DON GIOVANNI to Open at San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra and Guild Opera
San Fernando Valley Symphony Orchestra and Guild Opera Company will present Mozart's Don Giovanni at St.
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The latest news on performances of Opera in Los Angeles.
Video: HERCULES VS. VAMPIRES Set for United Theater on Broadway This Halloween
LA Opera has shared new footage previewing Hercules vs.
Baritone Babatunde Akinboboye to Fuse Opera And Hip-hop At Sierra Madre Playhouse
Babatunde Akinboboye, a baritone singer will bring fresh new perspective to opera with “Hip Hopera,” a genre-defying musical style fusing the classical opera with the rhythmic intensity and attitude of hip-hop, at the Sierra Madre Playhouse.
ACQUAPROFONDA to Return to Aquarium of the Pacific With Long Beach Opera
Long Beach Opera Education will present ACQUAPROFONDA, a free family opera about ocean conservation, at the Aquarium of the Pacific's Honda Pacific Visions Theater, with activity sessions before and after each performance.
LA Opera Concludes Landmark 40th Anniversary Season With Record Attendance
With its final performance of The Magic Flute on Sunday, LA Opera concluded its landmark 40th Anniversary Season, capping a year of exceptional audience response, and expanded community engagement.
L'ELISIR D'AMORE to Close Independent Opera Company's 14th Season in LA
Independent Opera Company will present a fully staged production of Donizetti's L'Elisir d'Amore at La Cañada Congregational Church in La Cañada Flintridge, CA, featuring local singers in costume with piano accompaniment.
MAMMA MIA!, THE MAGIC FLUTE, And Dance DTLA Set for The Music Center Summer 2026 Lineup
The Music Center will present a summer dance season in Downtown L.
Verdi's UN BALLO IN MASCHERA to be Presented by Guild Opera Company in Canoga Park
Guild Opera Company will present Verdi's Un ballo in maschera at River of the Valley in Canoga Park, with Felipe Prado, Emma Berggren, and Carlos Oliva leading the cast.
Long Beach Opera to Host THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE OPERA Spring Gala
Long Beach Opera will present its Spring Gala celebrating THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE OPERA.
Review: AKHNATEN at Los Angeles Opera
Glass feels to be in direct conversation with grand opera, layering incantations from the chorus over triangulations of notes played nearly ad nauseam on violas to evoke something of the mystery that shrouds ancient Egypt in western culture.
Interview: John Holiday of AKHNATEN at La Opera
Countertenor John Holiday stars as Akhnaten in LA Opera’s spectacular revival of the acclaimed Philip Glass opera, February 28 through March 22 - and I can’t wait to see it.
Independent Opera Company to Stage DIE KLUGE by Carl Orff in North Hollywood
Independent Opera Company will present Carl Orff's opera DIE KLUGE, based on a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, with performances in North Hollywood this March.
Nine Rising Opera Singers Featured in Contemporary Mini-Operas at Sierra Madre Playhouse
The Opera Buffs will present nine rising opera singers in a program of contemporary mini-operas at Sierra Madre Playhouse.
LA Opera Unveils 2026/27 Season Lineup Featuring New Music Director Domingo Hindoyan
Christopher Koelsch, the Sebastian Paul and Marybelle Musco President and CEO of LA Opera, has announced details for the company's 2026/27 season, which will launch on October 17, 2026.
THE FAIR AT SOROCHYNTSI To Have World Premiere at Independent Opera Company
SEO Blurb: Independent Opera Company launches its 14th season with the U.
Sarah Kirkland Snider’s HILDEGARD Premieres at Los Angeles Opera
Snider’s first opera, HILDEGARD, for which she also wrote the libretto, will be presented in rolling world premieres by Los Angeles Opera (November 5-9, 2025) and PROTOTYPE Festival in New York (January 9-17, 2026), with subsequent performances at the Aspen Music Festival and School (Summer
Ridgecrest Chamber Music Society To Open 2025 Season with IL TROVATORE
The Ridgecrest Chamber Music Society (RCMS) will open its 2025–26 season on Sunday, September 21, 2025, with the return of Dolce Armonia, performing selections from Verdi’s Il Trovatore.
SPACE ROCK OPERA Begins At the Cat's Crawl In June
Traveling Showcase Productions will present SPACE ROCK OPERA, a genre-smashing musical-meets-rock-show-meets-country-music revue in a beautifully restored Hollywood theater with a full bar.
THE LIBRARY OF MAPS: AN OPERA IN MANY PARTS to be Presented at Long Beach Opera
Long Beach Opera will present The Library of Maps: An Opera in Many Parts—Pauline Oliveros’ uniquely experimental opera devised in collaboration with poet and librettist, Moira Roth.
Tod Machover's SCHOENBERG IN HOLLYWOOD To Have West Coast Premiere
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music and The Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience will present the West Coast Premiere of Composer Tod Machover's SCHOENBERG IN HOLLYWOOD.
