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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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Boston Lyric Opera Announces 2020-21 Season

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Boston Lyric Opera has announced its 44th Season with four new productions including three company premieres and a Northeast premiere. The season opens with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” starring soprano Yulan Piao in her company and role debut as Cio-Cio San, tenor Zach Borichevsky as Lieutenant Pinkerton, mezzo-soprano Nina Yoshida Nelsen in her company debut as Suzuki, and baritone Levi Hernandez as {…}

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Hawaii Opera Theatre to Present ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’

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Hawaii Opera Theater is set to present Mozart and Da Ponte’s “The Marriage of Figaro” starting on Feb. 14, 2020, with additional performances set for the 16th and 18th at the Doris Duke Theatre. The production will star Ryan Kuster as Figaro with Edward Parks as Count Almaviva and Mané Galoyan as Countess Almaviva. Finally, Elena Galván will take on {…}

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Elena Stikhina Headlines Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘Norma’

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The Boston Lyric Opera is set to showcase Bellini’s “Norma” for the first time in 40 years. The production will be directed by Stephanie Havey with set designs by Julia Noulin-Mérat, costume designs by Charles Neumann, and lighting designs by Pablo Santiago as part of the production team. Elena Stikhina makes her debut in the title role alongside Sandra Piques-Eddy {…}

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‘Dr. Miracle,’ ‘Elektra’ & Puccini Works Among Top 6 Operas To See This Weekend in North America

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Puccini will likely be the composer that you will get a chance to associate yourself with this weekend if you check out any of our recommendations. However, there are also a few unique experiences to be had that steer clear from the standard repertory as well. Among those experiences is a family-friendly performed geared toward helping those in need. Pagliacci {…}