You made it. You’re on your way home. Memorial Day weekend started just a minute ago at 5:01pm, and there’s only one thing stan...

BLO Artistic Advisor John Conklin follows up his post from yesterday regarding the continually unfolding story of the Met/ Opera News ...

The crucial relationship between critics and opera producing companies is often difficult (even contentious). Here is another very recent ...

Howdy! My name is Ceceilia Allwein, and I work at BLO. My official title is Development Coordinator, which means that I manage direc...

The Inspector cast toasts to "new Italy." Photo by Erik Jacobs. That's what Lieutenant Pinkerton offers the American cons...

Grand foyer at the Palais Garnier. Opéra national de Paris/ Delagarde/Moatti. From The Wall Street Journal today, a quite fascinating ...

During intermission at Wednesday evening’s performance of The Inspector , something dramatic happened. The curtain stayed up. What...

This was one of Danny Kaye's first big movie roles. Made in 1949, it features Kaye's inimitable blend of broad farce, unrivaled pat...

Boston Lyric Opera invites you to attend our Third Annual FREE Open House this Saturday, April 28 from 11am  - 5pm at the Citi Perfo...

Another facet of The Inspector composer John Musto's talents....a dynamic and virtuosic arrangement of Bernstein's music... intere...

Michelle Trainor as Bombalina. Photo by Julius Ahn. By soprano Michelle Trainor, a BLO Emerging Artist who sings the role of Bombalina...

Michelle Trainor and her cat, Sut. By BLO Emerging Artist and The Inspector cast member Michelle Trainor. Rehearsals for The In...

It turns out that John Musto, composer of the upcoming BLO production of The Inspector , is not only the prolific creator of a body of very ...

It’s hard to believe that at this time just two weeks from now we’ll be gearing up for Opening Night of John Musto's  The Inspector ! ...

The first in a series of posts from BLO Emerging Artist Michelle Trainor who sings the role of Bombalina in John Musto's  The Inspec...

From BLO’s rehearsal hall to the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) to the Boston Public Library (BPL), Boston is buzzing with excitement for The In...

James MacMillan’s Clemency —a Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) co-commission with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Scottish Opera; and Britt...

A very interesting  take on the vexing question of "authenticity" and some points that are quite applicable to thinking about  h...

We've certainly had Rossini on the brain recently and our Music Director David Angus was perusing this facsimile of Rossini's origi...

HAPPY OPENING NIGHT, ROSSINI! ... and so we come to the end of our tour through the wacky world of Rossini ... now check him out L...