^ Huffington Post: Rahim Kanani, 'An In-depth Discussion with Esther Nelson of the Boston Lyric Opera,' November 4, 2010, Retrieved January 10, 2011.

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In June 2010, BLO announced the appointment of David Angus as the company's next music director, as of the 2010–2011 season, and he continues to lead musically the company. Since 2008, BLO's general and artistic director of BLO is Esther Nelson. During that time, the company's budget grew from $800,000 (USD) to $6 million (USD). Janice Mancini Del Sesto was general director of BLO from 1992 to 2008, while Stephen Lord was BLO music director from 1991 to 2008. The conductor John Balme served as general director from 1979 to 1989. Similar plans were scheduled for Verdi's Aida in the 2005–2006 season, but were cancelled because of insufficient financial support.

In the summer of 2002, BLO produced 'Carmen on the Common', a community-outreach initiative of a summer-long education series which culminated in two free, fully staged outdoor performances of Bizet's Carmen on Boston Common. Louis, Houston Grand Opera, and Glimmerglass Opera.īLO's community work has included participation in the 'Egypt in Boston' thematic season that celebrated Egypt at several of Boston's leading cultural institutions in 1999–2000. companies including New York City Opera, the Opera Theatre of St. BLO regularly invests in co-productions with other U.S. BLO receives partial funding from a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Each season, BLO produces four mainstage productions in the Greater-Boston area, one of which is a featured new work.

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