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From the Boston Symphony Orchestra to Audra McDonald to A Far Cry, the season is packed with enlivening performances. Arts critic Lloyd Schwartz recommends the concerts he's looking forward to.

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Composer Ricky Ian Gordon improves on Pulitzer winner Lynn Nottage's modern classic of a play with his extraordinary score

BLO’s ‘Usher’ embeds Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic horror story within a contemporary nightmare By Jeremy Eichler Globe Staff,Updated February 4, 2021, 2:00 p.m. Email to a Friend Philip Glasss opera is reimagined for the screen as a dark, dream-washed fantasia.operabox.tv/Boston Lyric Opera When the pandemic hit, rather than just closing up shop for the season or creating a pale digital imitation of its traditional offerings, Boston Lyric Opera approached the disruption as an o...

Trailer: Multimedia Cinematic Reimagining of THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER Available to Stream 1/29 By Josh Millican Boston Lyric Opera’s (BLO) newly commissioned film version of Philip Glass’ opera The Fall of the House of Usher is a gripping, ground-breaking new creation that launches Edgar Allan Poe’s Victorian gothic horror tale into modern times. Using hand-drawn and stop-motion animation techniques alongside curated a...