Bloody Mary, Hold the Pepper Bloody Mary, Hold the Pepper

Come ye addicts of melody! After long eclipse, Bel Canto shines again!

By on November 05, 2019 at 9:00 AM
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The long listen The long listen

A conversation with maestro Gil Rose of Odyssey Opera.

By on October 29, 2019 at 9:00 AM
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Pearl of wisdom Pearl of wisdom

Odyssey Opera’s Ägyptische Helena was a beautifully executed production of a flawed opera.

By on April 24, 2019 at 11:21 AM
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Djinn and tonic Djinn and tonic

Odyssey Opera in Boston, which loves to open its season with a concert performance of some forgotten work, gave La Reine de Saba in Jordan Hall Saturday night.

By on September 24, 2018 at 11:00 AM
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What’s at stake for a soul on fire? What’s at stake for a soul on fire?

Norman Dello Joio, who was knocking about winning prizes for film and TV scores, composed The Trial at Rouen, his second opera on the subject, for NBC.

By on December 06, 2017 at 8:00 AM
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Triumphal Arc Triumphal Arc

Tchaikovsky’s Orleánskaia Djeva (The Maid of Orleans) kicked off Odyssey’s Opera’s fifth season

By on September 20, 2017 at 10:32 AM
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Ezio said than done Ezio said than done

Ezio was an inspired choice for Boston’s feisty Odyssey Opera to open its “When In Rome” festival.

By on June 08, 2016 at 10:00 AM
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In Bruges In Bruges

They say that Boston, despite many cultural distinctions, ain’t no opera town, and for some decades—generations?—this has been true. But tides of change will break, even on the shores of the Hub.

By on September 16, 2014 at 8:20 AM
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