Opera For All (And They Mean It)

Boston has a new opera company, with a different sort of mission. “The impulses that underlie the organization are squarely democratic: They are committed to making opera accessible to all, and not just artistically… Productions will be either free or inexpensive,” and shows will be scaled down to a chamber-style performance that fits in a more casual space, featuring an accompanying orchestra that may be no larger than a string quartet.