Dramaturgy
PERMADEATH
White Snake Projects
“A convincing and engaging tale of friendship and loss” – Boston Classical Review
Videogame Transmedia Opera
Composer: Dan Visconti
Creator and Librettist: Cerise Lim Jacobs
Co-Librettist: Pirate Epstein
Dramaturg: Cori Ellison
Transmedia Consultant: Magda Romanska
Boston Playwrights’ Theatre
The Rosenbergs
Boston Lyric Opera
In Penal Colony
“This was an incredibly powerful representation of the human experience.” – The Boston Musical Intelligencer
“The Rosenbergs is small in scope but large in ambition; it is an accomplished and moving work that demands attention.” – The Arts Fuse
Music: Joachim Holbek
Libretto: Rhea Leman
Directed by Dmitry Troyanovsky
Dramaturg: Magda Romanska
“This newest production will be counted as another in [BLO’s] column of successes.” – Boston Globe
“Captivating … very well presented, very well sung.” – WGBH
“Unforgettable … a true triumph in the company’s history.” – South Shore Critic
Music: Philip Glass
Libretto: Rudolph Wurlitzer, Based on Franz Kafka
Dramaturg: Magda Romanska
Boston Lyric Opera
The Love Potion
Boston Lyric Opera
La Boheme
Boston Lyric Opera
Don Giovanni
“The haunting BLO staging.” – The Wall Street Journal
“Boston Lyric Opera’s unbearably moving production.” – The New York Times
“BLO serves up a poignant, captivating performance of Frank Martin rarity.” – Boston Classical Review
Conductor: David Angus
Director: David Schweizer
Dramaturg: Magda Romanska
“One has to applaud Boston Lyric Opera for the boldness of its new production….New setting works intuitively.” – The Boston Globe
“Boston Lyric Opera Breathes New Life Into ‘La Bohème’.” – WBUR
“An impressive evocation of dramatic time and place.” – Boston Classical Review
Conductor: David Angus
Director: Rosetta Cucchi
Dramaturg: Magda Romanska
“Don Giovanni lite delights theater crowd.” – Boston Musical Intelligencer
“A powerful theatrical statement about betrayal and its consequences.” – Boston Theatre Wing
Hits “right to the heart of today’s important social issues.” – The Schiller Institute
Conductor: David Angus
Director: Emma Griffin
Dramaturg: Magda Romanska
Boston Lyric Opera
La Traviata
Boston Lyric Opera
Katya Kabanova
Boston Lyric Opera
Lizzie Borden
“Heartfelt, touching.” – Boston Classical Review
“BLO truly delivered.” – The South Shore Critic
“Much beauty and pathos in the accomplished performances.” – The Boston Musical Intelligencer
“An honest, intimate Traviata.” – The Boston Globe
“It brought a spirited ovation from an appreciative house.” – The Edge
Conductor: Arthur Fagen
Director: Chas Rader-Shieber
Dramaturg: Magda Romanska
“A consistent, spare and stark vision of Janacek’s opera.” – Boston Classical Review
“Boston Lyric Opera continues its string of vital, provocative productions… gorgeous and intelligent production.” – Musical Intelligencer
“A musical experience that will be long remembered.” – South Shore Critic
Conductor: David Angus
Director: Tim Albery
Dramaturg: Magda Romanska
“The tale of Lizzie Borden is already pretty operatic, even before hitting the stage. It was the summer of 1892 when she was charged and later acquitted in the brutal axe murders of her father and stepmother in their Fall River home. Now Boston Lyric Opera is taking a new whack at the story, and WGBH arts editor Jared Bowen attended the opening.” – WGBH News
Based on a Scenario by Richard Plant
Realized by Todd Bashore and John Conklin
Dramaturg: Magda Romanska
Boston Lyric Opera
I puritani
Boston Lyric Opera
Rigoletto
Boston Lyric Opera
The Magic Flute
“It’s a visually striking production. The set, costumes, and color choices were a marvel.” – The Metrowest Daily News
“A vibrant and exciting production of Vincenzo Bellini’s last work,’ I Puritani.’ Overall, the opera is an outstanding success.” –The Boston Musical Intelligencer
“A dark, powerful I Puritani.” – The Boston Globe
Conductor: David Angus
Director: Crystal Manich
Dramatur: Magda Romanska
“Verdi’s aggressively tuneful crowd-pleaser is here returned to something closer to its original setting in and around the Ducal Court of 16th-century Mantua.” – The Boston Globe
“The most remarkable aspect of the production is the way the elements all worked together like a finely tuned engine.” – The Boston Musical Intelligencer
Conductor: Christopher Franklin
Director: Tomer Zvulvun
Dramaturg: Magda Romanska
“This is a thoughtfully reimagined Magic Flute that, well staged and exquisitely sung and acted, probes the serious subtext of Mozart’s singspiel.” –The Boston Globe
“The BLO’s The Magic Flute is a momentous artistic manifestation with a strong appeal. You’ll relish the freshness of this interpretation.” – The MIT Tech Online
Conductor: David Angus
Director: Leon Major
Dramaturg: Magda Romanska
Cafe Variations
Arts Emerson / Siti Company
“A superb and entertaining investigation into and celebration of love… Like watching a complicated romp at the café.” – Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene
“There is a constant sense of longing in the air, but there is also an undercurrent of violence. The final tableau will break your heart.” – The Boston Globe
Written by Charles Mee
Director: Anne Bogart
Music and Lyrics: George and Ira Gershwin
Dramaturg: Magda Romanska
Yale Repertory Theatre
Iphegenia at Aulis
Theatre
Yale University Theatre
Macbeth
Theatre
Cornell University
A Raisin in the Sun
Theatre
Yale University Theatre
The Trial
Theatre
Cornell University
Hamlet
Theatre
Cornell University
Amadeus
Theatre