(Credit: Javiercamarena.com) Javier Camarena is set to return to LA Opera for a recital with Cuban-born pianist Ángel Rodríguez. The acclaimed tenor will feature bel canto arias from operas by Bellini, Rossini and Donizetti including Tonio’s showpiece aria from “La Fille du Regiment” as well as a musical tour of the Spanish-speaking world through popular zarzuela arias and songs by {…}
Those following the opera world and its biggest news items know what happened on Sept. 28, 2019. In the midst of a tumultous week in which the Met Opera’s “Macbeth” featured major cast turnover, there was still one big twist set to take place without much audience anticipation – a new baritone was to make a surprising debut in the {…}
L.A. Opera’s board of directors has announced that Christopher Koelsch will take over Plácido Domingo’s position as CEO and President of the company eliminating the position of General Director. Koelsch has been the Marybelle and Paul Musco President and CEO of the company since 2012 and previously held the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since 2010. {…}
Plácido Domingo has resigned from the Los Angeles Opera. The famed artist is currently facing allegations for sexual harassment by 20 women and was being investigated by the LA Opera regarding potential misconduct during his time as general director of the company. “Recent accusations that have been made against me in the press have created an atmosphere in which my {…}
The LA Opera is set to present a live broadcast of a performance of Puccini’s “La Bohème” on Sept. 28, 2019. The live stream is set to take place the Santa Monica Pier as well as the Columbia Park in Torrance. The broadcast will start at 7:30 p.m. and end three hours later. Per a press release, those that choose {…}
(Photo: Cory Weaver) In an incredibly interesting interview with Simon Berger in the program booklet for Los Angeles Opera’s latest production “La Bohème” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, director Barrie Kosky asserts that Puccini’s “La Bohème” is actually about death. Many might counter that it’s about young love or, more fully, young love cut short by death, but Kosky’s tighter {…}
(Credit: Iko Freese / drama-berlin.de / Courtesy of LA Opera) There is a lot going on this weekend on the North American opera scene. With the 2019-20 season really coming into its own, major companies and opera stars are launching their big seasons. So here are the top five operas to see this weekend. Bounce: The Basketball Opera – Ardea {…}
The LA Opera is set to open its 2019-20 season with Puccini’s “La Bohème.” The new production by Barrie Kosky will open on Sept. 14 with the Marina Costa-Jackson in the lead role, Saimir Pirgu as Rodolfo, Erica Petrocelli as Musetta, and Kihun Yoon as Marcello. James Conlon will conduct the production which also star Nicholas Brownlee, Michael J. Hawk, {…}
(Photo by Chad Batka) Eleven more women have come forward to accuse Plácido Domingo of sexual harassment, per the Associated Press. Among these is Angela Turner Wilson, who related a story about the 1999-2000 season when Domingo came over to her and put his hand down her bra straps and “groped” her. The new story by the AP also notes {…}
The LA Opera announced the lawyer who will investigate the sexual harassment case against Plácido Domingo. The company said it would immediately open a “thorough and independent investigation” and hired Debra Wong Yang from the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher to lead the investigation. The company however did not respond questions about how the investigation would be carried out {…}
The LA Opera is not disclosing any basic information on the investigation it will be conducting about Placido Domingo’s sexual harassment claims at the moment. The company said that it would not say “who would be conducting the investigation, how it would be carried out, when it would start or its expected duration.” However, a spokeswoman said Friday that “LA {…}