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Boston Lyric Opera's The Lighthouse makes the dark come to life

By Susan Blood, 12 February 2012
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Reviewed at John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston on 8 February 2012
Programme
Davies, The Lighthouse
Performers
Boston Lyric Opera
John Bellemer, Sandy
Christopher Burchett, Blazes
David Cushing, Arthur
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Susan Blood
Susan Blood
Susan's experience includes art school administration, gallery management, music publicity and journalism which you can find in print and online with her blog here. As a reviewer she has attended theater, opera, ballet and symphony all her life and loves having the opportunity to share it with others.