Boston Lyric Opera (BLO)

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 institutions. 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 2022, blo returned to the main stage with live productions of mascangi's cavalleria rusticana and terrence blanchard's champion: an Opera in jazz. Additionally, blo produced a film of ana sokolovic's Opera svadba, presented on blo's streaming platform operabox.tv. Additional performances include presented live performances on its street stage at locations around the greater Boston area, including the greenway, villa victoria, and decordova scuplture park and museum, and Massachusetts general hospital, as well as performances and partnerships with institutions such as Boston public schools, the Boston public library, and more.

Community initiatives

Blo'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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