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2026/27 SeasonBrock Poirier2026-06-02T16:07:16-04:00

WELCOME TO THE OPERA!

Celebrate 50 years. Build your season.

Renew by June 30 for priority seating.

William Tell (Guillaume Tell)

Music by Gioachino Rossini
Libretto by Victor-Joseph Étienne de Jouy & L.F. Bis

Performed with the BLO Chorus & Orchestra

A new BLO production

Emerson Colonial Theatre

Friday, September 25 | 7:30pm
Sunday, September 27 | 3:00pm
Friday, October 2 | 7:30pm
Sunday, October 4 | 3:00pm

The Opera Gala

Featuring Michael Fabiano

Honorees
Linda Cabot Black (Leadership Honoree)
Deborah Voigt (Artistic Honoree)
Michael Bobbitt (Community Honoree)

Opera + Community Studios

Friday, October 16, 2026 | 6:30pm

A Streetcar Named Desire

Music by André Previn
Libretto by Philip Littell
Based on the play by Tennessee Williams

Performed with the BLO Orchestra

A new co-production with Boston Lyric Opera and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre

Thursday, November 5 | 7:30pm
Friday, November 6 | 7:30pm
Sunday, November 8 | 3:00pm

The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)

Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky

Featuring the BLO Chorus, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and the BSO x NEC Honors Children’s Choir

Presented by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with Boston Lyric Opera

Symphony Hall

Friday, January 29, 2027 | 7:30pm
Sunday, January 31, 2027 | 2:00pm

The Marriage of Figaro (Le nozze di Figaro)

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte

Performed with the BLO Chorus & Orchestra

A new BLO production

Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre

Friday, March 12 | 7:30pm
Sunday, March 14 | 3:00pm
Friday, March 19 | 7:30pm
Sunday, March 21 | 3:00pm

Boston’s Community Opera

Music by Carlos Simon Libretto by Tracy K. Smith

Co-commissioned by Boston Lyric Opera and the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Symphony Hall
Saturday, May 8 @ 2:00PM

Nadine Sierra in Recital

Presented by Boston Lyric Opera in association with Vivo Performing Arts

New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall

Wednesday, June 2 | 7:30pm

Ayre

Music by Osvaldo Golijov Starring Ailyn Pérez

Performed with the BLO Orchestra

A new BLO production

Opera + Community Studios

Thursday, June 17 | 7:30pm
Friday, June 18 | 7:30pm
Saturday, June 19 | 7:30pm
Sunday, June 20 | 5:00pm

This is your season.
A season of moments – your own, and the ones we share.

The second the lights dim.
The first note that finds you.
The breath you didn’t realize you were holding.
The laughter and wonder you share with those beside you.

We gather for these moments, to feel deeply – and together.
And we gather because of you.

Fifty years ago, Boston Lyric Opera was born from the merging of three companies – built on a shared belief that opera belongs to a community. That spirit lives on in every audience, every performance, every moment we create together.

This anniversary is a celebration of you – our champions, our neighbors, our friends – all of you who keep us thriving and growing.

Together, the music – and the moment – resonate beyond the stage.

Welcome to the opera.

If you need any assistance or have any questions, please reach out to us at boxoffice@blo.org.

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