James Conlon

LA Opera Names Jeremy Frank As Chorus Director

LA Opera has appointed Jeremy Frank as the company's new Chorus Director, beginning in the 2022/23 season.

LA Opera will present the grandest of grand operas, Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, from May 12 through June 12, 2022, conducted by Music Director James Conlon. 

Famed Violinist Midori Makes Detroit Recital Appearance in May

Midori, one of the most renowned violinists of our time, will make a rare metro Detroit recital appearance on the Chamber Music Detroit series at Seligman Performing Arts Center Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 8:00 PM. 

LA Opera Presents Free Live Simulcast Of AIDA In Three Locations

Back by popular demand, LA Opera will resume its annual live simulcasts at three locations this year. At 7:30pm on Saturday, June 4, 2022, LA Opera's production of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida will be transmitted live in high-definition video from nine cameras at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to large LED screens at Newhall Park in Santa Clarita, Pomona Fairplex and the Santa Monica Pier. 

LA Opera Presents Free Live Simulcast Of AIDA In Three Locations

Back by popular demand, LA Opera will resume its annual live simulcasts at three locations this year. At 7:30pm on Saturday, June 4, 2022, LA Opera's production of Giuseppe Verdi's Aida will be transmitted live in high-definition video from nine cameras at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to large LED screens at Newhall Park in Santa Clarita, the Pomona Fairplex and the Santa Monica Pier. 

Ravinia Festival Announces 2022 Summer Lineup Featuring YOURS, STEPHEN SONDHEIM

Ravinia Festival has announced its complete 2022 summer lineup, offering 50 artist debuts and more than 100 concerts, including the annual summer residency of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) with Chief Conductor Marin Alsop.

Symphony of the Americas: Presents a Musical Tribute to Concertmaster Bogden Chruszcz

Symphony of the Americas Artistic Director Pablo Mielgo presents an evening tribute honoring Concertmaster Bogdan Chruszcz, and welcomes incoming Concertmaster, Scott Flavin.   The presentation will take place Sunday, March 13, with a 5:00 p.m. reception followed by the 6:00 p.m. specially-curated performance by Flavin and a post-performance dessert in the Mary Porter Ballroom at Broward Center for the Performing Arts.  

BWW Interview: Conducting ST. MATTHEW PASSION's Only One of James Conlon's Many Current Commitments

LA Opera’s next production St. Matthew Passion will open March 12, 2022, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. LA Opera’s music director James Conlon conducts with choreographer John Neumeier staging Johann Sebastian Bach’s scared masterpiece with members of the Hamburg Ballet. The always busy Maestro found some time to answer a few of my orchestral queries.

Free Tickets Now Available for LA Opera's World Premiere of THE THREE WOMEN OF JERUSALEM

On March 19, LA Opera will present two performances of Carla Lucero's The Three Women of Jerusalem (Las tres mujeres de Jerusalén), conducted by Music Director James Conlon and performed by a cast of hundreds in a monumental staging at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

LA Opera to Present Bach's 'St. Matthew Passion,' Featuring the Hamburg Ballet

LA Opera will present a rare staged production of Bach's St. Matthew Passion from March 12 through 27, 2022, conducted by Music Director James Conlon. 

VIDEO: Get A First Look At IL TRAVATORE At LA Opera - Streaming 10/3 and 10/6

LA Opera is back in a big way: an epic new-to-LA production of this ever-popular tale of revenge, dangerous passions and fatal mistakes. Two brothers find themselves fighting on opposite sides of a war...and for the love of the same woman.

VIDEO: Sneak Peek at LA Opera's IL TROVATORE

LA Opera is back in a big way: an epic new-to-LA production of this ever-popular tale of revenge, dangerous passions and fatal mistakes. Two brothers find themselves fighting on opposite sides of a war...and for the love of the same woman.

VIDEO: Go Inside The Creation Of LA Opera's OEDIPUS REX

LA Opera presented the company premiere of Igor Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex at 2pm on Sunday, June 6, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. A special video presentation of the opera will subsequently stream on LA Opera's On Now digital platform, also free of charge, beginning later today, June 17.

VIDEO: Listen To LA Opera's BILLY BUDD 'From The Vault'

Set sail on an audio-fueled journey into our 2014 production of 'Billy Budd.' Brace yourself for stormy seas and emotional swells as you endeavor through the story of the H.M.S. Indomitable and its crew. 

Video: Go Behind The Scenes of LA Opera's THE MAGIC FLUTE

The Magic Flute, one of LA Opera's most sensational productions, returns this season to transport audiences into an enchanted fantasy world. 

LA Opera presents Giacomo Puccini's thrilling masterpiece, Tosca, conducted by Music Director James Conlon. The final mainstage presentation of the company's 2016/17 season, Tosca is a revival of the production staged by the company in 2013, directed by Tony and Olivier Award winner John Caird. There will be seven performances from April 22 through May 13, taking place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90012).

The iconic production that created a sensation when it was first staged in LA Opera's inaugural season, Salome returns to make its mark on the 21st century, starring Patricia Racette in the role of a lifetime.

LA Opera presents The Marriage of Figaro - Now through April 12 Only. Check out a sneak peek at the teaser below!

Tony Award-winner Patti LuPone is making a cameo appearance in LA Opera's THE GHOSTS OF VERSAILLES now Through March 1. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at her appearance!