Boston Lyric Opera: The Seasons
Catch the Boston Lyric Opera's performance of Vivaldi & Ruhl's The Seasons "a new baroque opera about the weather".
Join the Boston Lyric Opera for its performance Vivaldi & Ruhl’s The Seasons, “a new baroque opera about the weather”, running March 12 – 16.
Stick around after the March 13 performance for a conversation on climate readiness in Boston, featuring the Lab’s Co-Director, Joe Christo!
Post-Show Talkback: Climate Readiness in the City of Boston
Join the conversation 9:30 – 10:00pm
Moderated by Bradley Vernatter, Boston Lyric Opera Stanford Calderwood General Director and CEO.
Featuring Guest Panelists:
Joe Christo, Co-Director of the Stone Living Lab, Chief Resilience Officer for Boston Harbor Now
Charlayne Murrell-Smith, Boston Children’s Museum Vice President, External Relations & Corporate Development
Joseph Henry, City of Boston Director of Cultural Planning
About The Seasons: Five artists escape the city to a remote farm, seeking a creative retreat and the inspiration of nature. They paint, write, farm, and some even fall in love, but extreme weather upends their plans, altering their lives forever. The Seasons is set in a near future in which the seasons seem to be out of order. Co-conceived by celebrated playwright Sarah Ruhl and countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, this innovative work creates a new narrative from Vivaldi arias, ensembles, and excerpts from The Four Seasons, all woven together with dance by choreographer Pam Tanowitz. Directed by Zack Winokur with music direction by Stephen Stubbs, the piece uses timeless music to find new ways we can draw connections between our emotions and the weather.
Music by Antonio Vivaldi
Based on The Four Seasons, with additional arias and ensembles by Vivaldi
Libretto by Sarah Ruhl
Co-Conceived by Anthony Roth Costanzo and Sarah Ruhl
In collaboration with Pam Tanowitz and Zack Winokur
Directed by Zack Winokur, Choregraphed by Pam Tanowitz
Developed by SCENE and AMOC*
Co-Production with Boston Lyric Opera, SCENE, and AMOC*
Co-presented by ArtsEmerson
The Seasons is part of BLO’s Rising Waters/Rising Voices initiative.