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LA Opera: Carmen
Carmen is desirable, defiant, and driven. She thinks nothing of charming a soldier to escape a spot of trouble—never imagining that he would abandon his childhood sweetheart and desert his post to follow her. But Don José is a jealous lover, and as Carmen begins a new relationship with the bullfighter Escamillo, his passion turns dark—and deadly.
Bizet's masterpiece arrives onstage in a brand-new production drenched in Spanish Gothic splendor, created by director/designer Thaddeus Strassberger. Domingo Hindoyan opens his inaugural season as Music Director with one of the world's most iconic scores.
LA Opera: Carmen
Carmen is desirable, defiant, and driven. She thinks nothing of charming a soldier to escape a spot of trouble—never imagining that he would abandon his childhood sweetheart and desert his post to follow her. But Don José is a jealous lover, and as Carmen begins a new relationship with the bullfighter Escamillo, his passion turns dark—and deadly.
Bizet's masterpiece arrives onstage in a brand-new production drenched in Spanish Gothic splendor, created by director/designer Thaddeus Strassberger. Domingo Hindoyan opens his inaugural season as Music Director with one of the world's most iconic scores.
LA Opera: Carmen
Carmen is desirable, defiant, and driven. She thinks nothing of charming a soldier to escape a spot of trouble—never imagining that he would abandon his childhood sweetheart and desert his post to follow her. But Don José is a jealous lover, and as Carmen begins a new relationship with the bullfighter Escamillo, his passion turns dark—and deadly.
Bizet's masterpiece arrives onstage in a brand-new production drenched in Spanish Gothic splendor, created by director/designer Thaddeus Strassberger. Domingo Hindoyan opens his inaugural season as Music Director with one of the world's most iconic scores.
LA Opera: Carmen
Carmen is desirable, defiant, and driven. She thinks nothing of charming a soldier to escape a spot of trouble—never imagining that he would abandon his childhood sweetheart and desert his post to follow her. But Don José is a jealous lover, and as Carmen begins a new relationship with the bullfighter Escamillo, his passion turns dark—and deadly.
Bizet's masterpiece arrives onstage in a brand-new production drenched in Spanish Gothic splendor, created by director/designer Thaddeus Strassberger. Domingo Hindoyan opens his inaugural season as Music Director with one of the world's most iconic scores.
LA Opera: Carmen
Carmen is desirable, defiant, and driven. She thinks nothing of charming a soldier to escape a spot of trouble—never imagining that he would abandon his childhood sweetheart and desert his post to follow her. But Don José is a jealous lover, and as Carmen begins a new relationship with the bullfighter Escamillo, his passion turns dark—and deadly.
Bizet's masterpiece arrives onstage in a brand-new production drenched in Spanish Gothic splendor, created by director/designer Thaddeus Strassberger. Domingo Hindoyan opens his inaugural season as Music Director with one of the world's most iconic scores.
LA Opera: Carmen
Carmen is desirable, defiant, and driven. She thinks nothing of charming a soldier to escape a spot of trouble—never imagining that he would abandon his childhood sweetheart and desert his post to follow her. But Don José is a jealous lover, and as Carmen begins a new relationship with the bullfighter Escamillo, his passion turns dark—and deadly.
Bizet's masterpiece arrives onstage in a brand-new production drenched in Spanish Gothic splendor, created by director/designer Thaddeus Strassberger. Domingo Hindoyan opens his inaugural season as Music Director with one of the world's most iconic scores.
LA Opera: Nabucco
King Nebuchadnezzar is on a rampage against Jerusalem, unaware that his daughter Fenena has fallen for the enemy. But when his other daughter Abigaille—adopted, though unaware of it—discovers her true parentage, she seizes the crown for herself, unleashing an onslaught of betrayal, blasphemy, and divine wrath.
Director/designer Thaddeus Strassberger stages an opulent original production that transports the hanging gardens of Babylon to the gilded theaters of Milan. Fast-rising baritone Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar makes his LA debut opposite the sensational Angela Meade in this groundbreaking opera that first made Verdi a household name.
LA Opera: Nabucco
King Nebuchadnezzar is on a rampage against Jerusalem, unaware that his daughter Fenena has fallen for the enemy. But when his other daughter Abigaille—adopted, though unaware of it—discovers her true parentage, she seizes the crown for herself, unleashing an onslaught of betrayal, blasphemy, and divine wrath.
Director/designer Thaddeus Strassberger stages an opulent original production that transports the hanging gardens of Babylon to the gilded theaters of Milan. Fast-rising baritone Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar makes his LA debut opposite the sensational Angela Meade in this groundbreaking opera that first made Verdi a household name.
