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Sondra Radvanovsky, Rihab Chaieb, Patti LuPone, Joshua Guerrero, Juliana Grigoryan, Angela Meade & Lawrence Brownlee Lead LA Opera’s 2026-27 Season

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LA Opera has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the MainStage and LA Opera Off productions. Mainstage Rihab Chaieb, Joshua Guerrero, Kathleen O’Mara, and Liam James Karai lead a new production of Bizet’s “Carmen“ by Thaddeus Strassberger. Domingo Hindoyan conducts.  Performance Dates: Oct. 17-Nov. 7, 2026 Lina González-Granados conducts Bernstein’s “Candide“ with Duke Kim, Deanna Breiwick, and Patti LuPone. Francesca Zambello {…}
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LA Opera to Present an Evening with Patti LuPone

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(Credit: Hana Mendel) LA Opera is set to present Tony Award winner Patti LuPone in her critically acclaimed theatrical concert “Matters of the Heart.” The concert will take audiences on an exploration of the crimes, affairs, and mysteries of the heart, with performances of more than two dozen love songs ranging from Broadway favorites to works by today’s top contemporary {…}
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John Holiday Leads LA Opera’s ‘Akhnaten’

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LA Opera is set to perform Phelim McDermott’s production of Philip Glass’s “Akhnaten.” The production will be conducted by Dalia Stasevska and will star countertenor John Holiday in the title role. He will be joined by bass Zachary James as Amenhotep III, mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce as Nefertiti, and soprano So Young Park as Queen Tye. Also starring include tenor Yuntong {…}
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Juan Diego Flórez Returns to LA Opera for a Recital

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Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez is set to return to the LA Opera for a recital on Feb. 10, 2026. Flórez will perform alongside his longtime collaborator, pianist Vincenzo Scalera. He will perform selections including songs by Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti; arias by Donizetti, Puccini, Massenet and Gounod; and a selection of zarzuela classics. The concert will take place at the {…}
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Former Artistic Director of the LA Opera Dies

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LA Opera has announce the death of its former Artistic Administrator Robin Thompson. In a statement the company said, “Robin Thompson served as Artistic Administrator during the first decade of the company’s existence. Playing a key role in the company’s senior leadership under the tenure of Founding General Director Peter Hemmings, Robin helped shape the young company into what it {…}
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San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program Announces 2026 Artists

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San Francisco’s Merola Opera Program has announced the artist cohort for its 2026 season, selecting 28 participants from more than 1,500 international applicants. The 2026 ensemble includes sopranos Shannon Crowley, Adia Evans, Charlotte Kelso, Abigail Raiford, Jennifer Robinson, Emilie Kealani, and Anna Thompson; mezzo-sopranos Theo Claveles, Katherine Dobbs, Stella FitzGerald, and Ariana Maubach; tenors Chester Seungyup Han, Ryan Bryce Johnson, {…}
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Ben Bliss to Headline December 2025 Recital Presented by LA Opera & The Wallis

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LA Opera and The Wallis will present tenor Ben Bliss in recital with pianist Bryan Wagorn on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Beverly Hills. The program will include European and American art songs, arias by Tchaikovsky and Massenet, and popular standards by Sammy Fain, Stephen Sondheim, and Benny Goodman. Bliss, a former member of LA Opera’s Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program {…}
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Janai Brugger Headlines LA Opera’s ‘La Boheme’

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(Credit: Ken Howard) LA Opera is set to celebrate its 40th Anniversary Season in Herbert Ross’ production of “La Bohème.” Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados leads the opera for six performances between Nov. 22 and Dec. 14, 2025, and will star Janai Brugger, Erica Petrocelli, Oreste Cosimo, Gihoon Kim, William Guanbo Su, Emmett O’Hanlon, and Rod Gilfry. In a statement, Christopher {…}

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