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Boston Lyric Opera

Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) is New England’s largest opera company. Founded in 1976, BLO is recognized for its artistically excellent productions of a diverse repertoire that entertain and inspire audiences and feature emerging operatic talent. BLO produces three mainstage productions at the Citi Performing Arts Center (SM) Shubert Theatre in Boston and a production of a fully staged, one-hour English version of a popular Opera for Young Audiences throughout New England. BLO’s programs are funded - in part - by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Learn more at blo.org

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    Boston Lyric Opera

    45 Franklin Street
    Boston, MA 02110

    Phone: 617.542.4912

    Fax: 617.542.4913

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  • Current Events

    03/12/10- 03/23/10

    Boston Lyric Opera: Ariadne Auf Naxos Citi Shubert Theatre

  • Upcoming Events

    03/28/10	Boston Lyric Opera Signature Series: "The Return from Troy" Museum of Fine Arts Boston
    04/23/10- 05/04/10	Boston Lyric Opera: Idomeneo, re di Creta Citi Shubert Theatre

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  • Past Events

    03/11/10	Boston Lyric Opera's Opera 101: Ariadne auf Naxos Old South Church, Boston
    03/04/10	Boston Lyric Opera Opera 101: Strauss and an introduction to Ariadne auf Naxos Old South Church, Boston
    02/25/10	Boston Lyric Opera Opera 101: Idomeneo Old South Church, Boston
    02/18/10	Boston Lyric Opera Opera 101: Mozart and an introduction to Idomeneo Old South Church, Boston
    02/14/10	Boston Lyric Opera Signature Series: "Creating an Opera: Passions Run High" Museum of Fine Arts Boston
    02/11/10	Boston Lyric Opera Opera Series: Rossini and The Barber of Seville Old South Church, Boston
    02/04/10	Boston Lyric Opera Opera 101: Benjamin Britten and The Turn of the Screw Old South Church, Boston
    02/03/10- 02/06/10	Britten's The Turn of the Screw The Castle at Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers
    01/31/10	Boston Lyric Opera Signature Series: "Ghost Stories—A Dramatic Reading" Museum of Fine Arts Boston
    11/07/09	Free Boston Lyric Opera Open House for All Ages Citi Shubert Theatre
    11/06/09- 11/17/09	Carmen Citi Shubert Theatre
    10/14/09	Opera at the Boston Public Library Boston Public Library
    10/04/09	Signature Series at the Museum of Fine Arts Museum of Fine Arts Boston
    04/24/09- 05/05/09	Don Giovanni Citi Shubert Theatre
    03/22/09	Mozart's "The Magic Flute" for Families
    03/20/09- 03/31/09	Boston premiere of Dvorak's Rusalka Citi Shubert Theatre
    03/15/09	Family Day at the Opera Benefit
    03/15/09	Mozart's "The Magic Flute" for Families John Hancock Hall
    03/08/09	Mozart's "The Magic Flute" for Families Melrose Veterans Middle School
    03/01/09	Mozart's "The Magic Flute" for Families The Strand Theatre
    02/05/09- 03/12/09	Opera 101 Old South Church, Boston

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    • Event Name: Boston Lyric Opera: Ariadne Auf Naxos
      Of Strauss, slapstick, and Ariadne auf Naxos
      The Hub Review - Mar 16, 2010
      By Thomas Garvey

      A preview of the North American premiere of Welsh National Opera's acclaimed production, with an interview with Revival Director Denni Sayers. Expand

      A preview of the North American premiere of Welsh National Opera's acclaimed production, with an interview with Revival Director Denni Sayers. Collapse

    • Event Name: Boston Lyric Opera: Ariadne Auf Naxos
      High Art Lite:The Boston Lyric Opera’s Ariadne Auf Naxos
      PlanetEyeTraveler Boston - Mar 15, 2010
      By Maria Olia

      "Boston Lyric Opera’s presentation of Richard Strauss’ "Ariadne Auf Naxos" is a highly entertaining production...with some terrific sets and costuming...Marjorie Owens...has a clear and beautiful voice. Brandon Jovanovich was outstandi… Expand

      "Boston Lyric Opera’s presentation of Richard Strauss’ "Ariadne Auf Naxos" is a highly entertaining production...with some terrific sets and costuming...Marjorie Owens...has a clear and beautiful voice. Brandon Jovanovich was outstanding as Bacchus...Mezzo-soprano Edyta Kulczak is a convincing as the passionate Composer. Soprano Rachel Gilmore plays the flirty Zerbinetta-the lead actress of the comedy troupe- with excellent phrasing and great appeal. The merry pranks of the band of comic actors; Julius Ahn, Jesse Blumberg, David M. Cushing and Tracy Wise, move the story along. While Erik Nielsen conducts Strauss’ lovely score, nicely keeping the balance between the voices and the orchestra." Collapse