LA Opera: Nabucco
King Nebuchadnezzar is on a rampage against Jerusalem, unaware that his daughter Fenena has fallen for the enemy. But when his other daughter Abigaille—adopted, though unaware of it—discovers her true parentage, she seizes the crown for herself, unleashing an onslaught of betrayal, blasphemy, and divine wrath.
Director/designer Thaddeus Strassberger stages an opulent original production that transports the hanging gardens of Babylon to the gilded theaters of Milan. Fast-rising baritone Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar makes his LA debut opposite the sensational Angela Meade in this groundbreaking opera that first made Verdi a household name.
LA Opera: Nabucco
King Nebuchadnezzar is on a rampage against Jerusalem, unaware that his daughter Fenena has fallen for the enemy. But when his other daughter Abigaille—adopted, though unaware of it—discovers her true parentage, she seizes the crown for herself, unleashing an onslaught of betrayal, blasphemy, and divine wrath.
Director/designer Thaddeus Strassberger stages an opulent original production that transports the hanging gardens of Babylon to the gilded theaters of Milan. Fast-rising baritone Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar makes his LA debut opposite the sensational Angela Meade in this groundbreaking opera that first made Verdi a household name.
LA Opera: Nabucco
King Nebuchadnezzar is on a rampage against Jerusalem, unaware that his daughter Fenena has fallen for the enemy. But when his other daughter Abigaille—adopted, though unaware of it—discovers her true parentage, she seizes the crown for herself, unleashing an onslaught of betrayal, blasphemy, and divine wrath.
Director/designer Thaddeus Strassberger stages an opulent original production that transports the hanging gardens of Babylon to the gilded theaters of Milan. Fast-rising baritone Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar makes his LA debut opposite the sensational Angela Meade in this groundbreaking opera that first made Verdi a household name.
LA Opera: Nabucco
King Nebuchadnezzar is on a rampage against Jerusalem, unaware that his daughter Fenena has fallen for the enemy. But when his other daughter Abigaille—adopted, though unaware of it—discovers her true parentage, she seizes the crown for herself, unleashing an onslaught of betrayal, blasphemy, and divine wrath.
Director/designer Thaddeus Strassberger stages an opulent original production that transports the hanging gardens of Babylon to the gilded theaters of Milan. Fast-rising baritone Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar makes his LA debut opposite the sensational Angela Meade in this groundbreaking opera that first made Verdi a household name.
LA Opera: Turandot
Princess Turandot is famous for her beauty and infamous for sending aspiring suitors to the executioner. When Calaf puts his life on the line for a chance to win her heart, he must confront three impossible riddles—while keeping his own identity as an exiled prince a secret.
It's a sensory delight as Puccini's grandest opera returns with jaw-dropping maximalist sets from David Hockney. Ewa Płonka, renowned for her "steely, imposing Turandot" (WSJ) across the world's biggest stages, makes her LA Opera debut as the titular ice princess.
LA Opera: Turandot
Princess Turandot is famous for her beauty and infamous for sending aspiring suitors to the executioner. When Calaf puts his life on the line for a chance to win her heart, he must confront three impossible riddles—while keeping his own identity as an exiled prince a secret.
It's a sensory delight as Puccini's grandest opera returns with jaw-dropping maximalist sets from David Hockney. Ewa Płonka, renowned for her "steely, imposing Turandot" (WSJ) across the world's biggest stages, makes her LA Opera debut as the titular ice princess.
LA Opera: Turandot
Princess Turandot is famous for her beauty and infamous for sending aspiring suitors to the executioner. When Calaf puts his life on the line for a chance to win her heart, he must confront three impossible riddles—while keeping his own identity as an exiled prince a secret.
It's a sensory delight as Puccini's grandest opera returns with jaw-dropping maximalist sets from David Hockney. Ewa Płonka, renowned for her "steely, imposing Turandot" (WSJ) across the world's biggest stages, makes her LA Opera debut as the titular ice princess.
LA Opera: Turandot
Princess Turandot is famous for her beauty and infamous for sending aspiring suitors to the executioner. When Calaf puts his life on the line for a chance to win her heart, he must confront three impossible riddles—while keeping his own identity as an exiled prince a secret.
It's a sensory delight as Puccini's grandest opera returns with jaw-dropping maximalist sets from David Hockney. Ewa Płonka, renowned for her "steely, imposing Turandot" (WSJ) across the world's biggest stages, makes her LA Opera debut as the titular ice princess.
LA Opera: Turandot
Princess Turandot is famous for her beauty and infamous for sending aspiring suitors to the executioner. When Calaf puts his life on the line for a chance to win her heart, he must confront three impossible riddles—while keeping his own identity as an exiled prince a secret.
