Opera Laguna is set to present a one-night-only, semi-staged concert of “The Student Prince.”

The opera, which is set to be presented on July 3, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. at the Laguna Playhouse, will be directed by Josh Shaw and will star tenor Arnold Livingston Geis as Prince Karl Franz.

In a statement, co-founder of Opera Laguna, Oriana Geis Falla, who recently won Artist of the Year at the 2026 Laguna Beach Arts Alliance Art Star Awards together with co-founder Arnold Livingston Geis said, “We feel a very special connection to this show, and the stage where it will be performed,“Not only did Arnold’s birth father sing it at Heidelberg Castle where the story takes place, but the Laguna Playhouse opened its first permanent theater the same year that The Student Prince opened on Broadway. We’re excited to have the rare opportunity to showcase opera in Laguna Beach and to embark on what we know will be a beautiful partnership with Opera Laguna and the Laguna Playhouse and we look forward to continuing to provide our audiences an experience to have ‘a day at the beach, a night at the opera!’”

The cast will also include baritone Kevin Blickfeldt as Dr. Engel, soprano Oriana Geis-Falla as Kathie, soprano Lily Prado as Princess Margaret, tenor Alex McKissick as Count Hugo Detlef, tenor Ricardo Garcia as Von Asterberg, baritone Sergio Manzo as Lucas, baritone Roberto Gomez as Ruder, soprano Alexys Tiscareno as Gretchen, mezzo-soprano Allegra DeVita as Kathie’s Friend, and tenor Felipe Prado as Captain Tarnitz. Brian Holman conducts.

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