Classical this fall: Opera
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For complete, updated listings, see Calendar in the Globe each Thursday.
Boston Academy of Music
Emerson Majestic Theatre, 219 Tremont St., Boston. ÷ 617-824-8000. [Get directions].
Richard Conrad, director. $18-$55. 10/8 8 p.m., 10/10 3 p.m., 10/12 8 p.m.: Rossini's "L'Italiana in Algeri" with D'Anna Fortunato, David Murray, Bonnie Scarpelli; Patricia Weinmann, director; David Daniels, conductor. 11/26 8 p.m., 11/27 3 and 8 p.m., 11/28 3 p.m.: Gilbert & Sullivan's "Trial by Jury" and "The Sorcerer." Conrad and Carole Charnow, directors; Ernest Green, conductor.
Boston Bel Canto Opera
8 p.m. Bradley Pennington, director. Thomas Carlo Bo conducts concert performances of Verdi's "Il Trovatore" with Joanna Porackova, Elizabeth Johnson, Angeliki Theoharis, Christopher Haney, Paul Turner, Charles Stephens, Alexander Prokhorov; Symphony by the Sea.
9/18: Nelson Aldrich Performing Arts Center, Marblehead High School, Marblehead, 617-424-0900, $20, $25. 9/25: Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St., Boston, ÷ 617-536-2412; $20-$42. [Get directions to Jordan Hall or Marblehead High School].
Boston Lyric Opera Company
Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont St., Boston. ÷ 617-542-6772, 800-447-7400. [Get directions].
Season features Egyptian theme in conjunction with Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Science, Boston Ballet. 11/10, 11/12 7:30 p.m.; 11/14 3 p.m.; 11/16, 11/19 7:30 p.m., 11/21 3 p.m.; pre-opera lectures one hour before performance. $26-$108. Verdi's "Aida" with Geraldine McMillan, Jean-Pierre Furlan, Maria Riadtchikova, Chester Patton; Leon Major, director; Stephen Lord, conductor; Daniel Pelzig, choreographer.
Cambridge Lieder and Opera Society
617-547-1141. Discount for advance purchase; introductory materials for children and adults available on request with advance tickets; free dessert and coffee at intermission. "O Lost Enchantment: Songs of Love and Magic," narrated concerts of works by Handel, Tosti, Schubert, Spohr, Vaughan Williams, Dougherty. Susan Cooke, mezzo; Thomas Gregg, tenor; Aaron Engebreth, baritone; additional performers and repertoire as noted below.
Longy School, 33 Garden St., Cambridge. 11/6: 8 p.m. $15. With Gina Beck, soprano; Nike Mavadones, clarinet. Program includes songs by Marguerite Spencer. [Get directions].
College Club, 44 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 11/12 8 p.m., $16. With Annette Betanski, soprano; James Sommerville, horn. 11/13 7 p.m., hors d'oeuvres, 8 p.m. concert, 9 p.m. dessert and coffee. $60 to benefit company. With D'Anna Fortunato, mezzo. Works by Schubert, Menotti. [Get directions].
Ocean State Lyric Opera
Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Brownell Street, Providence, R.I. 401-331-6060.
9/23 7:30 p.m., 9/25 8 p.m. $27-$68. Puccini's "La Boheme" with Maria Spacagna, David Corman, Diane Alexander, John Hancock; Marc Verzatt, director; John Moriarty, conductor.
