Amanda Forsythe & Habin Kim Star in Long Beach Opera’s 2026-27 Season
By Afton MarkayLong Beach Opera unveils its 2026-27 season.
Soprano Habin Kim performs alongside instrumentalists Geneva Jacuzzi, Brian Cannady, and M.A. Tiesenga in an evening featuring Georges Aperghis’ “Le corps à corps,” “Les Sept Crimes de l’amour,” and “Récitations.” James Darrah Black directs and Christopher Rountree conducts.
Performance Date: Sept. 26, 2026
Soprano Amanda Forsythe and Opera Prima present “Tormento Seicento” with music by Monteverdi, Rossi, Merula, and Strozzi.
Performance Date: Jan. 26, 2027
Anna Schubert and James Darrah Black give a recital. The program is yet to be announced.
Performance Date: Jan. 30, 2027
James Darrah Black directs Peter Brook and Marius Constant’s “Impressions of Pelleas.”
Performance Date: April 3, 2027
Up next is Handel’s “Tolomeo” directed by James Darrah Black. Christopher Rountree conducts the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. Prairie T. Trivuth is the set designer.
Performance Date: May 1, 2027
LBO, Wild Up, and Opera UCLA present Shelley Washington and Lisa Teasley’s “The Passion of Nell.”
Performance Date: May 16, 2027
Ana Sokolović’s “Svadba” is directed by Sara E. Widzer. Christopher Rountree conducts.
Performance Date: June 5, 2027
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