Boston Lyric Opera To Pair ‘Pagliacci’ With Immersive Roadshow Circus

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Boston Lyric Opera will open its 2019-20 season this September with the company’s first production of Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.” David Lefkowich will direct the opera “and its pre-show experience – an immersive roadshow circus that mirrors the opera’s play-within-a-play story of a traveling troupe whose onstage drama pales in comparison to its backstage love triangle.” Guests can enjoy circus performances, live {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Receives $30,000 Grant

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Boston Lyric Opera will receive a $30,000 Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The grant will support the fall 2019 production of Leoncavallo’s tragic opera “Pagliacci,” which will open the season on Sept. 27. Out of 1,500 applicants in its category, BLO is one of 977 institutions chosen to receive the grant (which typically ranges $10,000 {…}

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Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – USA (3/15-17)

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You have an opera about baseball. Two Spanish operas, including one about Mexico’s greatest artist. Then there’s a timely Britten work followed by a singer making her way back onstage after a grueling battle with cancer. These are the top five operas to see this weekend (in alphabetical order by company). The Rape of Lucretia – Boston Lyric Opera Britten’s {…}

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Elena Stikhina, Alfred Walker & Wallis Giunta Headline Boston Lyric Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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Boston Lyric Opera has announced its 2019-20 season, featuring productions that span three centuries of opera. The upcoming season will mark General & Artistic Director Esther Nelson’s 10th season with the company. According to the press release, BLO aims to focus on works that “reflect the highs and lows of power and politics,” while “bringing passionate opera installations to new neighborhoods, and {…}

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Daniela Mack Headlines ‘The Barber Of Seville’ At Boston Lyric Opera

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The Boston Lyric Opera will open its 2018-19 season with a new production of “The Barber of Seville.’ The new production is set to feature rising star Daniela Mack in her company debut and Matthew Worth in the title role. Rosetta Cucchi, who has directed the BLO’s “La Boheme” and “The Marriage of Figaro,” will return to direct the new {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Names New Concertmaster

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Music Director David Angus has announced that violinist Annie Rabbat has been named the Boston Lyric Opera Orchestra’s new Concertmaster. Rabbat has played with the orchestra since 2012 and served as its principal second violinist for several years. She has played featured solos for BLO in such productions as “Werther” and “The Merry Widow.” As the concertmaster, Rabbat will serve as {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera Renews Music Director’s Contract

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Internationally recognized conductor David Angus has signed a three-year renewal to his contract as Music Director for Boston Lyric Opera. The contract will take him through the 2020-21 season where he has already had two prior extensions. Angus will conduct all four operas in the company’s upcoming 2018-19 Season. The conductor started out with the BLO in 2011 as a {…}

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Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (5/11-13): Lucas Meachem, Jennifer Rowley, Bernstein At the Core of Weekend Picks

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For this week’s top five picks we are sticking close to the East Coast with a number of revivals of popular operas and new productions. We also take a look at a Bernstein work that rarely gets a look. Trouble in Tahiti – Boston Lyric Opera As the Leonard Bernstein centennial continues, the BLO will showcase a production of his {…}

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Daniela Mack, Jennifer Johnson Cano Lead Boston Lyric Opera’s 2018-19 Season

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The Boston Lyric Opera has announced its 2018-19 season which will feature four works centering on the themes of rebellion. First up is Rossini’s perennial masterwork “The Barber of Seville.” The opera is set to star Matthew Worth, Daniela Mack, Jesus Garcia, David Crawford, Steven Condy, Michelle Trainor, and Alex Lawrence under maestro David Angus. Rosetta Cucchi directs the production. {…}

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Boston Lyric Opera To Pair ‘Pagliacci’ With Immersive Roadshow Circus

Boston Lyric Opera Receives $30,000 Grant

Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – USA (3/15-17)

Elena Stikhina, Alfred Walker & Wallis Giunta Headline Boston Lyric Opera’s 2019-20 Season

Daniela Mack Headlines ‘The Barber Of Seville’ At Boston Lyric Opera

Boston Lyric Opera Names New Concertmaster

Boston Lyric Opera Renews Music Director’s Contract

Top 5 Operas to See This Weekend – North America (5/11-13): Lucas Meachem, Jennifer Rowley, Bernstein At the Core of Weekend Picks

Daniela Mack, Jennifer Johnson Cano Lead Boston Lyric Opera’s 2018-19 Season