Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF BOSTON LYRIC OPERA IS TO BUILD CURIOSITY, ENTHUSIASM, AND SUPPORT FOR OPERA BY CREATING MUSICALLY AND THEATRICALLY COMPELLING PRODUCTIONS, EVENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. BLO'S PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED, IN PART, BY GRANTS FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL COUNCIL AND NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.
BOSTON LYRIC OPERA COMPANY (BLO)IS A MASSACHUSETTS NONPROFIT INSTITUTION INCORPORATED IN 1976. BLO IS NEW ENGLAND'S LARGEST AND LONGEST ESTABLISHED OPERA COMPANY. CELEBRATED FOR ITS ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE AND DIVERSE REPERTOIRE, BLO'S MISSION IS TO BUILD CURIOSITY, ENTHUSIASM AND SUPPORT FOR OPERA BY CREATING MUSICALLY AND THEATRICALLY COMPELLING PRODUCTIONS AND EVENTS, AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE BOSTON COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. BLO'S LONG-TERM SUCCESS IS ROOTED IN ITS COMMITMENT TO OFFERING THE HIGHEST CALIBER PRODUCTIONS OF BOTH CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY OPERAS; PROVIDING AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED PLATFORM ON WHICH EMERGING ARTISTS CAN GROW AND DEVELOP; ENGAGING NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES THROUGH INNOVATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY, OURTEACH AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS; AND BY OFFERING COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY EVENTS BOTH ON ITS OWN AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER WORLD-LEADING, BOSTON-BASED CULTURAL INSTITIONS. THROUGH THE WHOLE OF ITS EFFORTS, BLO ACHIEVES ITS MISSION BY ENSURING THE AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST AND OLDEST ART FORMS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. EACH SEASON, BLO REACHES ANNUAL AUDIENCES OF MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF FOUR ON-STAGE PRODUCTIONS AND A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2020, BLO PRESENTED ON-STAGE PRODUCTIONS AT THE DCR STERITI MEMORIAL RINK AND THE EMERSON/PARAMOUNT THEATRE; HOWEVER, TWO ON-STAGE PRODUCTIONS WERE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19. IN LIEU OF ON-STAGE PRODUCTIONS, BLO PARTNERED WITH EMERSON COLLEGE AND WGBH TO PRESENT A LIVE STREAM OF ONE OF ITS PRODUCTIONS, DEVELOPED THE STREET STAGE MOBILE OPERA SERIES AND A DIGITAL OPERA SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE FOR OPERA THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED IN FISCAL 2021. THE LATTER HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF AUDIENCE MEMBERS ABLE TO EXPERIENCE BLO'S PRODUCTIONS.
BOSTON LYRIC OPERA'S EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE CENTRAL TO BLO'S MISSION OF ENGAGING NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES IN THE LIVING ART OF OPERA. BLO'S PROGRAMS PROVIDE VALUABLE LEARNING AND CURRICULUM RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AT ALL LEVELS; ENGAGE FAMILIES, YOUNG ADULTS AND UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS; AND CREATE LINKAGES WITH OTHER VITAL ART FORMS, INCLUDING THEATER, CLASSICAL MUSIC, DANCE, THE VISUAL ARTS AND BEYOND. THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS, BLO COLLABORATES ACROSS A BROAD SPECTRUM TO TAKE OPERA DEEPER INTO THE FABRIC OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Esther Nelson | GENERAL & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | 40 | $236,856 |
| Eileen Williston | DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS | 40 | $153,903 |
| Karen Frost | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $126,905 |
| Lady Juliet Tadgell | DIRECTOR (LEFT DURING 2020) | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher Tadgell | DIRECTOR (LEFT DURING 2020) | 1 | $0 |
| Anne M Morgan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Eastman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Stata | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan R Shapiro | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David W Scudder | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William Pounds | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| E Lee Perry | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| A Neil Pappalardo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Abigail B Mason | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Marshall | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Maria J Krokidas | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amelia Welt Katzen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mimi Hewlett | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Eisenberg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Dynner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alicia Cooney | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Cabot Black | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Willa Bodman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Wayne Davis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Irving H Plotkin | CLERK | 1 | $0 |
| Susan W Jacobs | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Miguel De Braganca | VICE-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael J Puzo | CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
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