(Credit: Adam Larsen)

The Long Beach Opera has unveiled its 2021 season which is entitled “Season of Solidarity.” The new season was programmed by Yuval Sharon, who is currently the Interim Artistic Advisor.

The new season will kick off with Peter Maxwell Davies’ “The Lighthouse.” The production will be directed by Andreas Mitisek with Stephen Karr conducting.

Performance Dates: Jan 23-31, 2021

Philip Glass’ “Les Enfants Terribles” will be directed by James Darrah with Christopher Rountree conducting.

Performance Dates: March 20-28, 2021

A double bill of Arnold Schoenberg’s “Pierrot Lunaire” and Kate Soper’s “Voices From the Killing Jar” will be directed by Danielle Agami and Zoe Aja Moore with Jenny Wong conducting.

“Pierrot Lunaire” will star Peabody Southwell, while Laurele Irene will lead “Voices From the Killing Jar.”

Performance Dates: April 17, 18, 2021 

The season draws to close with “Comet / Poppea” by George Lewis and Monteverdi; the work features a libretto by Douglas Kearney and will be directed by Yuval Sharon, who conceived the project.

“Two seemingly incongruous stories… two radically different musical voices… two visions of social striving that at first glance appear to have nothing to do with the other. On a constantly rotating stage, two worlds unfold simultaneously, spinning like a top that creates a visual and aural spiral, inviting associations, dissociations, collisions, and confluences,” stated Sharon in a press release. “’Comet / Poppea’ begins as a critique of the institution of opera, but by the end it becomes a celebration of all that is unique to opera: the unexpected harmony to be discovered in juxtaposition; the collision of classic and contemporary; and its ability to both respond to modern struggles while illuminating timeless human truths.”

Performance Dates: June 20-27, 2021