Pacific Opera Project Announces Unique Double Bill For 2020

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Pacific Opera Project has announced that it will be presenting a unique double bill that includes “Gianni Schicchi” and “L’Enfant et les Sortilèges.” The performances, which are slated for three performances between Jan. 25 and Feb. 2, 2020, will take place at the Occidental College’s Thorne Hall. They will be conducted by Joshua Horsch with POP Artistic Director Josh Shaw {…}

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Pacific Opera Project 2019-20 Review: La bohème aka The Hipsters

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(Photo credit: Martha Benedict) “La bohème aka The Hipsters,” Pacific Opera Project’s version of Puccini’s most famous opera, has become a regular holiday-season feature of Los Angeles’s opera calendar. This year’s production is the company’s fifth. Staged at the 1912-vintage Highland Park Ebell Club, POP updates “La bohème” to present-day Highland Park, which these days has a large population of {…}

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Pacific Opera Project Announces New Executive Director

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The Pacific Opera Project has announced the appointment of a new Executive and Development Director, Matt Cook. Cook recently held positions in development and production with Wild Up New Music ensemble and produced performances on the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Fluxus Festival, the Ecstatic Music Festival in New York City, and lead partnerships with organizations such as the Martha Graham Dance {…}

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Pacific Opera Project To Revive ‘La Boheme AKA The Hipsters’

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The Pacific Opera Project closes its 2019 season with five performances of Puccini’s “La Bohème AKA ‘The Hipsters’” at The Highland Park Ebell Club. The production brings Puccini’s classic tale to present day Los Angeles and takes place in a loft apartment during a particularly cold SoCal winter. LA’s housing crisis comes to life on stage as the artist, poet, philosopher, {…}

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Pacific Opera To Present Puccini’s ‘Il Trittico’

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Pacific Opera will open its season with Puccini’s “Il Trittico,” the triple-bill of one-act operas “Il Tabarro,” “Suor Angelica,” and “Gianni Schicci.” “Il Trittico” has not been produced in its entirety in Canada for over fifty years. The trio of operas requires a large cast and three sets, which can be complicated and costly. This production is the first in {…}

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Pacific Opera Project Unveils 2020 Season With 6 Operas

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The Pacific Opera Project has unveiled its 2020 season, which will include a wide range of unique opera experiences to celebrate the company’s 10-year anniversary. “I picked shows that will challenge and stretch us artistically and musically along with a few crowd favorites and one production we did in the early years I thought deserved to be seen by more {…}

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Pacific Opera Project 2019 Review: The Mikado

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(Photo: Martha Benedict) The 1912 Ebell Club in Los Angeles’ Highland Park has been the venue for a number of Pacific Opera Project performances. It’s a favorite venue for their popular show “La boheme: AKA: The Hipsters”. And its informal setting worked well for this intimate version of “The Mikado,” in which the audience was able to sit close at {…}

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Pacific Opera Project To Revive Harajuku-Inspired Production Of ‘The Mikado’

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Pacific Opera Project has announced that it will revive its acclaimed 2013 production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta “The Mikado.” Josh Shaw will direct this exciting production, inspired by Tokyo’s hip Harajuku district. It will feature “eye-popping colors, intricate choreography, and zany antics,” along with Harajuku-style costumes designed by Maggie Green. Additionally, lyrics “originally written to take a jab at {…}

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Pacific Opera Victoria Will Showcase Kálmán’s ‘Countess Maritza’ With Composer’s Daughter in Attendance

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The Pacific Opera Victoria is set to present Kálmán’s “Countess Maritza” this April. The opening night performance, set for April 25, 2019, will also feature the composer’s daughter Ivanka Kálmán, as a featured guest of the company. The performance will star soprano Leslie Ann Bradley in the title role. She has performed such operas as “Carmen,” “Otello” and “The Marriage {…}

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Pacific Opera Project Announces Unique Double Bill For 2020

Pacific Opera Project 2019-20 Review: La bohème aka The Hipsters

Pacific Opera Project Announces New Executive Director

Pacific Opera Project To Revive ‘La Boheme AKA The Hipsters’

Pacific Opera To Present Puccini’s ‘Il Trittico’

Pacific Opera Project Unveils 2020 Season With 6 Operas

Pacific Opera Project 2019 Review: The Mikado

Pacific Opera Project To Revive Harajuku-Inspired Production Of ‘The Mikado’

Pacific Opera Victoria Will Showcase Kálmán’s ‘Countess Maritza’ With Composer’s Daughter in Attendance