International Voice Competition Boris Martinovich Announces 2025 Competition
The International Voice Competition Boris Martinovich is pleased to announce the opening of its application period for the 2025 competition.
Rarely-Performed Strauss Opera DAPHNE To Have LA Premiere From Independent Opera Company
Independent Opera Company will continue its 2024-2025 season with 'Daphne,' a rarely- performed opera by German composer Richard Strauss.
Music Director James Conlon To Depart LA Opera After 20 Years; 40th Anniversary Season Lineup Announced
LA Opera has announced details for the company's 40th anniversary season, which will launch on September 20, 2025.
The Ridgecrest Chamber Music Society to Present DOLCE ARMONIA
The Ridgecrest Chamber Music Society will present Dolce Armonia, an evening of beloved operatic and classical masterpieces, led by baritone David Hodgson this month in Ridgecrest.
Long Beach Opera Presents Pauline Oliveros' EL RELICARIO DE LOS ANIMALES
Long Beach Opera will present two landmark performances of a new production of Pauline Oliveros' El Relicario de Los Animales, February 15th & 16th at the historic indoor-outdoor Heritage Square Museum in Los Angeles.
Opera Grand Rapids & Colvin Theatrical FILM STINNEY: An American Execution Opera
Blackmagic Design has announced Opera Grand Rapids and Colvin Theatrical used Blackmagic Design cameras, switchers and DaVinci Resolve for editing and grading the cinematic opera film Stinney: An American Execution.
Long Beach Opera Announces 2025 Season Of Works By Pauline Oliveros
Long Beach Opera announced its 2025 season featuring works by Pauline Oliveros, highlighting site-specific performances.
LA Opera to Revive Gounod's ROMEO AND JULIET Directed by Kitty McNamee
LA Opera will present the revival of Gounod's ROMEO AND JULIET, marking Kitty McNamee's directorial debut.
SANCTA SUSANNA To Have West Coast Premiere At Heritage Square Museum
Source/Filter Music Collective has announced the West Coast premiere of SANCTA SUSANNA, a horror opera by Paul Hindemith, at Heritage Square Museum on October 24-25.
Long Beach Opera Recieves 1.2 Million Grant From Perenchio Foundation
Long Beach Opera has been chosen as a recipient of an unrestricted General Operating Support Grant from the Perenchio Foundation.
West Coast Premiere of Hindemith's SANCTA SUSANNA to be Presented At Heritage Square Museum
Source/Filter Music Collective will present the West Coast premiere of Paul Hindemith's Sancta Susanna, an immersive horror opera.
City of West Hollywood Presents Free Theatre in the Parks: Pacific Opera Project's CINDERELLA STORY
The City of West Hollywood has announced Free Theatre in the Parks with Pacific Opera Project's mashup opera of Jules Massenet and Gioacchino Rossini’s CINDERELLA.
Guild Opera Co. To Present TOSCA And More for 75th Anniversary Celebration
Guild Opera Company will celebrate its 75th anniversary with the first act of Puccini’s TOSCA and the spoof MEANWHILE BACK AT MARIO’S on September 7th at Salem Lutheran Church.
Long Beach Opera Presents First-Ever Live Staging Of Pauline Oliveros' Experimental Opera BYE BYE BUTTERFLY
Long Beach Opera has announced a two-day event featuring the first-ever live staging of Pauline Oliveros' experimental opera BYE BYE BUTTERFLY, showcasing innovative and immersive performances.
Mission Opera to Present THE MERRY WIDOW: MADONNA in June
Mission Opera will present a unique 1980s-themed version of THE MERRY WIDOW at the OPERA America National Conference and World Opera Forum in Los Angeles.
Review: TURANDOT at LA Opera
A sharp blade wielded threateningly, forced perspective creating looming palatial walls, the rotting heads of failed suitors, and a princess literally shrouded in mystery quickly orient us within Puccini’s iconic fairytale.
LA Opera to Present World Premiere Of Joel Thompson's FIRE AND BLUE SKY
LA Opera will present the world premiere of a major new commission: the orchestral song cycle Fire and Blue Sky by Emmy-winning composer Joel Thompson and librettist Imani Tolliver.
BroadStage Presents Elīna Garanča With Orchestra, Conducted By Karel Mark Chichon On May 10
BroadStage audience favorite mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča returns as part of the Celebrity Opera Recital Series on Friday, May 10, 2024 at 7:30pm at the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage at the Santa Monica Performing Arts Center.
Video: Get A First Look At LA Opera's LA TRAVIATA
Get a first look at LA Opera's production of Giuseppe Verdi's beloved romantic tragedy, La Traviata, starring soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen - now on stage through April 27th, 2024.
Pacific Opera Project Announces 2024-2025 Season
Discover Pacific Opera Project's 2024-2025 season, featuring the LA premiere of RUSALKA, US premiere of LA SCUOLA DE' GELOSI, and a co-production of H.
