Pacific Opera Project (POP) is set to present a double bill featuring the US premiere stagings of two rare, one-act Gluck operas, “La Corona” and “Il Parnaso Confuso.” The double bill will be presented on Nov. 20 and Nov. 21 and will feature Jessica Sandidge, Tiffany Ho, Meagan Martin, and Audrey Yoder, all in dual roles. Both operas will be {…}
Pacific Opera Project’s new staging of Mozart’s “Cosi fan Tutte,” titled “Covid fan Tutte,” is set to open in November for a socially distanced, drive-in production at Camarillo United Methodist Church. This production features a new English libretto by Artistic Director Josh Shaw. The cast includes three real-life couples: Jamie Chamberlin and Nathan Granner as Fiordilgli and Ferrando; Christina Pezzarossi {…}
Pacific Opera Project has announced its 2020 fall season, which will feature Drive-In operas at the Camarillo United Methodist Church in Ventura County. “We saw an opportunity to do live performance, to give our artists work, to give our fans a show, and to prove that, as always, POP will do whatever it takes to make accessible, affordable, and entertaining {…}
Pacific Opera Project has announced that on July 15, 2020, it will be presenting a watch party for its production of “Madama Butterfly.” The party, which kicks off at 5 p.m. PST, will feature interviews with Artistic Director Josh Shaw and Opera in the Heights Artistic Director Eiki Isomura as they relate the first-ever interpretation of this famed opera that {…}
Pacific Opera Project has announced that it will launch an interactive watch party for its production of “The Magic Flute.” The party kicks off at 5 p.m. PST on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 via the company’s Facebook and YouTube channels. The popular iteration is rife with references to video games, particularly “Super Mario Bros.” and “The Legend of Zelda.” The {…}
Pacific Opera Project is ready to party. The company announced that on April 8, 2020, it will be offering up a watch party to go along with its stream of “The Abduction of the Seraglio.” The fun begins at 5 p.m. PST / 8 p.m. EDT and will feature interactive elements throughout the evening. Audiences can check out interviews with {…}
Pacific Opera Project is joining a number of other opera companies in bringing opera to the public online. On March 19, 2020, the company loaded up its production of “La Traviata” on its official YouTube channel. Afterward, it put up its production of “The Barber of Seville” before loading up “Le Nozze di Figaro” on March 20. The aim is {…}
The Pacific Opera Project has announced that it will be changing its forthcoming production of “Così fan tutte” after much controversy. The 2012 production, which is set in the context of the 1939 film “Gone With the Wind” was lambasted by many as insensitive due the film’s own racist themes. As such, the company has seemingly taken the criticism to {…}
The Pacific Opera Project will continue its 10th Anniversary Season with a revival of its wildly popular 2012 “Gone with the Wind-inspired” production of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte.” The opera, which is written by Da Ponte, is set open on March 28 and runs through April 5, 2020 at the El Portal Theatre. Audiences will get a chance to see {…}
[Credit: Martha Benedict] For the first production of their 10th anniversary season, Los Angeles’s Pacific Opera Project chose to pair two one-act operas, Puccini’s late comic opera “Gianni Schicchi” with Ravel’s magical “L’Enfant et les sortilèges.” The performance took place at Thorne Hall at Eagle Rock’s Occidental College. Pacific Opera Project (POP) claims that this is the first time these {…}
Pacific Opera Project has announced that it will be presenting a unique double bill that includes “Gianni Schicchi” and “L’Enfant et les Sortilèges.” The performances, which are slated for three performances between Jan. 25 and Feb. 2, 2020, will take place at the Occidental College’s Thorne Hall. They will be conducted by Joshua Horsch with POP Artistic Director Josh Shaw {…}
