Los Angeles Opera News

Nicholas McGegan to Return to Lead Philharmonia in BAROQUE GARLANDS

by Chloe Rabinowitz — December 29, 2025

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 Rolling World Premiere At Prototype

by A.A. Cristi — December 16, 2025

Sarah Kirkland Snider’s first opera, HILDEGARD, continues its rolling world premiere at the PROTOTYPE Festival in New York City.

Sarah Kirkland Snider to Release New Orchestral Album 'Forward Into Light'

by Josh Sharpe — December 4, 2025

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

Berkshire Opera Festival Reveals 2026 Summer Season Featuring New Resident Artist Program

by A.A. Cristi — December 2, 2025

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.

Los Angeles Children’s Chorus To Present Annual Winter Concert December 6–7

by A.A. Cristi — November 17, 2025

The Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Children’s Chorus will present its annual Winter Concert on December 6 and 7 at two Pasadena venues.

Sarah Kirkland Snider’s HILDEGARD Premieres at Los Angeles Opera

by Nicole Rosky — October 1, 2025

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

Interview: Director Darko Tresnjak and MURDER ON THE LINKS at TRT

by Marina Kennedy — September 18, 2025

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

Violinist Curtis Stewart Unveils 2025-2026 Concert Schedule

by Josh Sharpe — September 17, 2025

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.

Violinist and Composer Curtis Stewart Releases New Album 'Seasons of Change'

by Josh Sharpe — June 20, 2025

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.

Alek Shrader Joins Merola Opera Program Senior Staff

by A.A. Cristi — June 10, 2025

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 Will Host 5 SOPRANOS in Concert

by Stephi Wild — May 30, 2025

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.

Previews: UNVEILING at The Hobby Center

by Brett Cullum — May 29, 2025

Grammy Award-winning soprano Ana María Martínez, with Broadway music director and conductor Andy Einhorn, will be at The Hobby Center this Saturday at 7:30 pm in the Zilkha Hall.

Interview: Theatre Life with Francesca Zambello

by Elliot Lanes — May 23, 2025

Today’s subject Francesca Zambello is currently living her theatre life as the Artistic Director of Washington National Opera (WNO).

Grammy Award-Winning Los Angeles Children's Chorus Celebrates Love at Annual Spring Concert

by A.A. Cristi — April 25, 2025

Love will ring out when the Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Children's Chorus (LACC) presents its annual Spring Concert over Mother's Day weekend, Saturday, May 10, 7 pm, at First United Methodist Church in Pasadena, and Sunday, May 11, 7 pm, at Pasadena Presbyterian Church.