(Photo credit: Boone Studios) The Ebell of Los Angeles, a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring women and building community through arts, culture, and education has announced its 2024-25 season. For the purposes of this article, only opera-related events are included. The new season and series kick off with the annual community open house, featuring The Ebell’s own volunteer Chorale, among {…}
Opera UCLA, in collaboration with The Herb Alpert School of Music and UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television, is set to present the world premiere of “The Grant Hotel Tartarus.” The new work by composer Richard Danielpour will bow on May 21 and 23, 2024 preceded by preview performances on May 17 and 19. The opera follows six guests {…}
Slavery and the lives forever changed by it are not easy things to talk about, much less put on the operatic stage. Yet, many composers like George Gershwin (Porgy and Bess), Rihannon Giddens (Omar), and Scott Joplin (Treemonisha) have all depicted the stories of real people that slavery sought to turn into buyable objects. Yet, to this legacy there is {…}