The Lord of Cries

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Supernaturally spooky and seductive tragic opera from BMOP and John Corigliano
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BMOP slinks into a new fall season with a spooky new opera by John Corigliano. Corgliano's The Lord of Cries, with a libretto by Mark Adamo, reimagines the timeless tragedy The Bacchae by Euripides through the lens of Bram Stoker's classic horror story Dracula. Featuring countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo as the seductive and deceptive Dionysus, tickets are on sale now for the East Coast premiere of Lord of Cries.

John Corigliano: To Music

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An award winning composer's tribute "To Music"
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Join BMOP/sound on a musical journey inspired by the age of the troubadours through late Romanticism and into twenty-first century string music on our latest release John Corigliano: To Music. Guitar soloist Eliot Fisk joins BMOP in performing award-winning music from John Corigliano.

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Roger Reynolds: Violin Works

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Innovative violin music from a Pulitzer Prize winner
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From composer Roger Reynolds, who pioneered sound spatialization, intermedia, and algorithmic concepts, Roger Reynolds: Violin Works comprises three violin concertos written over a 15-year span. Featuring longtime BMOP member Gabriela Díaz as soloist, this disc explores what Reynolds calls the violin's "multifaceted voice."

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Tickets on sale now

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Purchase your tickets now for X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
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BMOP kicks off its AS TOLD BY series on June 17 with Anthony Davis's X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X. Tickets are available now.

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Portrait Concert

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BMOP returns to Jordan Hall
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BMOP restarts its Boston ConNECtion Concert series in partnership with the New England Conservatory with a portrait concert of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. The return to Jordan Hall features four orchestral works by the pioneering American composer, including her Symphony No. 5 "Concerto for Orchestra." Longtime BMOP members Sarah Brady and Gabriela Díaz take center stage, performing two Zwilich concertos, Concerto Elegia for flute and string orchestra and Commedia dell'Arte for violin and string orchestra. Get your tickets now for this can't-miss concert!

Gail Kubik: Symphony Concertante

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Film music-inspired prize-winning music from Gail Kubik
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Gail Kubik's Pulitzer Prize-winning Symphony Concertante anchors the latest release on BMOP/sound featuring BMOP regular Terry Everson as trumpet soloist, BMOP favorite Vivian Choi as piano soloist, and introducing viola soloist Jing Peng. Percussionist Robert Schulz and narrator Frank Kelley shine in the concert version of the score to the Oscar-winning cartoon Gerald McBoing Boing, written by Dr. Seuss, and two Divertimenti inspired by Kubik's work in film music round out Gail Kubik: Symphony Concertante.

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BMOP Pulling Out All the Stops

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BMOP returns to the concert stage in style
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After almost two years, the intrepid musicians of BMOP make their return to the concert stage. Pulling Out All the Stops kicks off a year of celebrations for BMOP's quarter-century anniversary with a concert of organ concertos featuring world-renowned organist Paul Jacobs. Reserve your tickets for this FREE concert here.

Matthew Aucoin: Orphic Moments

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BMOP and AMOC team up for a double-disc release of Matthew Aucoin's music
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Embark on a musical journey through the young but accomplished career of Medford-native Matthew Aucoin's music. Kicking off a longterm collaboration between BMOP and the American Modern Opera Company this double disc BMOP/sound release features soloists such as pianist Conor Hanick, tenor Paul Appleby, and bass-baritone Davóne Tines.

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John Harbison: Diotima

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Early and late orchestral works from John Harbison
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Composer John Harbison's fifth release on the BMOP/sound label collects three orchestral works spanning Harbison's long, illustrious career. Soprano Dawn Upshaw joins BMOP for this portrait of Harbison's orchestral music.

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BMOP ATB announcement video

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Learn more about BMOP's historic five-year opera initiative
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On Tuesday, October 19, BMOP announced As Told By: History, Race, and Justice on the Opera Stage at Roxbury Community College. Watch the video and learn more about the project and partnerships to come over the next five years.

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