California’s Pacific Opera Project has unveiled its 2023-24 season. The company will kick things off with “Hansel and Gretel” at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge, California. Performance Dates: August 4-6, 2023 Next up is “The Barber of Seville” starring Meagan Martin, Jonathan McCullough, Andrew Potter, Sergio Gonzalez, and E. Scott Levin. Kyle Naig conducts. Performance Dates: August 25, 2023 {…}
On May 19, 2023, California’s Pacific Opera Project will present Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance” at Glendale Forest Lawn. Located between LA and the San Gabriel Mountains, this venue has seen previous POP productions, with audience members invited to dress in costume and picnic on the grounds. Conductor Caleb Glickman will make his company debut, leading a cast {…}
Pacific Opera Project has named Katherine Powers as its new Executive Director. Powers is a well-rounded arts leader. Her stage experience includes leading soprano roles with LA Opera, Pacific Opera Project, and others. Powers was on the voice faculty at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and has taught at Occidental College, California State University Los Angeles, and for the {…}
Pacific Opera Project has announced a new, permanent residence at Highland Park called POP HQ, a.k.a. “The POPera Shop.” The venue will serve as a multi-purpose performance, rehearsal, and office space, with plans for after-school programming, summer kids camps, and more. It is located next to and owned by, The Highland Park Ebell Club, where the company has staged previous {…}
Pacific Opera Project is set to revive its 2019 production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute AKA #Superflute” at El Portal Theater. The production, which is set to run between March 17, 2023 and March 26, 2023, will be presented in a new English libretto by POP Artistic Director Josh Shaw and bass-baritone E. Scott Levin. Cast members will include tenor {…}
Pacific Opera Project (POP) will present the US premiere of Vivaldi’s rare opera, “Ercole su’l Termodonte,” written in 1723, 300 years after its original premiere. The show will run from Jan. 6-21, 2023. Featured vocalists include tenors Logan Webber and Manfred Anaya; sopranos Janet Todd, Véronique Filloux, and Audrey Yoder; mezzo-soprano Meagan Martin; and countertenors Michael Skarke and Kyle Tingzon. {…}
Pacific Opera Project will present Puccini’s “La Bohème” at two breweries in Los Angeles this December. First up, the company will showcase the classic work on December 12 at Benny Boy Brewing, followed by performances on December 13 and 14 at Angel Cervecería. Puccini’s hit production, also known as “The Hipsters,” and now also known as “La Brew-hème,” will be {…}
Pacific Opera Project (POP) is set to revive its 1950s inspired production of “The Elixir of Love (L’Elisir D’Amore).” The production will be performed for six performances at El Portal Theater from Sept. 9, 2022 to Sept. 18, 2022. The updated staging, which debuted in 2017, is set to star tenor Arnold Livingston Geis as Nemorino, soprano Oriana Falla as {…}
The Pacific Opera Project is set to end its 2021-22 “Fairytale Season” with a site-specific production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” at Descanso Gardens. The work will be performed six times between July 8 and 17 will be directed by Josh Shaw and conducted by Desiree LaVertu. The choreography will be by Amy Lawrence and costumed by Maggie Green. The {…}
The Pacific Opera Project has announced its 2022-2023 Season. The season opens with Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore” at the El Portal Theatre. The production from the 2017 smash hit production, is set in the 1950s. Performance Dates: Sept. 9-18, 2022 POP presents the U.S. premiere production of Vivaldi’s “Ercole su’l Termodonte” at the Highland Park Ebell Club. Performance Dates: Jan. 6-21, 2023 {…}
Pacific Opera Project is set to present the Los Angeles staged premiere of Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta” starting on March 20, 2022. The opera will star blind soprano Cristina Jones in the opera, which tells the story of a princess who is unaware that she is blind. Jones has performed throughout the United States, England, and Scotland. Other cast members include Ben {…}