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Next Machover opera: “Schoenberg in Hollywood”

by Janine Liberty

Jan. 18, 2017

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The Boston Lyric Opera just announced the commission for Tod Machover’s next opera, called Schoenberg in Hollywood. The premiere will be in November 2018. Machover is taking a sabbatical from the MIT Media Lab to work on the opera. 

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