On Saturday, April 28, the LA Opera will present a free concert of Great Opera Choruses with Resident Conductor Grant Gershon leading the LA Opera Chorus. The concert will include famous choruses from popular operas by Bizet, Verdi, Puccini, Bernstein, and more. Audiences will have the opportunity to join in the fun by singing along with the pros to such {…}
The Los Angeles Opera continues to alter its 2018-19 season, now adding an opera that was not originally slated to appear at all. The work in question is David T. Little’s “Soldier Songs,” which will a single performance on Oct. 13, 2018. The work will be showcased as part of the company’s Off Grand showcases and will be directed by {…}
The Los Angeles Opera has announced a date change for its hotly anticipated production of “El Gato Montés” for the 2018-19 season. The work was originally scheduled to start its run on April 27, 2019, but will now commence on May 4, 2019. The other performances of the run will remain the same; they are still set to take place {…}
LA Opera and SongFest have partnered together to launch The Eva & Marc Stern SongFest – LA Opera Fellowship Program, granting further opportunities for rising singers to hone their craft and perform before audiences. For the last 23 years, the SongFest program has helped singers and pianists from their venue at The Colburn School. Students of this year’s SongFest program, {…}
For this week’s recommendations, we have two modern works coupled with three classic masterworks (or more like four with two in a double bill). Throw in a combination of small and big-name companies and this weekend’s recommendations run a wide and diverse gamut. Un Ballo In Maschera – Livermore Valley Opera First up on our list is the independent company’s {…}
Matthew Aucoin’s “Crossing” is set to get an additional performance from LA Opera Off Grand. The performance, given at the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts, will be featured on May 26, now in addition to the originally scheduled one on May 25, which is the work’s West Coast Premiere. The additional performance came about as a result of high {…}
Due to popular demand, the LA Opera has scheduled an additional matinee performance of Leonard Bernstein’s “Candide.” The added performance will take place on Saturday, February 17, at 2 p.m. and will star Kelsey Grammer as Voltaire/Pangloss, Christine Ebersole as the Old Lady, Erin Morley as Cunegonde, and Jack Swanson in the title role. LA Opera Music Director James Conlon conducts the {…}
Last week was rife with modern opera in our top five works to see during the weekend. And this weekend will be no different with a number of companies experimenting and promoting new music. Cruzar la Cara de la Luna – New York City Opera The New York City Opera brings the world’s first-ever mariachi opera to its stage this {…}
The LA Opera has announced its 2018-19 season featuring a number of major singers and rising stars. Like every season, there are major surprises or debuts to look out for. This season has its fair share of debuts and role debuts as well as classic returns that should please audiences around. Sean Pannikar – Satyagraha The American tenor makes his {…}
LA Opera has announced the productions that will make up its 2018-19 season, undoubtedly making for an exciting few months for audiences in the Los Angeles region. Highlights include not only new productions of beloved works, but the world premiere of several projects through LA Opera’s Off Grand initiative. Mainstage Productions Giuseppe Verdi’s “Don Carlo” – This revival production will {…}
This weekend will feature a ton of opera across North America, with companies opening a number of productions and others closing them up. First, let’s take a look at the new runs opening this week. Saratoga Opera’s “La Traviata” gets its first performances on Friday and Sunday while Opera Omaha presents its only two “Tosca” showcases of the year those {…}