Boston Lyric Opera

Madama Butterfly

November 2, 4m, 7, 9, 11m

A young geisha turns her back on everything she has known and experienced and, in her marriage to an American naval officer, attempts to recreate herself. In the ensuing clash of cultures, the results are ultimately tragic. Her psychological journey is evoked through music of compelling lyric strength and devastating pathos that reveal her obsessions, her fragility, and her endless capacity for love.

Soprano Yunah Lee makes her BLO debut in her signature role as Cio-Cio San, and mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor debuts as Suzuki.

Così Fan Tutte

March 15, 17m, 20, 22, 24m

Set on a sunny Neapolitan beach under the looming threat of Mount Vesuvius, two young men gamble that their fiancées will remain faithful, even under the utmost pressure. Così Fan Tutte is light, airy, ravishing and yet, in the end, moving and serious; proof that love is, indeed, a dangerous game.

British baritone Thomas Allen makes his BLO debut as the production’s stage director as well as onstage in his signature role, Don Alfonso. Allen is an established star of the world’s greatest opera houses, recently celebrating his 40th anniversary with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. BLO favorites Caroline Worra and Sandra Piques Eddy return as the sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella.

The Flying Dutchman

April 26, 28m, May 1, 3, 5m

A sea captain doomed by a curse to an existence of eternal wandering, a yearning heroine desperate to escape her restricting world – set against the uncontrolled violence of the sea. Their passionate encounter is a story of compelling tension and musical intensity. This early masterpiece of Wagner’s, presented in the US premiere of the 1841 critical edition and in honor of his bicentennial, ends the season on a note of high drama.

The new production is directed by Michael Cavanagh and stars Alfred Walker, Gregory Frank, and Allison Oakes who will make her Beyreuth Festival debut next summer!

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