Monday, January 25, 2016

Get to Know Massenet’s Werther

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Background information on the opera by John Conklin, BLO Artistic Advisor Poster for the first French production of Werther . By Grass...

Werther Recommendations

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Recommendations for further reading, watching, and exploring from John Conklin, BLO Artistic Advisor An illustration from The Sorrows of...
Friday, December 18, 2015

Why do Singers Wish Each Other Toi, Toi, Toi?

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Elaine Alvarez in BLO's 2015 production of Kátya Kabanová . Photo by Eric Antoniou. Opera lovers may be familiar with the phrase, ...
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Monday, November 23, 2015

Looking Back on In the Penal Colony: Feedback and Reviews

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As we approach the holiday season, let's take a moment to look back on our seventh Opera Annex production, In the Penal Colony by Phil...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

In the Penal Colony: A Sneak Peek!

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Check out this special SNEAK PEEK from Monday evening's Dress Rehearsal for In the Penal Colony ! This Season's Opera Annex product...
Wednesday, November 4, 2015

The “Real” Devil's Island

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By John Conklin, BLO Artistic Advisor In his short story "In the Penal Colony," it is often accepted that Kafka was referenci...
Thursday, October 29, 2015

Math, Magic, and Music: An Interview with Carl Rosenberg, Acoustician

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We sat down recently with Carl Rosenberg, an acoustician with Acentech, Inc. who consults with BLO on Opera Annex productions, including th...
Friday, October 23, 2015

Living Legend: Philip Glass Visits the MFA

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On Wednesday, October 21, Boston Lyric Opera was honored to join the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Shapiro Celebrity Lecture Series in welco...
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

“Variety, Curiosity, Exploration:” A Composer in Search of Almost Everything

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By John Conklin, BLO Artistic Advisor In my blog article on Philip Glass, I mentioned the multitude of forms, genres, performance styles,...
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Friday, October 16, 2015

Philip Glass: An Operatic Life

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By John Conklin, BLO Artistic Advisor  Image courtesy of Stewart Cohen Nefertiti, Walt Disney, Columbus, Martin Luther King, Robert E...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Looking Back on La Bohème: Feedback and Reviews

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La Bohème has left the stage, but the music lives on! Enjoy this sampling of reactions from students, audience members, and critics. ...
Tuesday, October 13, 2015

DR. VON LYRIC: May I Have This Dance?

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Dear opera goers, opera fans, and fellow "flaneurs" on the streets and byways of the Internet, I'm glad to be returning to ...
Monday, October 12, 2015

Get to Know In the Penal Colony

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Background on In the Penal Colony by John Conklin, BLO Artistic Advisor WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN Kafka in 1906 World Premiere In the...
Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Kelly and Jesus in a New Bohème: An Interview by Richard Dyer

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In Puccini’s La Bohème , the poet Rodolfo meets the delightful seamstress Mimì on a freezing Christmas Eve in 1830, and it is love at first...
Monday, October 5, 2015

The Puccini Puzzle

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By Harlow Robinson Portrait of Giacomo Puccini circa 1900 photographer Mario Nunes Vais (1856–1932) Today, an operatic world withou...