It's a sensory delight as Puccini's grandest opera returns with jaw-dropping maximalist sets from David Hockney. Ewa Płonka, renowned for her "steely, imposing Turandot" (WSJ) across the world's biggest stages, makes her LA Opera debut as the titular ice princess.
LA Opera: Turandot
Princess Turandot is famous for her beauty and infamous for sending aspiring suitors to the executioner. When Calaf puts his life on the line for a chance to win her heart, he must confront three impossible riddles—while keeping his own identity as an exiled prince a secret.
It's a sensory delight as Puccini's grandest opera returns with jaw-dropping maximalist sets from David Hockney. Ewa Płonka, renowned for her "steely, imposing Turandot" (WSJ) across the world's biggest stages, makes her LA Opera debut as the titular ice princess.
LA Opera: Falstaff
James Conlon conducts one of his personal favorites, Verdi's utterly delightful comic masterpiece. Longtime company favorite Craig Colclough stars as the boastful Falstaff, leading a brilliant ensemble cast that includes Nicole Heaston, Ernesto Petti and Hyona Kim among the pranksters all too happy to take the errant knight down a peg, with Deanna Breiwick and Anthony León as the young lovers desperate to steal a private moment to themselves among the madness. This classic comedy gets an equally classic staging by Lee Blakeley, with atmospheric sets and sumptuous period costumes designed by Adrian Linford.
LA Opera: Falstaff
James Conlon conducts one of his personal favorites, Verdi's utterly delightful comic masterpiece. Longtime company favorite Craig Colclough stars as the boastful Falstaff, leading a brilliant ensemble cast that includes Nicole Heaston, Ernesto Petti and Hyona Kim among the pranksters all too happy to take the errant knight down a peg, with Deanna Breiwick and Anthony León as the young lovers desperate to steal a private moment to themselves among the madness. This classic comedy gets an equally classic staging by Lee Blakeley, with atmospheric sets and sumptuous period costumes designed by Adrian Linford.
LA Opera: Falstaff
James Conlon conducts one of his personal favorites, Verdi's utterly delightful comic masterpiece. Longtime company favorite Craig Colclough stars as the boastful Falstaff, leading a brilliant ensemble cast that includes Nicole Heaston, Ernesto Petti and Hyona Kim among the pranksters all too happy to take the errant knight down a peg, with Deanna Breiwick and Anthony León as the young lovers desperate to steal a private moment to themselves among the madness. This classic comedy gets an equally classic staging by Lee Blakeley, with atmospheric sets and sumptuous period costumes designed by Adrian Linford.
LA Opera: Falstaff
James Conlon conducts one of his personal favorites, Verdi's utterly delightful comic masterpiece. Longtime company favorite Craig Colclough stars as the boastful Falstaff, leading a brilliant ensemble cast that includes Nicole Heaston, Ernesto Petti and Hyona Kim among the pranksters all too happy to take the errant knight down a peg, with Deanna Breiwick and Anthony León as the young lovers desperate to steal a private moment to themselves among the madness. This classic comedy gets an equally classic staging by Lee Blakeley, with atmospheric sets and sumptuous period costumes designed by Adrian Linford.
LA Opera: James Conlon Concert
James Conlon has made tremendous contributions to the musical life of Los Angeles over his remarkable 20-year tenure as the company’s Richard Seaver Music Director. Join us in celebrating his legacy at a special concert devoted to the work of three of his favorite opera composers: Mozart, Verdi, and Wagner. Spend an evening with Maestro Conlon’s mastery and the signature sound inspired by his close relationship with the LA Opera Orchestra, along with an array of exceptional artists.
LA Opera: Falstaff
James Conlon conducts one of his personal favorites, Verdi's utterly delightful comic masterpiece. Longtime company favorite Craig Colclough stars as the boastful Falstaff, leading a brilliant ensemble cast that includes Nicole Heaston, Ernesto Petti and Hyona Kim among the pranksters all too happy to take the errant knight down a peg, with Deanna Breiwick and Anthony León as the young lovers desperate to steal a private moment to themselves among the madness. This classic comedy gets an equally classic staging by Lee Blakeley, with atmospheric sets and sumptuous period costumes designed by Adrian Linford.
LA Opera: La Bohème
Puccini’s blockbuster opera returns to our stage starring Janai Brugger as the sweet but suffering Mimi and Oreste Cosimo as the lovestruck Rodolfo, with Gihoon Kim and Erica Petrocelli as the on-again-off-again lovers Marcello and Musetta.
Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados leads Puccini’s transcendent score, awash in lavish Romanticism and gorgeous melodies. Director Brenna Corner helms a timeless production from Herbert Ross that the LA Times calls a “warm, nostalgic evocation of Paris in Puccini’s time.”
