Opera at Citizens Opera House
Experience an evening of opera at the historic Citizens Opera House in Boston. This grand production offers soaring arias, lush orchestration, and intimate storytelling in a stately venue, delivering a refined night of classical performance for opera lovers.
Fall Experience 2026
Boston Ballet's Fall Experience 2026 at the Citizens Bank Opera House features Alexander Ekman’s Cacti and Akram Khan’s Vertical Road (Reimagined). A bold, witty program with live music that blends ambitious choreography, humor, and playful surprises on a grand stage.
Cabaret Voltaire
Experience Cabaret Voltaire at The Wilbur Theatre in Boston—a stylish, intimate cabaret evening blending music, performance, and avant-garde flair. The program promises punchy acts and witty, moody entertainment in a historic venue.
Wicked
Wicked, the acclaimed Broadway musical, arrives at the Citizens Opera House in Boston on Sept 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM. A high-energy, spellbinding retelling of Oz from the witches' viewpoints, with unforgettable songs, lush staging, and crowd-pleasing spectacle.
Steam Powered Giraffe
Steam Powered Giraffe brings its robot-inspired stage show to City Winery Boston, blending high-energy live music with theatrical sketches and playful banter. The quirky ensemble delivers four-part harmonies and original tunes with a sci-fi flair, celebrating 18 years on tour for a memorable night.
MrBallen: Lights out Live
MrBallen: Lights Out Live brings the popular storyteller to the Chevalier Theatre in Medford for a suspenseful evening of live storytelling. Expect chilling, immersive tales told in front of a crowd, with cinematic lighting and stagecraft that make the stories feel instantly real.
The Nutcracker
Boston Ballet performs Mikko Nissinen's The Nutcracker at the Citizens Bank Opera House, running Nov 27–Dec 31, 2026. A beloved holiday ballet filled with lavish choreography, festive scenery, and family-friendly magic in a grand, iconic venue.
Death Becomes Her
Live theater production of Death Becomes Her at Citizens Opera House in Boston. A darkly comic stage adaptation that combines witty dialogue, sharp performances, and a grand venue to deliver a memorable night of theater.
Maybe Happy Ending
Maybe Happy Ending at Citizens Opera House in Boston is a contemporary theater piece staged in an intimate opera-hall atmosphere. Expect a lush blend of drama and musical storytelling, served by live musicians and expressive performances that fuse narrative depth with operatic sensibilities. A refined, adult-oriented evening of performance.
Winter Experience 2027
Boston Ballet performs a contemporary program at the Citizens Bank Opera House featuring Crystal Pite’s Emergence, Jorma Elo’s Brake the Eyes, and William Forsythe’s Herman Schmerman. A dynamic trio of ballets that explore musicality and structure with precision and exhilaration.
Coppélia
George Balanchine’s Coppélia, a sparkling classical ballet by Boston Ballet, returns to the Citizens Bank Opera House in Boston for a run March 11–21, 2027. In this playful village tale, charm and mischief collide with precision dancing, making it a vivid, entertaining night of dance.
Mamma Mia
Mamma Mia, the beloved ABBA musical, comes to Boston's Citizens Opera House for a high-energy, family-friendly night of glittering costumes and unforgettable hits. Expect sparkling production numbers, a live orchestra, and storytelling that captures sun-soaked romance and big Broadway-style energy.
Cinderella
Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella graces the Citizens Bank Opera House in Boston from April 29 to May 9, 2027. A radiant ballet that blends fairy-tale storytelling with lush orchestration, it showcases luminous dancing, elegant stagecraft, and magical production values that enchant audiences of all ages.
Spring Experience 2027
Boston Ballet presents Spring Experience 2027 at the Citizens Bank Opera House, May 13–23, featuring Balanchine masterworks Mozartiana, The Four Temperaments, and Gounod Symphony, curated by Suzanne F. This program spotlights precision, lyricism, and dramatic dancing in a historic Boston venue.
The Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon, the Tony-winning Broadway musical by Trey Parker, Matt Stone, and Robert Lopez, brings high-energy songs and sharp satire to Boston’s Citizens Opera House. A bold, funny night of clever storytelling and lavish production numbers.