Michelle Johnson & Adam Diegel Lead Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’

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Boston Lyric Opera opens its new season on Oct. 1 with Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana.” The company will showcase the production at the Leader Bank Pavilion in Boston’s Seaport District in order to ensure the safest possible performances for audience members, artists, staff, and backstage workers. The Pavilion’s open-air structure allows BLO to produce large-scale live performances, with a full live {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Announces New Venue & Cast Changes for ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’

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The Boston Lyric Opera has announced that it will move its 2021-22 Season opening performances of “Cavalleria Rusticana” to the Leader Bank Pavilion, a large, open-air venue in Boston’s Seaport District. The new venue will allow for a full, live-orchestra and chorus. As a result, the performances originally scheduled for Oct. 8 and 10, will now be performed on Oct. 1 {…}

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J’Nai Bridges, Gordon Hawkins & Deborah Voigt Lead Boston Lyric Opera’s 2021-22 Season

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The Boston Lyric Opera has announced its 2021-22 Season marking a return to live, on-stage opera, and continuation of the company’s on-screen programming throughout the year. Productions The season will open with Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana“ starring Mezzo-soprano J’Nai Bridges in her BLO and role debut as Santuzza. The production will also star Alfred Walker and Sarna Lapine will direct. BLO {…}

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Isabel Leonard, Davone Tines Headline Boston Lyric Opera’s Upcoming Miniseries ‘desert in’

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Boston Lyric Opera has announced that it will kick off production on “desert in,” a new opera miniseries set to launch in June on operabox.tv. The eight-part series will feature such artists as Nico Muhly, Wang Lu, Jesus Garcia, Vijay Iyer, Nathalie Joachim, Isabel Leonard, Talise Trevigne, Davone Tines, Edward Nelson, and Alan Pingarron, among others. The work was co-created {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera to Stream Animated Film Version of Philip Glass and Arthur Yorinks’ ‘Fall of the House of Usher’

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Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) announced the January 29 debut of a full-length animated presentation of Philip Glass and Arthur Yorinks’ “Fall of the House of Usher.” The project, directed by film and opera director James Darrah, in collaboration with Spanish screenwriter Raúl Santos, will air exclusively on BLO’s operabox.tv. Created using hand-drawn and stop-motion animation along with curated artistic footage, {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Announces Reimagined 2020-21 Season

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Boston Lyric Opera has announced the revamped 2020-21 season. The company plans to reschedule productions of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” and Blanchard and Cristofer’s Jazz opera “Champion” for the 2021-22 season while Humperdinck’s “Hansel und Gretel” will be postponed for a future date. Instead, BLO will offer operatic content through outdoor performances in the fall 2020 and spring 2021, as well {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Closes First Season of ‘Bedtime Lullabies Online’

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Boston Lyric Opera’s “Bedtime Lullabies Online” series will broadcast the finale of the first season on August 12, 2020. The episode will feature BLO Music Director David Angus joined by his wife, soprano Lee Bisset, to perform “Traume” from Wagner’s “Wesendonck Lieder.” Meant to bring calming music during a troubling time, “Bedtime Lullabies Online” is one of the series streamed {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Launches Digital Platform, Readies Broadcast of ‘Norma’ Recording

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Boston Lyric Opera has announced the launch of a new digital platform, called “[insert:opera],” which will launch with two programs. The first, named “AT ITS (s)CORE” is a bi-weekly series where artists discuss their experiences in opera through conversations centered on a single piece of music. The series is produced by and conceived by stage director Melanie Bacaling. The first {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera to Stream ‘Norma’ Dress Rehearsal

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The Boston Lyric Opera will stream a recording of Bellini’s “Norma” from its final dress rehearsal. The company announced that the opera will be streamed starting Sunday March 29 at 3 p.m. The recording was captured on March 11 by 99.5 WCRB Classical Radio Boston and its Grammy Award-winning Lead Sound Engineer Antonio Oliart Ros. The recording is set to {…}

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Michelle Johnson & Adam Diegel Lead Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’

Boston Lyric Opera Announces New Venue & Cast Changes for ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’

J’Nai Bridges, Gordon Hawkins & Deborah Voigt Lead Boston Lyric Opera’s 2021-22 Season

Isabel Leonard, Davone Tines Headline Boston Lyric Opera’s Upcoming Miniseries ‘desert in’

Boston Lyric Opera to Stream Animated Film Version of Philip Glass and Arthur Yorinks’ ‘Fall of the House of Usher’

Boston Lyric Opera Announces Reimagined 2020-21 Season

Boston Lyric Opera Closes First Season of ‘Bedtime Lullabies Online’

Boston Lyric Opera Launches Digital Platform, Readies Broadcast of ‘Norma’ Recording

Boston Lyric Opera to Stream ‘Norma’ Dress Rehearsal