LA Opera has appointed violinist Alyssa Park as Stuart Canin Concertmaster of the LA Opera Orchestra. Park, who will make her first appearances in the role in Giuseppe Verdi’s “Falstaff,” opening April 18 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, becomes only the second person to hold the named chair, established in perpetuity by Dunard Fund USA to honor Stuart Canin, who served {…}
Los Angeles Opera will host the fourth annual Arts and Health Week Summit. Set for June 13, 2025, the event will be hosted once again by soprano Renée Fleming, who will also act as advocate and advisor for the event. The day-long summit will feature local community members and organizations as they explore the ways that art supports health and {…}
Los Angeles Opera has announced that Lina González-Granados has renewed her contract as Resident Conductor and will remain with the organization through 2028. The conductor was initially appointed to the position back in 2022. “I’m deeply honored to continue as LA Opera’s Resident Conductor, making music with the extraordinary artists of the orchestra and chorus,” said González-Granados per an official {…}
Los Angeles Opera will present two free performances of “Las tres mujeres de Jerusalén” by Carla Lucero on March 14 and 15, 2025. The performance will feature a collaboration between 300 amateur musicians at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Leading the showcase will be James Conlon. “Las tres mujeres de Jerusalén” explores the sixth station of the {…}
Los Angeles Opera is offering residents affected by the wildfires complimentary tickets for its Feb. 1, 2025 concert featuring Kelli O’Hara. The tickets will also be offered to first responders dedicated to recovery in Los Angeles County. “Our hearts are filled with concern for those whose lives were upended by the wildfires that have devastated our community,” said Christopher Koelsch, {…}
(Image provided by Los Angeles Opera) Kelli O’Hara is headed to the Los Angeles Opera on Feb. 1, 2025. The famed Tony Award-winner will perform alongside the LA Opera and conductor Bob Bernhardt in a concert that also features musical direction and a solo piano performance by Dan Lipton. O’Hara is an icon of Broadway, but she has also made {…}
The Los Angeles Opera has announced its Legacy Ambassadors for 2024-25. Here is a rundown of the Ambassadors: – Lisane Basquiat, founder of Shaping Freedom, co-administrator of the Jean-Michel Basquiat estate – Ingrid Best, founder of IBest Wines, art collector – Shanique Bonelli-Moore, chief diversity and social impact officer of the Clorox Company – Leticia Rhi Buckley, chief executive officer of {…}
The Los Angeles Opera is set to present a free live simulcast of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” on Sept. 21, 2024 at two outdoor locations. Audiences will get to take in the tragic work at the El Cariso Community Regional Park and Santa Monica Pier. This is the second time that LA Opera does a simulcast at El Cariso Community Regional {…}
The Los Angeles Opera has announced the 2024-25 members of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program. The new members include soprano Gabrielle Turgeon; tenors Nathan Bowles and Yuntong Han; baritone Hyungjin Son; and bass-baritone Vinícius Costa. Soprano Kathleen O’Mara will be a returning artist for her second year with the program. Bowles is set to appear with LA Opera in the {…}
(Credit: Fay Fox) Los Angeles Opera is set to present the world premiere of Joel Thompson’s “Fire and Blue Sky” on June 6, 2024. The showcase will feature Russell Thomas and Deborah Nansteel as the featured soloists for the new song cycle that is written by librettist Imani Tolliver. The work was created for Thomas who is the LA Opera’s {…}
Los Angeles Opera has announced three new board members. The board members in question include famed filmmaker Rian Johnson, labor arbitrator Juan Carlos Gonzalez, and Jennifer McCormick, a major CEO. Johnson is an Academy Award-nominated director of such films as “Knives Out,” “Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi,” and “Brick.” Gonzalez, worked as a Federal Mediator from 2000 – {…}