(Photo Credit: Craig T. Matthew) LA Opera will present “Hercules vs Vampires” this Halloween. The production features singers and musicians performing an original operatic score live to Mario Bava’s 1961 film “Hercules in the Haunted World,” on Oct. 30 and 31 at the United Theater on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. Patrick Morganelli composed the score and adapted the film’s {…}
LA Opera has added a seventh performance of Bizet’s “Carmen” on Oct. 27, following high demand for the production’s original run. Per an official press release, “Carmen” has become the company’s most in demand production of the season. The added date joins the previously scheduled performances of Oct. 17 and Nov. 1. The famed opera stars Rihab Chaieb in the {…}
In light of reports indicating that the Los Angeles Opera is under investigation for its tax returns, the company has a released a statement. The company states that, “The LA Opera is committed to transparency and responsible stewardship of public and private resources. “From 2015 through 2025, excluding extraordinary COVID-19 relief, LA Opera received an average of less than $1 {…}
LA Opera has commissioned Cuban-born artist Enrique Martínez Celaya to create “The Things We Know,” a curtain artwork that will become a visual centerpiece of the company’s 2026-27 season. The approximately 70-foot-wide artwork will be installed at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for all mainstage performances throughout the season. “A curtain is different from a painting on a wall because it {…}
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 {…}