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October 14, 2026 - Boston Lyric Opera at 50, Mahesh Daas, and Afternoon Tea
Nina Yoshida Nelsen, artistic director of the Boston Lyric Opera, and Bradley Vernatter, CEO and general director, preview the company's 50th anniversary season, featuring four productions directed by women and a world premiere inspired by Bostonians. Next up is André Previn's A Streetcar Named Desire, November 5–8 at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre.
Mahesh Daas, president of the Boston Architectural College and co-author of I, Nobot, explores South Station Tower, a 51-story skyscraper nearly 50 years in the making. How did engineers build above a busy train station without stopping…
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