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Curlew River

October 23, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment

William Blank David Delivered Out of Many Waters c 1805

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.

Fellow Travelers

November 14, 2019 by admin 1 Comment

Timothy Hawkins

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.

Pagliacci

October 4, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

Ringmaster

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.

The Handmaid’s Tale

May 10, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

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.

The Barber of Seville

October 12, 2018 by admin Leave a Comment

Barber

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.

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