Vanessa

Schedule

Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Symphony Hall Boston | Boston, MA

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A house frozen in time. A love built on lies. Samuel Barber’s score burns through the illusions.
Andris Nelsons leads a brilliant ensemble of opera’s foremost stars in Samuel Barber’s "Vanessa" – the 1958 Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece that stands as a pinnacle of American opera. Presented in Symphony Hall’s legendary acoustics, with Gian Carlo Menotti’s poignant libretto and Barber’s achingly beautiful score, this mid-century masterpiece explores the illusions of love through music of extraordinary emotional power.
Presented in collaboration with Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Performed with the Boston Lyric Opera Chorus.
Visit blo.org/vanessa for more!
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Symphony Hall Boston, 301 Massachusetts Ave,Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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