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 {…}
Pacific Opera Project in California is set to present the west coast premiere of “I Can’t Breathe,” a new opera by Leslie Burrs with libretto by Brandon J. Gibson. The work will be presented at El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood on May 13, 14, and 15, 2022. Artistic Director Joshua Shaw will direct the production with Joshua Foy conducting. {…}
Pacific Opera Project continues its 2021-22 fairytale-themed opera season with an outdoor presentation of Humperdinck’s “Hansel and Gretel.” The production will be performed at Forest Lawn Glendale, California, and will be sung in English. The cast will include Kara Morgan as Hansel, Emily Rosenberg as Gretel, Erin Theodorakis as Mother, Daniel Scofield as Father, Melanie Ashkar as the Witch, Anastasia {…}
Pacific Opera Project in California has announced its 2021-22 season, which will showcase four fairy-tale based operas. First up will be a production of Rossini’s “La Cenerentola,” which stars Stephanie Doche in the lead role alongside E. Scott Levin, Arnold Livingston, Joel Balzun, Andrew Allan Hiers, Meagan Martin, and Chelsea Lehnea. Josh Shaw directs a production conducted by Kristin Roach. {…}
Pacific Opera Project is set to present a series of live, in-person productions this June. The company unveiled that it would be performing Bizet’s “Don Procopio” between June 4-6, 2021 at the Heritage Square Museum in Los Angeles, California. All three showcases will feature socially-distanced audiences. The showcase will feature Ben Lowe in the title role alongside Rachel Policar, Jon {…}
Pacific Opera Project has announced its next installment of revolutionary, pandemic-safe productions with Leonard Bernstein’s “Trouble in Tahiti.” The work will be performed live outdoors at the Heritage Square Museum in Los Angeles. The four, socially-distanced performances will be held on April 24 and 25, 2021 and audiences will be able to picnic and enjoy a bottle of wine in {…}