EVENTS
Ride of the Valkyries! BLO Gala 2025
What starts as Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries explodes into a madcap operatic mashup. BLO kicks things off with that thunderous prelude—then gleefully romps through showstopping arias, unexpected twists, and musical spectacle.
Fall Choral Concert: Schubert & Brahms
Join the Choir of the New Jerusalem for our fall choral concert featuring Schubert’s Mass in G and Brahms’ Liebeslieder.
Vision to Vibration - Session #2
Soul Recharge is an online group healing event for creative souls designed to lift you up wherever you're at in your spiritual development.
Our team of spiritual mentors will be offering a wide variety of healing modalities including: reiki healing, tarot reading, guided meditation & mantras, guided journaling, life coaching, and more!
Vision to Vibration - Session #3
Soul Recharge is an online group healing event for creative souls designed to lift you up wherever you're at in your spiritual development.
Our team of spiritual mentors will be offering a wide variety of healing modalities including: reiki healing, tarot reading, guided meditation & mantras, guided journaling, life coaching, and more!
Vanessa - Barber
A house frozen in time. A love built on lies. Samuel Barber’s score burns through the illusions. Presented in collaboration with Boston Symphony Orchestra. Performed with the Boston Lyric Opera Chorus.
Vanessa - Barber
A house frozen in time. A love built on lies. Samuel Barber’s score burns through the illusions. Presented in collaboration with Boston Symphony Orchestra. Performed with the Boston Lyric Opera Chorus.
Songs of the New Millennium
Join the Choir of the New Jerusalem for our Spring Liederabend: Songs of the New Millennium — an afternoon celebrating contemporary art song. Experience powerful new works and fresh perspectives performed by members of our choir.
Daughter of the Regiment - Donizetti
Love, liberty, and laughs— a revolutionary comedy for America’s 250th.
Spring Choral Concert: Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass
Join the Choir of the New Jerusalem for our Spring Choral Concert: Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass — a triumphant afternoon of choral music celebrating hope, resilience, and the enduring power of sacred music.
Vision to Vibration - Session #1
Soul Recharge is an online group healing event for creative souls designed to lift you up wherever you're at in your spiritual development.
Our team of spiritual mentors will be offering a wide variety of healing modalities including: reiki healing, tarot reading, guided meditation & mantras, guided journaling, life coaching, and more!
Macbeth - Verdi
Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy becomes a psychological battleground examining the catastrophic consequences of war. Seduced by ambition, a power-hungry couple claw their way to the throne—only to find their aspirations twisted into madness. Giuseppe Verdi’s career-defining music underscores their ruthless ascent. This is opera at its most thrilling: a blazing struggle with fate’s cruel grip.
Macbeth - Verdi
Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy becomes a psychological battleground examining the catastrophic consequences of war. Seduced by ambition, a power-hungry couple claw their way to the throne—only to find their aspirations twisted into madness. Giuseppe Verdi’s career-defining music underscores their ruthless ascent. This is opera at its most thrilling: a blazing struggle with fate’s cruel grip.
Impact Driven Artistry - Session #3
Soul Recharge is an online group healing event for creative souls designed to lift you up wherever you're at in your spiritual development.
Our team of spiritual mentors will be offering a wide variety of healing modalities including: reiki healing, tarot reading, guided meditation & mantras, guided journaling, life coaching, and more!
Afternoon of Song - Choir of the New Jerusalem
Join the Choir of the New Jerusalem for our fall Afternoon of song, featuring Latin American song.
Impact Driven Artistry - Session #2
Soul Recharge is an online group healing event for creative souls designed to lift you up wherever you're at in your spiritual development.
Our team of spiritual mentors will be offering a wide variety of healing modalities including: reiki healing, tarot reading, guided meditation & mantras, guided journaling, life coaching, and more!
Impact Driven Artistry - Session #1
Soul Recharge is an online group healing event for creative souls designed to lift you up wherever you're at in your spiritual development.
Our team of spiritual mentors will be offering a wide variety of healing modalities including: reiki healing, tarot reading, guided meditation & mantras, guided journaling, life coaching, and more!
Soul Recharge - Compassion & Connection
Soul Recharge is an online group healing event for creative souls designed to lift you up wherever you're at in your spiritual development.
Our team of spiritual mentors will be offering a wide variety of healing modalities including: reiki healing, tarot reading, guided meditation & mantras, guided journaling, life coaching, and more!
