Professional artists and more than 300 amateur members of the Los Angeles musical community gather under the baton of James Conlon to present two free, family-friendly performances of Benjamin Britten’s “Noah’s Flood.” Professional vocal soloists including baritone Ben Lowe as Noah, mezzo-soprano Peabody Southwell as Mrs. Noah and bass-baritone Patrick Blackwell as the Voice of God. They are joined by {…}
James Conlon is set to become Conductor Laureate of the Los Angeles Opera in 2026. Conlon announced that the 2025-26 season will be his final one at the helm of the organization marking his 20th anniversary in the position of music director and his 40th with the company. “The long, productive relationship that I have shared with LA Opera and {…}
(Photo credit: Andrew Eccles) LA Opera holds the LA County Annual Arts and Health Week Summit with soprano Renée Fleming as advisor, advocate, and host. LA Opera’ is collaborating with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, First District; the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; and Healing Arts, an initiative of the Jameel Arts & Health Lab {…}
The LA Opera has announced its 2024-25 season. Here is a look at the entire season. Mainstage Karah Son sings the title role in Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” with Jonathan Tetelman, Hyona Kim, and Michael Sumuel also starring. James Conlon conducts the production by Mario Gas. Performance Dates: Sept. 21-Oct. 13 2024 Gounod’s “Roméo et Juliette” returns for the first time {…}
The LA Opera has canceled plans to present the world premiere of Mason Bates’ “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” this fall. The company said that the production was canceled due to financial issues. LA Opera CEO Christopher Koelsch told the AP News, “It was a very ambitious and therefore expensive project, and unfortunately in the current conditions, it wasn’t {…}
(Photo credit: Adrien Coquet) Dr. Caitlin Vincent (University of Melbourne) and Dr. Amanda Coles (Deakin University) have published their findings on the gender inequality and the impacts of non-standard work in the US opera industry. The team tracked women’s representation as conductors, directors, and designers at the 11 largest opera companies in the United States – the Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe {…}
The LA Opera has announced a cast change for its performance on Oct. 7, 2023, of “Don Giovanni.” The company said Tiffany Townsend will be stepping into the role of Donna Elvira in Isabel Leonard’s place for this evening’s performance of “Don Giovanni.” This marks the second performance Townsend performed following the Oct. 4 performance where she also replaced Leonard. {…}
Lisa Bratkovich and Nora M. Manella have been inducted as new members of the Los Angeles Opera board of directors. Bratkovich, born in Los Angeles, is a successful Chief Marketing Officer and General Management Executive that has served on nonprofit boards for 11 years. She was the Director of Marketing at ChromaDex and the Senior Vice President of Marketing at {…}
LA Opera has announced the 2023 recipients of the Eva and Marc Stern Artist Award. This year, the company will honor conductor Lina González-Granados and bass-baritone Nicholas Brownlee who will split an award of $50,000. The prize will recognize the artists for their deep ties to LA Opera and is an expression of gratitude for past and future artistic collaborations {…}
(Credit: Örjan Jakobsson) The Los Angeles Opera is set to continue its 2022-23 season with a concert showcase of Händel’s “Solomon.” Led by Harry Bicket, the concert will star Ann Hallenberg in the title role alongside Elena Villaón, Niamh O’Sullivan, James Way, Brandon Cedel, and Miah Persson. They will be joined by The English Concert and The Clarion Choir. Bicket {…}
LA Opera has announced its 2023-24 season. Lucas Meachem, Guanqun Yu, Isabel Leonard, Anthony León, Craig Colclough, Meigui Zhang, Alan Williams, and Peixin Chen star in Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” James Conlon conducts Kasper Holten. Performance Dates: Sept. 23–Oct. 15, 2023 Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” will star Emmett O’Hanlon, Isabel Leonard, Edgardo Rocha, Paolo Bordogna, and Luca Pisaroni. Louis Lohraseb conducts {…}