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Boston Lyric Opera continues its popular Opera 101 program for adults at Old South Church in Boston. BLO’s Principal Guest Lecturer Elizabeth Seitz shares her insight and passion for opera in fascinating and funny lectures designed for beginners, opera buffs, and everyone in between! Her engaging discussion format incorporates music and video selections.
 Winter Session: Straight from our Season
February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4 and 11, 2010
7:00-8:30pm
Back by popular demand, this session will give you all the details on the operas BLO will present in the second half of the 2009-2010 Season—The Turn of the Screw, Ariadne auf Naxos, Idomeneo, re di Creta and The Barber of Seville.
| February 4 |
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Benjamin Britten and The Turn of the Screw |
| February 11 |
Rossini and The Barber of Seville |
| February 18 |
Mozart and an introduction to Idomeneo |
| February 25 |
Idomeneo |
| March 4 |
Strauss and an introduction to Ariadne auf Naxos |
| March 11 |
Ariadne auf Naxos |
Location: Mary Norton Hall
Old South Church
645 Boylston Street
Across from the Boston Public Library, Copley Square
Fee: $150
NEW in 2010! Opera 101 is now available à la carte to better fit your schedule. Can’t commit to a 6-week series? Want to learn more about your favorite opera at BLO? Sign up just for the class or classes that work for you for just $27 each! Sign up now
Register online or call Audience Services at 617.542.6772 Monday – Friday 10am-5pm.
What makes Opera 101 a must for anyone remotely interested in opera?
Professor Seitz notes, “We have people who see 50 operas a year and then have people who have never seen an opera before. You learn about new operas, but you also learn to look at the ones you know a little differently.
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