Soul Recharge - Simplicity & Flow
Soul Recharge is an online group healing event for creative souls designed to lift you up wherever you're at in your spiritual development.
Our team of spiritual mentors will be offering a wide variety of healing modalities including: reiki healing, tarot reading, guided meditation & mantras, guided journaling, life coaching, and more!
Spring Choir Concert - Choir of the New Jerusalem
Join the Choir of the New Jerusalem for their annual spring choir concert.
Decoding Shostakovich - BSO
SHOSTAKOVICH From Jewish Folk Poetry
“The distinguishing feature of Jewish music is the ability to build a jolly melody on sad intonations," Shostakovich told a friend. "Why does a man strike up a jolly song? Because he feels sad at heart.” This sort of black humor--“laughter through tears”--struck a deep chord in Shostakovich. Antisemitism and the difficult historical experience of the Jewish people in Tsarist Russia, the USSR and elsewhere profoundly disturbed him, especially since many of his close friends and colleagues were Jewish and he saw first-hand the injustices and humiliation they suffered at the hands of Stalin and Hitler. Shostakovich incorporated Jewish themes into numerous works: the Second Piano Trio (1944), the First Violin Concerto (1947), From Jewish Folk Poetry (1948) the Fourth String Quartet (1949), and the “Babi yar” Symphony No.13 (1962). Prof. Harlow Robinson will discuss these works and other issues of Shostakovich's relationship to Jewish themes.
Harlow Robinson, host
Josie Larsen, soprano
Mary Kray, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Anderson, tenor
Joey Vasconi, piano
Soul Recharge - Mindfulness
Soul Recharge is an online group healing event for creative souls designed to lift you up wherever you're at in your spiritual development.
Our team of spiritual mentors will be offering a wide variety of healing modalities including: reiki healing, tarot reading, guided meditation & mantras, guided journaling, life coaching, and more!
Carousel - Rodgers & Hammerstein
Nearly a century after premiering at the Colonial Theatre, Carousel has become one of the most beloved American musicals of all time. In this landmark 80th anniversary production, creative visionary and BLO Artistic Associate Anne Bogart stages a stunning and evocative tribute to this Rodgers & Hammerstein gem. Featuring unforgettable songs like “If I Loved You” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” this timeless paean to the power of love and redemption is sure to sweep you off your feet.
Carousel - Rodgers & Hammerstein
Nearly a century after premiering at the Colonial Theatre, Carousel has become one of the most beloved American musicals of all time. In this landmark 80th anniversary production, creative visionary and BLO Artistic Associate Anne Bogart stages a stunning and evocative tribute to this Rodgers & Hammerstein gem. Featuring unforgettable songs like “If I Loved You” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” this timeless paean to the power of love and redemption is sure to sweep you off your feet.
Opera Innovators Series - Jamie Barton
Critically acclaimed by virtually every major outlet covering classical music, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton is increasingly recognized for how she uses her powerful instrument offstage—lifting up women, queer people, and other marginalized communities. In recognition of her iconic performance at Last Night of the Proms, Barton was named 2020 Personality of the Year at the BBC Music Magazine Awards. She is also the winner of the Beverly Sills Artist Award, Richard Tucker Award, and BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. Her 2007 win at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions launched a major international career that includes leading roles at the world’s most-loved opera houses, including the Met, Royal Opera House, Teatro Real, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. Unexpected Shadows, her critically acclaimed album with composer and pianist Jake Heggie, earned a 2022 Grammy nomination for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album.
Barton plays Nettie Fowler in the 80th anniversary production of Carousel with Boston Lyric Opera.
Jamie Barton is presented as part of Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Opera Innovators Series in partnership with the Boston Lyric Opera.
Carousel - Rodgers & Hammerstein
Nearly a century after premiering at the Colonial Theatre, Carousel has become one of the most beloved American musicals of all time. In this landmark 80th anniversary production, creative visionary and BLO Artistic Associate Anne Bogart stages a stunning and evocative tribute to this Rodgers & Hammerstein gem. Featuring unforgettable songs like “If I Loved You” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” this timeless paean to the power of love and redemption is sure to sweep you off your feet.
Carousel - Rodgers & Hammerstein
Nearly a century after premiering at the Colonial Theatre, Carousel has become one of the most beloved American musicals of all time. In this landmark 80th anniversary production, creative visionary and BLO Artistic Associate Anne Bogart stages a stunning and evocative tribute to this Rodgers & Hammerstein gem. Featuring unforgettable songs like “If I Loved You” and “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” this timeless paean to the power of love and redemption is sure to sweep you off your feet.
