Los Angeles Opera News

Pacific Symphony will present THE THREE MEXICAN TENORS, featuring Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez alongside his father Jorge Lopez-Yañez and Mariachi Garibaldi de Jaime Cuéllar at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.

Soprano Erin Morley and tenor Lawrence Brownlee join pianist Malcolm Martineau at 92NY's Kaufmann Concert Hall for GOLDEN AGE, a bel canto recital tied to their new duo album.

Palm Beach Opera concluded its 2026 season with an intimate Cabaret featuring Grammy-award winning pianist, arranger and coach Craig Terry. This event was underwritten by The Sandy and Isanne Fisher Musical Theatre and Cabaret Fund.

The Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles (GMCLA) will present AND THE BEAT GOES ON at the Saban Theatre on March 21 and 22. This special concert features a blend of R&B, Motown, gospel, and musical theatre classics. Emmy Award-winning host Melvin Robert and soprano Nicole Heaston will join as guest artists. The event promises a vibrant showcase of musical talent under the direction of Ernest H. Harrison.

On April 7, 2026, the New York Festival of Song (NYFOS) will present POULENC/SONDHEIM at Kaufman Music Center's Merkin Hall, featuring a unique juxtaposition of Francis Poulenc and Stephen Sondheim's works. The event will showcase the talents of soprano Christine Taylor Price and baritone Theo Hoffman, under the musical direction of Steven Blier and Bénédicte Jourdois. This concert will explore the thematic and stylistic connections between Poulenc's Parisian sensuality and Sondheim's New York w

Emmy-Award winning host, actor, singer and producer Melvin Robert will join previously announced guest artist soprano Nicole Heaston for The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles' Spring 2026 concert.

Following a storied career on the operatic stages across the country, acclaimed mezzo soprano Dency Graves is entering the next phase of her career. For the PBS culture series CANVAS, arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown caught up with the performer ahead of her retirement. Watch the segment now.

The Verdi Chorus will continue its 42nd season with a special Master Class led by critically praised dramatic baritone Malcolm MacKenzie with six of the Verdi Chorus' Fox Singers at the First Presbyterian Church.

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles will present its Spring 2026 concert, And The Beat Goes On, joined by acclaimed soprano Nicole Heaston as special guest artist.

Nicholas McGegan, one of the world’s foremost interpreters of 18th-century repertoire, will reunite with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale to conduct a series of concerts.

Sarah Kirkland Snider’s first opera, HILDEGARD, continues its rolling world premiere at the PROTOTYPE Festival in New York City. The production follows earlier performances presented by Los Angeles Opera.

Sarah Kirkland Snider’s fifth full-length LP, a new, all-orchestral album titled Forward Into Light, will be released on February 27, 2026. Listen to two new tracks here.

Berkshire Opera Festival will introduce a major expansion of programming in 2026 with the launch of its Resident Artist Program alongside three productions: Lucia di Lammermoor, Beauty and the Beast (Zémire et Azor), and Schubert’s Winterreise.

The Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Children’s Chorus will present its annual Winter Concert on December 6 and 7 at two Pasadena venues. The performances will feature more than 400 choristers across multiple ensembles in programs of carols and seasonal repertoire.

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 2026, details TBA).

We had the pleasure of interviewing Darko Tresnjak about his career and Murder on the Links at TRT.

Six-time GRAMMY Award-nominated violinist and composer Curtis Stewart has revealed his 2025-2026 season, highlighted by his first public performance of Coleridge-Taylor's Ballade with National Philharmonic, the world premiere of a new work, and more.

Six-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated violinist and composer Curtis Stewart has released Seasons of Change, a recomposition of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons on Bright Shiny Things. Listen to it now.

The Merola Opera Program has appointed internationally renowned tenor, director, and 2007 Merola alum Alek Shrader as its new Director of Membership & Engagement.

Guild Opera Company is presenting a 5 Sopranos Concert with opera's best mad scenes to highlight the magnificence of the soprano voice and its capabilities. Learn more here!