colonial Theatre from Sept. 14 to 24 after a years-long, groundbreaking cultural journey designed to examine the opera’s complex production history. The opera will also be presented by Asian and Asian-American artists seeking to reclaim a nearly {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Concludes ‘Butterfly Process’ with Town Hall, Film Series, and a 2023-24 Season Production of ‘Madama Butterfly’

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Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) has announced the conclusion of its initiative, “The Butterfly Process,” and will close out the project with a public town hall, film series, and a new production of “Madama Butterfly,” slated for the company’s 2023-24 season. The scheduled events round out an 18-month deep dive into the standard repertoire that explored Puccini’s “Butterfly,” in particular. BLO {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera’s Live ‘The Butterfly Process’ Events Shift to Online

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The Boston Lyric Opera has moved two upcoming live events in its “The Butterfly Process” project to online. The company noted that due to the ongoing COVID pandemic, it would no longer hold the evening live. “The Butterfly Process” is BLO’s ongoing exploration of how operas from the traditional canon such as “Madama Butterfly,” which portray Asian characters as stereotypes {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Announces ‘The Butterfly Process’

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Boston Lyric Opera has announced the public phase of “The Butterfly Process,” its comprehensive exploration of how historic operas like Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” can be presented more thoughtfully and inclusively in contemporary times. After having shelved the work, the company noted that the new project will bring together the cast of its planned 2021 production along with other artists, company {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Postpones ‘Madama Butterfly’ Production

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The Boston Lyric Opera has postponed plans for its new production of “Madama Butterfly.” The company announced that “after internal reflection, and discussions with company leadership and the original creative team, BLO has changed previously announced plans to mount a new production of Puccini’s ‘Madama Butterfly.’” Acting General & Artistic Director Bradley Vernatter said that the change is an affirmation {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera 2025-26 Review: The Song of Earth

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(Photo: Nile Hawver/Nile Scott Studios) On the surface, this production of “Das Lied von der Erde” as a drama is an interesting idea. Mahler wrote no operas, but “The Song of the Earth” is the closest one gets. Schoenberg’s arrangement is also a hidden gem that fits the inauguration of Boston Lyric Opera’s new music hall perfectly (a small but {…}

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Opera Colorado to present ‘Beyond the Blossom: Rethinking Madama Butterfly’

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On April 8, Opera Colorado is set to present “Beyond the Blossom: Rethinking Madama Butterfly,” a live salon-style conversation. The event is Pay What You Wish, with tickets starting at $0, making it accessible to anyone curious to join the discussion. First performed in 1904, “Madama Butterfly” is one of the most famous operas in the world, known for its {…}

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Cast Change: Jennifer Holloway Replaces Elena Stikhina in Lyric Opera of Chicago’s ‘Salome’

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Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced a cast change for its production of “Salome.” The company said that soprano Jennifer Holloway will portray the title role, replacing Elena Stikhina, who is withdrawing from the production due to her pregnancy. Holloway will make her Lyric debut in the title role that she has also performed at the Wiener Staatsoper, Berlin State {…}