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the traditional canon such as “Madama Butterfly,” which portray Asian characters as stereotypes or have storylines with outdated tropes, can be staged more sensitively and inclusively.

“The Butterfly Process” Town Hall event on Feb. 8, exploring these operas’ “Impact on Artists & Audiences” will instead be streamed live that day at 4:30 pm. The panel will feature speakers including “Last Bow For Yellowface” founder/author Phil Chan and cast members from BLO’s shelved 2021 production of Butterfly.

The live performance centering pan-Asian artists, Asian-inspired music, and works that speak to the AAPI experience scheduled for later this month will be filmed for a May debut on BLO’s operabox.tv streaming service.