    • Event Name: Boston Lyric Opera: Ariadne Auf Naxos
      Ariadne auf Naxos (Boston Lyric Opera)
      EDGE Boston - Mar 15, 2010
      By Ed Tapper

      "Long absent from the Boston opera stage, Richard Strauss’ witty pastiche, "Ariadne auf Naxos" is undergoing a splendid revival at the Shubert Theatre...The BLO "Ariadne auf Naxos" is impeccably cast. It is a rare treat to he… Expand

      "Long absent from the Boston opera stage, Richard Strauss’ witty pastiche, "Ariadne auf Naxos" is undergoing a splendid revival at the Shubert Theatre...The BLO "Ariadne auf Naxos" is impeccably cast. It is a rare treat to hear all the roles, down to the smallest bit, performed by singers who possess just the right voices for the parts they are singing....By coincidence, the Metropolitan Opera has just finished a run of the opera. However, one could not envision a better sung production than that currently being offered by the Boston Lyric Opera. Performances run until March 23. Don’t miss this one!" Collapse

    • Event Name: Boston Lyric Opera: Ariadne Auf Naxos
      Lyric Opera brings fresh ‘Ariadne’ to Shubert
      Boston Globe - Mar 15, 2010
      By Jeremy Eichler

      "A delightful new production...a dynamic set of rising singers including Marjorie Owens in the title role. This young American soprano...showed off an impressively large, orchestra-piercing voice, full of dark Wagnerian colorings and Weltschmerz… Expand

      "A delightful new production...a dynamic set of rising singers including Marjorie Owens in the title role. This young American soprano...showed off an impressively large, orchestra-piercing voice, full of dark Wagnerian colorings and Weltschmerz. Edyta Kulczak was a wonderfully impassioned Composer, singing with irruptions of ardent tone. Rachele Gilmore was a winning Zerbinetta, with all the coquettish charm this role demands and also the secure technique and theatrical flair to make the role’s big coloratura number feel organically connected to her character rather than like a stretch of disconnected virtuoso preening. And Brandon Jovanovich showed off a robust, clear, shapely and resonant tenor in the high-lying role of Bacchus. The numerous smaller roles were all capably sung, and sometimes much more than that." Collapse

    • Event Name: Boston Lyric Opera: Ariadne Auf Naxos
      Debut Performances Shine in BLO Ariadne
      Boston Musical Intelligencer - Mar 13, 2010
      By Rebecca Marchand

      BLO’S "Ariadne auf Naxos" succeeded with the innate challenges of an opera about an opera, and served as a showcase for exciting and inspiring vocal talent. Expand

      BLO’S "Ariadne auf Naxos" succeeded with the innate challenges of an opera about an opera, and served as a showcase for exciting and inspiring vocal talent. Collapse

    • Event Name: Boston Lyric Opera: Ariadne Auf Naxos
      BLO delights with ‘Ariadne’
      Boston Herald - Mar 13, 2010
      By Keith Powers

      "The singing is solid throughout, dominated by Ariadne (dramatic soprano Marjorie Owens) and her foil Zerbinetta (fetching lyric soprano Rachele Gilmore). Both were making BLO debuts, and both will undoubtedly return. Owens, who sings with stadi… Expand

      "The singing is solid throughout, dominated by Ariadne (dramatic soprano Marjorie Owens) and her foil Zerbinetta (fetching lyric soprano Rachele Gilmore). Both were making BLO debuts, and both will undoubtedly return. Owens, who sings with stadium-sized power, could fill many major roles as she grows artistically. Gilmore is the whole package - a clever actress with a top-notch voice and a winning manner. Tenor Brandon Jovanovich (Bacchus) and mezzo Edyta Kulczak (the Composer) also sang with power, and the rich supporting cast, too numerous to acknowledge individually, sang and acted with distinction." Collapse

    • Event Name: Britten's The Turn of the Screw
      BLO leaves home with Britten’s “Turn of the Screw”
      Boston Globe - Feb 04, 2010
      By Jeremy Eichler

      The vocal performances were among the best I have heard in any BLO production of recent years. Expand

      The vocal performances were among the best I have heard in any BLO production of recent years. Collapse

    • Event Name: Britten's The Turn of the Screw
      Making Opera Cool Is Easier When You Have A Castle
      wbur.org - Feb 03, 2010
      By Andrea Shea

      "BOSTON — New England’s largest opera company is trying something new. The Boston Lyric Opera is taking a production out of the theater and into The Castle, a historic landmark in Boston’s Back Bay. “Turn of the Screw” opens there Wednesday nigh… Expand

