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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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Ryan McKinny & Naomi Louisa-O’Connell Lead Boston Lyric Opera’s Double Bill

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(Credit: Jiyang Chen) The Boston Lyric Opera is set to present Bela Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” and Alma Mahler’s “Four Songs.” The double bill, which is set to be directed by Anne Bogart, will mark the director’s return to the company since 2019 when she directed Poul Ruder’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” and became one of BLO’s best-attended and most-acclaimed productions. The production {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera in Search of Artistic Director

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The Boston Lyric Opera has announced that it has launched an international search for Artistic Director. The company’s Artistic Director is a senior role that expands the leadership team in partnership with Stanford Calderwood General Director & CEO Bradley Vernatter, BLO Music Director David Angus, and the Company’s Artistic Advisors. Additionally, the company said that the Artistic Director will shape {…}

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Ryan McKinny, Jamez McCorkle, Naomi Louisa O’Connell Headline Boston Lyric Opera’s 2023 Season

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Boston Lyric Opera has announced two upcoming showcases for the 2023 season. The company announced that Ryan McKinny will star in “Bluebeard’s Castle” in a production directed by Anne Bogart. He will be joined by Naomi Louisa O’Connell in the role of Judith; she is also set to perform “Four Songs” by Alma Mahler in the second half of the {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Partners with Commonwealth Shakespeare Company for ‘Romeo & Juliet’

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On August 11, 2022, Boston Lyric Opera will open its 2022-23 season with a free, public staging of Gounod’s “Romeo & Juliet.” The production comes in partnership with Commonwealth Shakespeare Company and the City of Boston. CSC Artistic Director Steven Maler will direct, with BLO Music Director David Angus conducting the chorus and orchestra. The cast features Ricardo Garcia making {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Announces 2022-23 Season

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The Boston Lyric Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring four productions. Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette” will be performed in English with Ricardo Garcia in his company debut as Romeo and Vanessa Becerra making her company debut as Juliet. BLO Music Director David Angus will conduct and Steve Maler is the stage director. Performance Dates: August 11 & 13, 2022  {…}

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Daniela Barcellona, Niklay Zemlianskikh, Karen Garde Azabal, Jennifer Davis Headline Wexford Opera Festival’s 2022 Season

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The Wexford Festival Opera has announced its 2022 showcase, which kicks off on Oct. 21 and runs through Nov. 6, 2022. The season opens with “La Tempesta” by Halévy. The work will star Niklay Zemlianskikh, Hila Baggio, Giiorgi Manoshvili, Andrew Morstein, Jade Phoenix, Rory Musgrave, Conor Prendiville, Richard Shaffrey, and Emma Jüngling. Roberto Catalano will direct the opera with Francesco {…}