In this work written by Tony Award–winning playwright Sarah Ruhl and co-conceived with countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, a group of contemporary artists arrives at an artists’ retreat in nature, but extreme weather soon impacts them without warning and changes their lives forever. Featuring excerpts from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, paired with additional arias and ensemble works by the composer, The Seasons challenges us to see our own disordered seasons more clearly. Directed by Zack Winokur, with choreography by Pam Tanowitz, the workis a meditation on the relationship between our contemporary moment and Vivaldi’s iconic music.

See highlights from The Seasons prior to the world premiere in March 2025 at Boston Lyric Opera (BLO). Ruhl, Costanzo, Winokur, and Tanowitz will participate in a moderated discussion with BLO Artistic Director Nina Yoshida Nelsen, and excerpts from the opera will be performed.

Spring 2025 Opera Series made possible by Eugene and Jean Stark.

The Seasons is a co-production with Boston Lyric Opera, AMOC*, and SCENE. It is co-presented by ArtsEmerson.

Nina Yoshida Nelsen, Sarah Ruhl, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zack Winokur, and Pam Tanowitz. Photo: Courtesy of Boston Lyric Opera