(Photo Credit: Courtesy of Artist) Baritone Babatunde Akinboboye will present “Hip Hopera” program at Sierra Madre Playhouse on Aug. 28 and 29, 2026. The performances, accompanied by DJ Amond Jackson, fuse operatic singing with hip hop rhythm and spoken word. Akinboboye will feature music from “Carmen,” “Rigoletto,” “La Traviata,” and “The Marriage of Figaro.” Akinboboye created the Hip Hopera concept {…}
In the 2026 season, the Sierra Madre Playhouse presents its first-ever opera series. This article only features opera-related events. “The Opera Buffs” showcases rising opera stars. Performance Dates: March 7-8, 2026 Source/Filter, presented in collaboration with The Awesome Orchestra Collective, features Domenico Cimarosa’s comic “Il maestro di cappella.” Baritone Caleb Glickman performs. Performance Date: May 30, 2026 Up next is {…}
Sierra Madre Playhouse will present “Nacht und Träume” on August 3, 2024. The program will be headlined by soprano Elissa Johnston and pianist Vicki Ray and features music by Schubert (his “Nacht und Träume”), Rachel Beetz (“Unofficial Dreams”), Noah Neites (“Book of Beasts”), Andrew McIntosh (“Intermezzo” and “After Midnight”), Berg (three works including “Nacht,” “Die Nachtigall” and “Traumgekrönt”), and Bill {…}
