Boston Lyric Opera 2024 Review: Mitridate

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(Photo credit: Nile Scott Studios) What can one expect from an opera that the one and only Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed when he was a mere fourteen years young? It is impressive considering the age of its composer and disappointing if we bear in mind what came next—like listening to Wagner’s “Die Feen,” Verdi’s “I Due Foscari” or even Puccini’s {…}

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Lawrence Brownlee to Headline Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘Mitridate, Re di Ponto’

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Boston Lyric Opera is set to open its new season with Mozart’s “Mitridate, Re di Ponto,” an early opera seria triumph. The work, which will be presented between Sept. 13 and 15 at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre, will showcase Lawrence Brownlee in the title role. The production will also include soprano Brenda Rae in the role of Mitridate’s fiancée {…}

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Lawrence Brownlee, Michelle Johnson, Diego Torre, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Brandie Sutton Headline Boston Lyric Opera’s 2024-25 Season

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Boston Lyric Opera has announced its 204-25 season. The season opens with James Darrah’s production of “Mitridate.” The opera stars Lawrence Brownlee, Brenda Rae, John Holiday, Vanessa Goikoetxea, Angela Yam, Alexis Peart, and Charles Sy. David Angus conducts. Performance Dates: Sept. 13 & 15, 2024 Michelle Johnson stars in “Aida,” alongside Diego Torre, Alice Chung, Brian Major, Stefan Egerstrom, Morris Robinson, {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Names New Artistic Director, Other Major Leadership Reveals

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(Credit: Icarus Photography) Boston Lyric Opera has announced that Nina Yoshida Nelsen will be its new Artistic Director starting on Feb. 1, 2024. Nelsen is a co-founder of the Asian Opera Alliance and is also in the midst of a career as a singer; the mezzo-soprano recently finished a run as Suzuki in “Madama Butterfly” at Opera Carolina. She has {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera to Present ‘The Anonymous Lover’

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Boston Lyric Opera is set to present a new production of “The Anonymous Lover” by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The premiere includes a new adaptation by Obie Award-winning Boston playwright Kirsten Greenidge that mixes English dialogue with the original French singing. Told in two acts over 90 minutes with no intermission, the opera will star Nardus Williams as Léontine, Omar {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera 2023-24 Review: La Cenerentola

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Photo credit: Nile Scott Studios Never mind the simplistically staged goals. Forget that the libretto, by Jacopo Ferretti, makes very little sense especially in Act two. Boston Lyric Opera’s production of “La Cenerentola” works — and works quite well! With a very talented cast, an inspiring conductor, and a good orchestra, Rossini and Ferretti’s opera invites everyone to enjoy a {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera 2023 Review: Madama Butterly

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(Photo credit: Ken Yotsukura) Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) has decided the need to move Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” away from racism in order to save Puccini from himself. In doing so, BLO’s main production asset is its vocal cast composed mostly of people of Asian descent—an asset that BLO has been very eager to publicize. However, this narrows interpretations of what {…}

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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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Karen Chia-Ling Ho, Levy Sekgapane & Sydney Mancasola Lead Boston Lyric Opera’s 2023-24 Season

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The Boston Lyric Opera has announced its 2023-24 season featuring four productions. The Boston Lyric Opera opens with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” featuring Karen Chia-Ling Ho, Alice Chung, Dominick Chenes, and Troy Cook. David Angus conducts the opera in a production by Phil Chan. Performance Dates: Sept. 14-24, 2023 David Angus conducts Rossini’s “La Cenerentola” in a production by Dawn M. Simmons. {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera 2024 Review: Mitridate

Lawrence Brownlee to Headline Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘Mitridate, Re di Ponto’

Lawrence Brownlee, Michelle Johnson, Diego Torre, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Brandie Sutton Headline Boston Lyric Opera’s 2024-25 Season

Boston Lyric Opera Names New Artistic Director, Other Major Leadership Reveals

Boston Lyric Opera to Present ‘The Anonymous Lover’

Boston Lyric Opera 2023-24 Review: La Cenerentola

Boston Lyric Opera 2023 Review: Madama Butterly

Boston Lyric Opera to Present Groundbreaking ‘Madama Butterfly’

Karen Chia-Ling Ho, Levy Sekgapane & Sydney Mancasola Lead Boston Lyric Opera’s 2023-24 Season