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SUMMARY:William Tell: The Enduring Legacy of a Hero Myth
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DESCRIPTION:William Tell: The Enduring Legacy of a Hero Myth\nA preview ev
 ening with Boston Lyric Opera \nTuesday\, September 22\, 2026\n6:00-7:30 P
 M\nFrench Library Members: $22 | Non-Members: $28 \nBefore Boston Lyric Op
 era brings Rossini’s epic masterpiece to the stage\, discover the remark
 able story behind one of history’s most enduring heroes.Why did a mediev
 al Swiss legend become one of Europe’s most powerful symbols of freedom?
  How do hero myths continue to shape nations\, cultures\, and political id
 eals?Join Esther Nelson\, former General and Artistic Director of Boston 
 Lyric Opera\, for an engaging exploration of William Tell\, placing the le
 gendary Swiss archer within the broader tradition of heroic legends that h
 ave inspired societies across centuries. From the medieval origins of the 
 Tell legend to Friedrich Schiller’s celebrated drama and Rossini’s mon
 umental opera\, discover how each generation has reimagined Tell to reflec
 t its own hopes\, fears\, and political aspirations.History and legend wil
 l then give way to music\, with live performances by Boston Lyric Opera a
 rtists offering a special introduction to Rossini’s soaring score\, jus
 t days before the company’s production opens in Boston.Morgan Beckford\,
  Director of Community & Learning at Boston Lyric Opera\, will moderate th
 e conversation with Esther and invite questions from the audience.The pres
 entation will be followed by a Q&A with the audience\, and a reception wi
 th light refreshments.\n \nLEARN MORERSVP  \nEsther Nelson is an opera an
 d arts leader with more than four decades of experience in the music and m
 useum worlds.  As General and Artistic Director of Boston Lyric Opera fro
 m 2008 to 2021\, she transformed the company into one of the nation’s le
 ading producers of both classic and contemporary opera\, pioneering innova
 tive site-specific productions that brought opera into communities across 
 Greater Boston. \nPreviously\, she led The Glimmerglass Festival and Nevad
 a Opera and held senior artistic and executive positions with opera compan
 ies throughout the United States. A Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des
  Lettres\, she was born  and educated in Europe before settling in the Un
 ited States. Nelson is also a lifelong student of medieval history and bri
 ngs a distinctive European perspective to opera and its cultural history. 
 \n  \nMorgan Beckford is Director of Community & Learning at Boston Lyric
  Opera.  A soprano\, arts administrator\, and teaching artist originally 
 from Memphis\, Tennessee\, she brings a multidisciplinary background in op
 era\, musical theater\, jazz\, and arts education to her work.As a perform
 er\, Morgan has appeared with Boston’s New Gallery Concert Series\, the 
 Cape Cod Chorale\, and the Choral Art Society of the South. She has also p
 resented lecture-recitals exploring the history of spirituals and African 
 American sacred music\, and her stage credits include roles in Susannah\,
  The Magic Flute\, In the Heights\, and Queenie Pie.
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LOCATION:The French Library\, 53 Marlborough Street\, Boston\, 02116\, Uni
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