The Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) will present a first-time pairing / blending of two Leonard Bernstein works, Trouble in Tahiti / Arias and Barcarolles as a cabaret at the DCR Steriti Memorial Rink at 561 Commercial Street in the North End. Performances will be at 8 p.m. on May 11, 12, 16, 18 and 19; and at 3 Read More…
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) presented a lovely, sold-out evening of opera and music theatre songs about “Amore” at Lucia’s Ristorante on Sunday, February 11th. Guests enjoyed a delicious three course meal, including the beautifully crafted heart-shaped homemade ravioli’s, paired with stunning vocals presented by the four professional singers. Song favorites Read More…
VALENTINE’S “AMORE” OPERA DINNER & CONCERT by North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) Date/Time: Sunday, February 11, 5 pm to 7 pm Location/Venue: Lucia Ristorante, 415 Hanover St, North End, Boston, MA 02113 Always a NEMPAC favorite, we invite you to join us for our 7th annual love-themed ‘Amore’ opera dinner and concert. Read More…
Photo of the Boston Opera Guy, performing in the Prado, offering great opera arias and well-loved classic Italian songs. (Photo by Bob Skole.) “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular feature on NorthEndWaterfront.com. Submit your best photos using our Submit a Post form or tag @northend.waterfront on Instagram. Please include a caption or story telling us Read More…
Now in its 6th year, the Opera Project by North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) continues to dazzle. This year, NEMPAC and the Boston Opera Alliance brought Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, to The Great Hall stage at historic Faneuil Hall. The masterfully staged performance with a full orchestra was sung in German with English Read More…
The NEMPAC Opera Project celebrates its 6th Anniversary Season with a free semi-staged concert version of Beethoven’s “Fidelio” at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park on Sunday, June 25th. Sponsored by the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park, the free community performance is an annual tradition, representing the project’s mission of bringing accessible opera to urban Boston. “I Read More…
NEMPAC is thrilled to present the 2017 Opera Project Production, Beethoven’s Fidelio, on June 22-24 at historic Faneuil Hall’s Great Hall, and on June 25 for the free community outreach performance at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park. TICKETS AVAILABLE June 22 – 24: Faneuil Hall’s Great Hall | 7:30 p.m. June 25: Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park | Read More…
Now in its sixth season, the NEMPAC Opera Project will present Beethoven’s Fidelio this June, a thought provoking opera chosen for it’s relevant social commentary. Conducted by Dr. Tiffany Chang and directed by new Opera Project Artistic Director Rebecca Miller, Fidelio follows the story of Leonore, a young woman who attempts to save her husband from certain death by Read More…
The North End Music and Performing Arts Center presents its annual Valentine’s Opera Concert titled “The Music and Words of Amore”, on Sunday, February 12th 2017 at 5:00 PM at La Galleria 33 Restaurant, in collaboration with Opera On Tap Boston. This romantic evening will include three sets of classic duets and arias about love Read More…
Portrait of a Power Couple, An Evening of Beethoven and Schubert, thrilled the audience as part of the Winter Concert Series, presented by North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC). Hosted at the Bijou de la Vida Art Gallery in Boston’s North End, the concert featured local musicians and opera singers including John Nevergall (tenor), Read More…
The Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) found the North End’s Steriti Skating Rink to be the perfect “big stage” space to rehearse for its much-anticipated production of CARMEN, coming to the Boston Opera House on September 23rd for two weeks. We stopped in to find the Stage Director Joan Anton Rechi actively choreographing about 70 cast members along Read More…
For its highlight opera project, the North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) is presenting four performances of Gioachino Rossini’s La Cenerentola at Faneuil Hall. Thursday’s opening night brought out an enthusiastic local crowd before the larger weekend nights (tickets here) and the unstaged performance at Christopher Columbus Park at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. La Cenerentola is Read More…