Soul Recharge - Energetic Boundaries
Soul Recharge is an online group healing event for creative souls designed to lift you up wherever you're at in your spiritual development.
Our team of spiritual mentors will be offering a wide variety of healing modalities including: reiki healing, tarot reading, guided meditation & mantras, guided journaling, astrologically-informed life coaching, and more!
Afternoon of song- Church on the Hill
Join the Choir of the New Jerusalem for their bi-annual afternoon of song, featuring solos and duet from members of the church choir.
Opera Stories: Hansel and Gretel
Join Boston Lyric Opera for OPERA STORIES: Hansel and Gretel – an interactive, 45-minute performance for all ages, but best for kids aged 5-12. Learn how we bring a story to life through music, acting, and movement in this introduction to opera.
Opera Stories: Hansel and Gretel
Join Boston Lyric Opera for OPERA STORIES: Hansel and Gretel – an interactive, 45-minute performance for all ages, but best for kids aged 5-12. Learn how we bring a story to life through music, acting, and movement in this introduction to opera.
Opera Stories: Hansel and Gretel
Join Boston Lyric Opera for OPERA STORIES: Hansel and Gretel – an interactive, 45-minute performance for all ages, but best for kids aged 5-12. Learn how we bring a story to life through music, acting, and movement in this introduction to opera.
Opera Stories: Hansel and Gretel
Join Boston Lyric Opera for OPERA STORIES: Hansel and Gretel – an interactive, 45-minute performance for all ages, but best for kids aged 5-12. Learn how we bring a story to life through music, acting, and movement in this introduction to opera.
Soul Recharge - Creative Living
Soul Recharge is an online group healing event for creative souls designed to lift you up wherever you're at in your spiritual development.
Our team of spiritual mentors will be offering a wide variety of healing modalities including: reiki healing, tarot reading, guided meditation & mantras, guided journaling, astrologically-informed life coaching, and more!
Getting into Opera - Masterclass with Susan Graham
GBH Music introduces new listeners to opera in a video series produced in collaboration with Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) and New England Conservatory (NEC). Designed for newcomers and seasoned enthusiasts alike, “Getting into Opera” aims to ignite a passion for the genre by showcasing how powerful performances are shaped by vocal coaching and stage direction. The innovative multi-platform video series will be filmed in front of a live audience in GBH’s acoustically acclaimed Fraser Performance Studio.
This event features renowned mezzo-soprano Susan Graham leading a masterclass for BLO Jane & Steven Akin Emerging Artists and New England Conservatory students. By pulling back the curtain on how great vocal performances are made, the masterclass will draw in new opera lovers while delighting fans of the genre.
“Getting into Opera” will be hosted by Anthony Rudel, author of Tales from the Opera, Classical Music Top 40, and Imagining Don Giovanni. Joshua Major, NEC’s Chair of Opera Studies and Bradley Vernatter, BLO’s Stanford Calderwood General Director & CEO, will also share perspectives on producing operas as part of the series.
“Getting into Opera” will be available free of charge on YouTube and other platforms.
This event is FREE but registration is required. Seating is general admission.
Die Tote Stadt - Korngold
Presented in collaboration with Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) at Symphony Hall, Erich Korngold’s Die tote Stadt (“The Dead City”) is an incredibly tender work, embodying the twilight of the Romantic era. Korngold, a remarkable prodigy who later became one of Hollywood’s most important composers, began the opera when he was only 19 and completed it at age 23. It opened simultaneously in December 1920 in Cologne and Hamburg and became one of the biggest operatic successes of the era. The opera’s theme of struggling with the memory of a lost loved one undoubtedly resonated with audiences still traumatized by the recent catastrophe of World War I.
Die Tote Stadt - Korngold
Presented in collaboration with Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) at Symphony Hall, Erich Korngold’s Die tote Stadt (“The Dead City”) is an incredibly tender work, embodying the twilight of the Romantic era. Korngold, a remarkable prodigy who later became one of Hollywood’s most important composers, began the opera when he was only 19 and completed it at age 23. It opened simultaneously in December 1920 in Cologne and Hamburg and became one of the biggest operatic successes of the era. The opera’s theme of struggling with the memory of a lost loved one undoubtedly resonated with audiences still traumatized by the recent catastrophe of World War I.