Boston, MA (May 13, 2025) — Boston Lyric Opera (BLO), the largest and longest-running opera company in New England, has announced a new partnership with True Tickets, a secure digital ticket delivery service, to transform how audiences access live performances.
Beginning with the 2025/26 Season, BLO will implement True Tickets’ seamless mobile ticket delivery solution, offering patrons greater convenience, enhanced security, and increased control over how tickets are shared and used. The partnership marks another step in BLO’s ongoing commitment to innovation and accessibility on behalf of its audience members.
“As we approach our 50th anniversary, it's more important than ever at Boston Lyric Opera that we prioritize the audience and audience experience," Bradley Vernatter, Stanford Calderwood General Director & Chief Executive Officer. “Partnering with True Tickets allows us to offer a ticketing solution that reflects the way people live and move today—secure, intuitive, and built for mobile.”
“True Tickets enables BLO to eliminate physical tickets and PDF printouts, instead delivering digital tickets directly to patrons’ mobile wallets,” said Ken Lesnik, Head of Business Development, True Tickets. “This approach streamlines entry and helps protect audience members from ticket fraud and unauthorized resale by giving BLO more visibility and control over how tickets are shared.
“Boston Lyric Opera has a long-standing reputation for artistic excellence and meaningful engagement with its community,” continued Lesnik. “We’re honored to support their forward-thinking approach by providing a ticketing solution that enhances security, simplifies access, and helps them connect even more deeply with their audience.”
With this new partnership, BLO joins a growing network of respected organizations using True Tickets to modernize their ticketing operations, including the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Roundhouse (UK), and the Royal Ballet and Opera.
For more information about Boston Lyric Opera’s upcoming season, visit https://blo.org. To learn more about True Tickets, visit https://true-tickets.com.
About True Tickets
True Tickets is a secure, contactless digital ticketing service that empowers venues to regain control of their ticketing process and build direct relationships with their audiences. Available to Tessitura Network members, True Tickets offers a seamless business-to-business solution integrated with primary ticketing systems, helping venues create extraordinary live experiences. For more information, visit True-Tickets.com or follow True Tickets on Twitter or LinkedIn.
About Boston Lyric Opera
Now in its 48th Season, Boston Lyric Opera is dedicated to creating compelling operatic experiences that welcome new audiences, break new ground, and enrich community life. Since its founding in 1976, Boston Lyric Opera has produced world and U.S. premieres, Pulitzer Prize-winning operas, and notable commissions and co-productions, ranging from live stage shows to films streamed worldwide. BLO is a destination for leading artists, conductors, directors, and designers from across the country. Alongside its mainstage season, BLO presents wide-reaching community and educational public programs and performances year-round, some at its new Opera + Community Studios headquarters, others in partnership with the Boston Public Library, Boston Public Schools, and cultural organizations across New England. BLO employs hundreds of artists and creative professionals annually — vocalists, instrumentalists, artisans, stagehands, costumers, scenic designers, administrators, and more. The company is proud to play a significant and meaningful role in Boston’s vibrant arts community.
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