LA Opera To Open 2021-22 Season with ‘Il Trovatore’ Following Production Setbacks

On Sept. 18, 2021, LA Opera will open its 2021-22 season with Verdi’s “Il Trovatore,” officially making its return to fully-staged productions since March 8, 2020. Renowned Verdi conductor James Conlon will conduct six performances, leading a cast featuring Guanqun Yu as Leonora, tenors Limmie Pulliam and Gregory Kunde sharing the role of Manrico, Raehann Bryce-Davis as Azucena, Vladimir Stoyanov {…}

Russell Thomas, J’Nai Bridges to Headline Los Angeles Opera’s In-Person ‘Oedipus Rex’ This June

The Los Angeles Opera has announced that it will return to live, in-person performances starting with a June 6 performance of Stravinsky’s “Oedipus Rex.” The showcase will take place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and will represent the company’s premiere of the opera. James Conlon will conduct the performance, which will star Russell Thomas, J’Nai Bridges, John Relyea, Morris Robinson, {…}