The Coolidge Corner Theatre
Your Not-For-Profit Independent Theatre
Europe's Grand Operas
Fresh from the stages of the world's most renowned opera houses, including Italy's Teatro La Scala and Austria's Salzburg Festival, we're proud to introduce state-of-the-art High Definition presentations of current spectacular opera productions. If you can't stretch your dollar to fly to Europe, then join us for the next best thing with these virtual opera house experiences. Programs take place selected Sundays with some encore presentations to follow. If you have questions please call 617.734-2501. Group ticket information please dial extension 113 Monday -Thursday Tickets are $20 general admission / $17 Students, Seniors, Coolidge Members and *Boston Lyric Opera subscribers. Tickets on sale now! Click here first to read our ticketing policy for this series and for more information about group sales and discounted pricing. This series is co-presented by Boston Lyric Opera
I PURITANISun, Apr 11 @ 10:15 am  $20/ $17 Seniors, students, Coolidge Members and BLO subscribers. Co-presented by Boston Lyric Opera. Following five years of extraordinary success with La Sonnambula, Norma and Beatrice di Tenda, I Puritani, the last opera written by a young Bellini, who died at age 34, is the richest example of transition from the lyrical classicism to the passion of romanticism. The first performances, in Paris, 1835, interpreted by the most beautiful voices of the time, became a legend. For this production of I Puritani, the Teatro Comunale di Bologna has reunited two young stars who could well become the dream couple in the opera world: Juan Diego Florez and Nino Machaidze. Conducted by the extremely talented Michele Mariotti, I Puritani has been directed by the internationally renowned Pier’Alli, who, for more than 25 years, has set milestones in the story of opera direction. 2h35m with one intermission Music by: Vincenzo Bellini Conductor: Michele Marioti BENVENUTO CELLINISun, May 2 @ 10:15 am  $20/ $17 Seniors, students, Coolidge Members and BLO subscribers. Co-presented by Boston Lyric Opera. Hector Berlioz‘s “Benvenuto Cellini, a French opera written in the 1830s, is so complex, richly detailed and prolifically imaginative that Berlioz‘s contemporaries often considered it unplayable. However, this is resoundingly proven false in the 2007 Salzburg Festival production of director Philipp Stölzl, conductor Valery Gergiev (“the wild man of music“) and a high-caliber cast accompanied by the Vienna Philharmonic and its chorus. Called “the surprise hit of this year’s Salzburg festival” (Bloomberg), the production met with rave reviews world-wide. 2h44m with one intermission Music by: Hector Berlioz Conductor: Valery Gregiev EUGENE ONEGINSun, June 6 @ 10:15 am  $20 general / $17 seniors, students, CCT members and BLO subscribers. Co-presented by Boston Lyric Opera. Eugene Onegin is an opera based on the novel in verse by Aleksandr Pushkin. It is a classic of Russian literature and its eponymous protagonist served as the model for a number of Russian literary heroes. The story concerns Eugene Onegin, a selfish hero who lives to regret his blasé rejection of a young woman's (Tatiana's) love and his careless incitement of a fatal duel with Lensky, his best friend. 2h30m with one intermission Music by: Pyotr Tchaikovsky Conductor: Alexander Vedemikov |
