Programs

  • Boston Lyric Opera Programs

    BOSTON LYRIC OPERA COMPANY (BLO) IS A MASSACHUSETTS NONPROFIT INSTITUTION INCORPORATED IN 1976. BLO IS NEW ENGLAND'S LARGEST AND LONGEST ESTABLISHED OPERA COMPANY. CELEBRATED FOR ITS ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND DIVERSE REPERTOIRE, BLO'S MISSION IS TO BUILD CURIOSITY, ENTHUSIASM AND SUPPORT FOR OPERA BY CREATING MUSICALLY AND THEATRICALLY COMPELLING PRODUCTIONS AND EVENTS, AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE BOSTON COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.BLO'S LONG-TERM SUCCESS IS ROOTED IN ITS COMMITMENT TO OFFERING THE HIGHEST CALIBER PRODUCTIONS OF BOTH CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY OPERAS; PROVIDING AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED PLATFORM ON WHICH EMERGING ARTISTS CAN GROW AND DEVELOP; ENGAGING NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES. THROUGH INNOVATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY, OURTEACH AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS; AND BY OFFERING COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY EVENTS BOTH ON ITS OWN AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER WORLD-LEADING, BOSTON-BASED CULTURAL INSTITIONS. THROUGH THE WHOLE OF ITS EFFORTS, BLO ACHIEVES ITS MISSION BY ENSURING THE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST AND OLDEST ART FORMS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.EACH SEASON, BLO REACHES ANNUAL AUDIENCES OF MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF FOUR ON-STAGE PRODUCTIONS AND A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, BLO PRESENTED LIVE PERFORMANCES ON ITS STREET STAGE AT LOCATIONS AROUND THE GREATER BOSTON AREA, INCLUDING THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, THE ROSE KENNEDY GREENWAY, FRUITLANDS MUSEUM, INQUILINOS BORICUAS EN ACCIN, DECORDOVA SCUPLTURE PARK AND MUSEUM, AND MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL. BLO ALSO LAUNCHED A STREAMING PLATFORM, OPERABOX.TV, TO PRODUCE AND PRESENT OPERA MADE FOR THE SCREEN, EXPANDING THE COMPANY'S REACH TO INCLUDE AUDIENCES WORLWIDE.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $2.5M

  • Boston Lyric Opera Education Programs

    BOSTON LYRIC OPERA'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE CENTRAL TO BLO'S MISSION OF ENGAGING NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES IN THE LIVING ART OF OPERA. BLO'S PROGRAMS PROVIDE VALUABLE LEARNING AND CURRICULUM RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AT ALL LEVELS; ENGAGE FAMILIES, YOUNG ADULTS AND UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS; AND CREATE LINKAGES WITH OTHER VITAL ART FORMS, INCLUDING THEATER, CLASSICAL MUSIC, DANCE, THE VISUAL ARTS AND BEYOND. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS, BLO COLLABORATES ACROSS A BROAD SPECTRUM TO TAKE OPERA DEEPER INTO THE FABRIC OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $267.3K

  • Program 1 [2024]

    BOSTON LYRIC OPERA ("BLO") IS EMBEDDED IN BOSTON'S CULTURAL LANDSCAPE THROUGH PROGRAMMING THAT REPRESENTS THE MANY STORIES, PERSPECTIVES, AND IDENTITIES IN ITS COMMUNITY. THIS SEASON'S CROSS-CULTURAL COLLABORATIONS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDED ARTSEMERSON, JAPAN SOCIETY OF BOSTON, CASTLE OF OUR SKINS, JAPANESE AMERICAN CITIZENS LEAGUE, TRURO HISTORICAL SOCIETY, HIBERNIAN HALL, THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, MASARY STUDIOS, AND MANY MORE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER BOSTON AREA.SEEKING TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY TIES, BLO CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, PERFORMANCE, AND EDUCATION OFFERINGS. BLO REACHES OVER 20,000 AUDIENCES IN MORE THAN 150 PERFORMANCES A YEAR, INCLUDING MAINSTAGE OPERA PRODUCTIONS, FREE PUBLIC CONCERTS, AND TOURING YOUTH-FRIENDLY OPERAS AT BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCHES, AND LOCAL MUSEUMS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS, MAKING BLO A COMPANY THAT ENGAGES ITS COMMUNITY YEAR-ROUND.BLO'S STREET STAGE SERIES PRESENTS FREE, OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES AT LOCATIONS ACROSS GREATER BOSTON, CONNECTING US TO NEW NEIGHBORHOODS AND FORGING COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING THE ROSE KENNEDY GREENWAY, INQUILINOS BORICUAS EN ACCION, DECORDOVA SCULPTURE PARK AND MUSEUM, MADISON PARK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD, FRUITLANDS MUSEUM, FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM, MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL, AND THE TRUSTEES OF THE RESERVATION. SEEKING TO INCREASE ACCESS TO A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION THAT INCLUDES THE ARTS, BLO'S CREATE YOUR OWN OPERA" PARTNERSHIP WITH BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS BRINGS BLO TEACHING ARTISTS TO CLASSROOMS WHERE HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS COLLABORATE TO WRITE AND PERFORM THEIR OWN ORIGINAL OPERAS.HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2023/24 SEASON INCLUDE A BRAND-NEW PRODUCTION OF "MADAMA BUTTERFLY," IN A RETELLING THAT CENTERED AN AUTHENTIC PORTRAYAL OF ASIAN AND ASIAN AMERICAN ARTISTS, PEOPLE, AND HISTORY. THE CULMINATION OF BLO'S "BUTTERFLY PROCESS" - A THREE-YEAR EXPLORATION OF HOW TO ENGAGE WITH THE CANONICAL OPERA'S PROBLEMATIC LEGACY OF CULTURAL APPROPRIATION, RACISM, AND GENDER STEREOTYPES - THE PRODUCTION EMPLOYED OVER 70 AAPI ARTISTS AND CREATIVES, AND RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM ASIAN AND ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE. ADDITIONAL MAINSTAGE PROGRAMMING INCLUDED THE WORLD PREMIERE OF A BLO-COMMISSIONED CHAMBER VERSION OF MATTHEW AUCOIN'S "EURYDICE," RETELLING THE GREEK MYTH FROM THE FEMALE PERSPECTIVE; A NEW PRODUCTION OF "LA CENERENTOLA" THAT SET THE STORY IN BOSTON; AND "THE ANONYMOUS LOVER," THE ONLY ONE OF SIX OPERAS BY HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT 18TH-CENTURY BLACK COMPOSER, VIOLINIST, AND CONDUCTOR JOSEPH BOLOGNE TO HAVE SURVIVED FULLY INTACT.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $8.4M