In the Wings
Thursday, March 31, 2016

The Magic Flute Exhibit at New York Public Library—Featuring BLO!

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Today, Thursday, March 31, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is opening an exhibit titled Magical Designs for Mozart’s M...
Monday, March 28, 2016

Operetta's Leading Lady: The Role of the Merry Widow

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By Richard Dyer Franz Lehár Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow has waltzed around the world for 110 years now. There may not be as many ...
Friday, March 25, 2016

Looking Back on Werther: Feedback and Reviews

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“A smart and dramatic new production” – Boston Classical Review “I enjoyed it tremendously and would like to say that the vocals that ...
Wednesday, March 23, 2016

BLO Announces Its 40th Anniversary Season!

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Today, Boston Lyric Opera announced its 40th Anniversary Season, opening in September 2016! Visit our 2016/17 Season Page for more informa...
Monday, March 21, 2016

Encountering Massenet at the BPL

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When BLO hosted its "Opera Night at the Boston Public Library" for Massenet's Werther on February 25, the last thing we expec...
Friday, March 18, 2016

Werther Lives On: Sequels through the Ages

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By Richard Dyer Readers of Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther hungered for more; after all it was a sensational success in 1774—and f...
Thursday, March 17, 2016

Opera March Madness

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NCAA March Madness starts today, and it got us thinking ... What if we could hold the ultimate opera tournament of all the greats, side by...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Alex Richardson Dives into Werther: An Interview with Richard Dyer

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Alex Richardson sings the title role in Boston Lyric Opera's Werther . Photo by T. Charles Erickson. The former New Mexico high sc...
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Dr. von Lyric: Two Overlapping Geniuses

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BLO is in the midst of performances of Massenet’s eloquent and moving opera Werther  (based, of course, on Goethe's novel, The Sorrows ...
Monday, March 14, 2016

Werther Post-Show Discussion Questions

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Sandra Piques Eddy and Alex Richardson i n Werther . Photo: T. Charles Erickson Did you see BLO's production of Werther ? Don...
Friday, March 11, 2016

Werther: A Sneak Peek!

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Check out this special SNEAK PEEK from Wednesday evening's Final Dress Rehearsal for Werther ! Unrequited love never sounded so good. ...

Goethe and Opera

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By John Conklin, BLO Artistic Advisor Goethe later claimed that the overwhelming musical experience of his youth (he was 14) was hearing ...
Tuesday, March 8, 2016

BLO's Werther Breaks New Musical Ground!

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Photo by Eric Antoniou David Angus, conductor of Werther and Music Director of BLO, steps in this week to announce exciting news abou...
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Thursday, March 3, 2016

Massenet—Beyond Werther

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by John Conklin, BLO Artistic Advisor BLO is deeply immersed in getting our production of Massenet's luscious and moving opera onto t...
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