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An Evening of Inspired Leaders, with David McCullough, Robert Pinsky and more.
David McCullough And An All-Star Cast Share a Poem to Support Mass Poetry December 7th 2015, BU's Huntington Theatre, 7pm Join Massachusetts’ Brightest Leaders As They Share the Stage at Mass Poetry’s Annual Fundraiser What do a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, a celebrity chef, a digital entrepreneur and a rock-and-roll star have in common? A belief in the transformative power of poetry. On December 7th, a stunning range of Massachusetts leaders will come together at BU's Huntington Theatre to read a…
Find out more »Wilde Opera Nights: Patience
Odyssey Opera of Boston presents Wilde Opera Nights - A series of three operatic masterpieces inspired by the writings and world of Oscar Wilde. Performances conducted by Gil Rose. March 17 & 18 The Importance of Being Earnest Fully Staged Opera by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Virginia Wimberly Theatre Boston Center for the Arts 527 Tremont Street 7:30pm April 14, 2017 The Dwarf (Der Zwerg) Opera in Concert by Alexander von Zemlinsky based on, The Birthday of the Infanta Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory 30 Gainsborough Street 7:30pm…
Find out more »Odyssey Opera Continues “Wilde Opera Night” Series June 2nd and 3rd
Odyssey Opera completes its Wilde Opera Nights series, a season-long exploration of operatic works inspired by the writings and world of Oscar Wilde. For two nights, Odyssey Opera presents a fully-staged performance of Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert’s early hit, Patience; or, Bunthorne’s Bride (1881). Inspired by the aesthetes of Victorian England of the late 1800s, this two-act comic opera delves into the world that Wilde skewered with his pen. Directed by Frank Kelley, with conductor Gil Rose and full…
Find out more »Did You Know?
Certain books were “banned in Boston” at least as far back as 1651, when one William Pynchon wrote a book criticizing Puritanism.