Boston Lyric Opera

Only three days until opening night of William Tell! Take a peek at our digital playbill to learn more about our, cast, crew, and partners! Read the full playbill at https://ow.ly/6kXP50ZQkNe

🍎 William Tell
📆 September 25 - October 4
📍Emerson Colonial Theatre
🎟️ https://ow.ly/SjAN50ZQkNf

🚨Dancer Casting Call 🚨

BLO is holding auditions for our upcoming performance of Ayre (June 17-20, 2027)

Roles:
1 Female-presenting dancer age 20-30
1 Female-presenting dancer age 60+

Please submit audition materials, including headshot, resume, and dance reel by October 15 at 5:00PM.

To learn more and submit materials please visit blo.org/auditions

Huzzah! Step back in time and celebrate 45 years of King Richard’s Faire, now through October 25 at Edaville Entertainment Venue in Carver, MA! ⚔️🏰

Enjoy a full day of live entertainment, jousting knights, talented performers, artisan shopping, food, games and Renaissance revelry for the whole family.

Plan your adventure at KingRichardsFaire.net!

We had a great time at King Richard’s Faire! We treated a pair of archers to the William Tell challenge (shooting an apple - not off anyone’s head, we’re not *that* crazy) and had a marvelous time meeting the King and Queen.

Step back in time and celebrate 45 years of King Richard’s Faire, now through October 25 at Edaville Entertainment Venue in Carver, MA! ⚔️🏰

Plan your adventure at KingRichardsFaire.net

Your guide to all things William Tell is available now! Read our William Tell Opera Guide to dive into the origins of the legendary hero, read a full plot synopsis, discover the creative origins of our new production, and learn about the many personal ties our cast and crew have to this production.

Read it now at https://ow.ly/fgUn50ZPe2X

Sunday, September 13, BLO welcomed George Gagnidze into the Opera + Community Studios to kick off our 2026/27 Opera Innovators series. Students and young artists from Boston Conservatory at Berklee Boston University School of Music Boston Singers' Resource Longy School of Music New England Conservatory, and BLO's Jane & Steven Akin Emerging Artists gathered to take a masterclass from one of the world's most in-demand baritones.

Thank you to all who came to learn and enjoy. Our next Opera Innovators event will be October 14. We hope to see you there!

✅sitzprobe
✅final room run

That's a wrap on rehearsals at the Opera + Community Studios. On to the Emerson Colonial Theatre!

Come see William Tell September 25 - October 4.
🎟️: blo.org/tell

Last week we held our Deconstructing Opera event where Nina Yoshida Nelsen led co-directors Vita Tzykun and David Adam Moore, conductor Anthony Angus, and soprano Anya Matanovic in a discussion delving into the creative inspirations behind our season opener, William Tell.

📆 Sept 25-Oct 4
📍 Emerson Colonial Theatre
🎟️ BLO.org/tell

Things are coming together in the rehearsal room!

Only 10 days until the opening night of William Tell at the Emerson Colonial Theatre

Get your tickets now at blo.org/tell

🏹🍎 BOWS, ARROWS & APPLES are taking over Faneuil Hall!

Join Boston Lyric Opera on Saturday, September 19 from 2–5 PM for a FREE afternoon of archery, apples, music, and William Tell fun at Samuel Adams Memorial Park at Faneuil Hall.
Take your turn at the range with professional instructors from On the Mark Archery LLC compete in our Apple Bullseye Challenge, and see where you land on the live leaderboard. No experience necessary—archers of all ages and abilities are welcome!

Plus:
🍎 Fresh-picked apples + c***r donuts from Red Apple Farm Boston
🎶 Music from the iconic William Tell Overture
🏆 Prizes and giveaways
🎟️ Special $19.76 tickets to BLO’s WILLIAM TELL available at the ArtsBoston BosTix Booth

Archery Contest: 2–4 PM
Winners + Prizes: 4–5 PM
📍 Samuel Adams Memorial Park, Faneuil Hall
🎟️ FREE and open to the public

Come test your aim—and celebrate the start of BLO’s landmark 50th Anniversary Season.