Operas

Opera (1964)
A Parable for Church Performance, Op. 71
Music by Benjamin Britten
Libretto by William Plomer
Enigma Chamber Opera
The Cathedral Church of St. Paul
138 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
October 22-23, 2021
An intimate and wonderfully performed version of the short, allegorical liturgical opera by the great British composer.

Opera (2016)
Music by Gregory Spears
Libretto by Greg Pierce
Based on the novel Fellow Travelers (2007) by Thomas Mallon
Conductor: Emily Senturia
Stage Director: Peter Rothstein
Boston Lyric Opera
Emerson Paramount Center
Theater District
November 13-17, 2019
A superb production of a beautifully written opera about the Lavender Scare of the early 1950’s, an anti-gay program sanctioned by the United States government.

Opera (1892)
Music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo
Conductor: David Angus
Boston Lyric Opera
Steriti Memorial Rink
North End, Boston
September 27 – October 6, 2019
A circus-like festival production of the brief opera classic.

Opera (2019)
Music by Poul Ruders
Libretto by Paul Bentley
Based on the novel by
Margaret Atwood
Conductor: David Angus
Stage Director: Anne Bogart
Boston Lyric Opera
Ray Lavietes Pavilion
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
May 5-12, 2019
A compelling production of a contemporary opera based on the celebrated dystopian novel set in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the near future, about sex slavery under a faith-based totalitarian regime.

Opera (1816)
Music by Gioacchino Rossini
Libretto by Cesare Sterbini
Conductor: David Angus
Boston Lyric Opera
Cutler-Majestic Theater
Theater district, Boston
October 12-21, 2018
A lively, nicely designed, very entertaining rendition of the opera buffa about the clever barber Figaro and his clientele.