      "BOSTON — New England’s largest opera company is trying something new. The Boston Lyric Opera is taking a production out of the theater and into The Castle, a historic landmark in Boston’s Back Bay. “Turn of the Screw” opens there Wednesday night." Collapse

    • Event Name: Britten's The Turn of the Screw
      ‘Screw’ tightens tension at Castle
      the edge BostonHerald.com - Feb 03, 2010
      By Keith Powers

      "The Boston Lyric Opera usually holds forth in the Shubert Theatre, but the company found a more foreboding venue to stage its production of Benjamin Britten’s mysterious and compelling “The Turn of the Screw”: the Park Plaza Castle" Expand

      "The Boston Lyric Opera usually holds forth in the Shubert Theatre, but the company found a more foreboding venue to stage its production of Benjamin Britten’s mysterious and compelling “The Turn of the Screw”: the Park Plaza Castle" Collapse

    • Event Name: Britten's The Turn of the Screw
      The Turn of the Screw
      Edge - Feb 03, 2010
      By Ed Tapper

      "To create the proper ambience, Boston Lyric Opera is moving its performing forces to The Castle on Columbus Avenue for its new production of Benjamin Britten’s chamber opera, The Turn of the Screw." Expand

      "To create the proper ambience, Boston Lyric Opera is moving its performing forces to The Castle on Columbus Avenue for its new production of Benjamin Britten’s chamber opera, The Turn of the Screw." Collapse

    • Event Name: Britten's The Turn of the Screw
      Lost Innocence: Unfolding Horror in Turn of the Screw
      The Boston Musical Intelliger - Feb 01, 2010
      By Bettina A. Norton

      '“I seek a friend —Obedient to follow where I lead, Slick as a juggler’s mate to catch my thought… and in that hour ‘The ceremony of innocence is drowned’…” This ominous text is from the libretto to Benjamin Britten’s opera, Turn of the Screw, to be… Expand

      '“I seek a friend —Obedient to follow where I lead, Slick as a juggler’s mate to catch my thought… and in that hour ‘The ceremony of innocence is drowned’…” This ominous text is from the libretto to Benjamin Britten’s opera, Turn of the Screw, to be presented by Boston Lyric Opera as an Opera Annex production at the Park Plaza Castle on February 3, 5, and 6.' Collapse

    • Event Name: Britten's The Turn of the Screw
      Scaring up an alternative venue Park Plaza Castle is the setting for ‘Turn of the Screw’
      Boston.com - Jan 31, 2010
      By Harlow Robinson

      Boston Lyric Opera turns the Park Plaza Castle into a spooky performance venue. Expand

      Boston Lyric Opera turns the Park Plaza Castle into a spooky performance venue. Collapse

    • Event Name: Britten's The Turn of the Screw
      Boston Lyric Opera's The Turn of the Screw
      ArtsEditor - Jan 19, 2010
      By Jonah Kappraff

      "Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) is inaugurating its Opera Annex, a plan to present operas at alternative venues, providing new insights into the works." Expand

      "Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) is inaugurating its Opera Annex, a plan to present operas at alternative venues, providing new insights into the works." Collapse

    • Event Name: Carmen
      Carmen
      EDGE Contributor - Nov 09, 2009
      By Ed Tapper

      French opera continues to be a curiously elusive genre on our musical stages. Whether it is the difficulty of the sung, French language, a scarcity of singers to do it justice, or a general decline in its popularity, it seems to have taken a subsidia… Expand

      French opera continues to be a curiously elusive genre on our musical stages. Whether it is the difficulty of the sung, French language, a scarcity of singers to do it justice, or a general decline in its popularity, it seems to have taken a subsidiary position to Italian, German, and even Eastern European forms---much to the dismay of Francophiles and true, opera buffs. With its sumptuous production of Massenet’s Thais a few seasons back, Boston Lyric Opera distinguished itself as our sole bastion of French opera. For its season-opener, the company chose the grand-daddy, or should we say, the big mama of them all--- Bizet’s Carmen.
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    • Event Name: Carmen
      For BLO, a potent new chamber “Carmen”
      Boston Globe - Nov 07, 2009
      By Jeremy Eichler

      Boston Lyric Opera’s general director Esther Nelson has promised more homegrown new productions for the company, and she is keeping her word. Last night at the Shubert Theatre, BLO opened its season with a new “Carmen,’’ presented in a stripped-down,… Expand

      Boston Lyric Opera’s general director Esther Nelson has promised more homegrown new productions for the company, and she is keeping her word. Last night at the Shubert Theatre, BLO opened its season with a new “Carmen,’’ presented in a stripped-down, theatrically intense staging by Nicholas Muni.
      
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