LA Opera: La Bohème
Puccini’s blockbuster opera returns to our stage starring Janai Brugger as the sweet but suffering Mimi and Oreste Cosimo as the lovestruck Rodolfo, with Gihoon Kim and Erica Petrocelli as the on-again-off-again lovers Marcello and Musetta.
Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados leads Puccini’s transcendent score, awash in lavish Romanticism and gorgeous melodies. Director Brenna Corner helms a timeless production from Herbert Ross that the LA Times calls a “warm, nostalgic evocation of Paris in Puccini’s time.”
LA Opera: La Bohème
Puccini’s blockbuster opera returns to our stage starring Janai Brugger as the sweet but suffering Mimi and Oreste Cosimo as the lovestruck Rodolfo, with Gihoon Kim and Erica Petrocelli as the on-again-off-again lovers Marcello and Musetta.
Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados leads Puccini’s transcendent score, awash in lavish Romanticism and gorgeous melodies. Director Brenna Corner helms a timeless production from Herbert Ross that the LA Times calls a “warm, nostalgic evocation of Paris in Puccini’s time.”
LA Opera: La Bohème
Puccini’s blockbuster opera returns to our stage starring Janai Brugger as the sweet but suffering Mimi and Oreste Cosimo as the lovestruck Rodolfo, with Gihoon Kim and Erica Petrocelli as the on-again-off-again lovers Marcello and Musetta.
Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados leads Puccini’s transcendent score, awash in lavish Romanticism and gorgeous melodies. Director Brenna Corner helms a timeless production from Herbert Ross that the LA Times calls a “warm, nostalgic evocation of Paris in Puccini’s time.”
LA Opera: La Bohème
Puccini’s blockbuster opera returns to our stage starring Janai Brugger as the sweet but suffering Mimi and Oreste Cosimo as the lovestruck Rodolfo, with Gihoon Kim and Erica Petrocelli as the on-again-off-again lovers Marcello and Musetta.
Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados leads Puccini’s transcendent score, awash in lavish Romanticism and gorgeous melodies. Director Brenna Corner helms a timeless production from Herbert Ross that the LA Times calls a “warm, nostalgic evocation of Paris in Puccini’s time.”
LA Opera: La Bohème
Puccini’s blockbuster opera returns to our stage starring Janai Brugger as the sweet but suffering Mimi and Oreste Cosimo as the lovestruck Rodolfo, with Gihoon Kim and Erica Petrocelli as the on-again-off-again lovers Marcello and Musetta.
Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados leads Puccini’s transcendent score, awash in lavish Romanticism and gorgeous melodies. Director Brenna Corner helms a timeless production from Herbert Ross that the LA Times calls a “warm, nostalgic evocation of Paris in Puccini’s time.”
Dream Orchestra: Turandot in Concert
Get ready for an unforgettable evening as the Pacific Music Festival presents Turandot in Concert! Led by Artistic Director Daniel Suk, this semi-staged production features the all-professional LA Opera Chorus and the LA Dream Orchestra, bringing Puccini’s masterpiece to life with soaring music and dramatic intensity.
Starring world-renowned artists Nina Warren as Princess Turandot and Alfre Kim as Prince Calaf—two of the finest performers on the international stage—this production also features rising star soprano Golda Zahra as Liù and bass Andrew Potter as Timur. With a cast of exceptional talent, this concert captures the raw emotion, grandeur and breathtaking beauty of Puccini’s final opera.
Don't miss this rare opportunity to experience Turandot as Puccini envisioned it—in a powerful, concert-style setting that transports you into the heart of one of opera’s greatest stories.
LA Opera: Così fan tutte
Mozart’s razor-sharp comedy is back in a delightful production first created by director Michael Cavanagh. A stylish set by Erhard Rom updates the action to a swanky American country club, bursting with kitsch and color. James Conlon conducts a fantastic ensemble cast, led by longtime LA Opera favorites Ana María Martínez and Rod Gilfry as the schemers behind the deception. Featuring an endless parade of exquisite ensembles, Mozart’s deliciously scandalous opera is a can’t-miss for newcomers and seasoned fans alike.
LA Opera: Così fan tutte
Mozart’s razor-sharp comedy is back in a delightful production first created by director Michael Cavanagh. A stylish set by Erhard Rom updates the action to a swanky American country club, bursting with kitsch and color. James Conlon conducts a fantastic ensemble cast, led by longtime LA Opera favorites Ana María Martínez and Rod Gilfry as the schemers behind the deception. Featuring an endless parade of exquisite ensembles, Mozart’s deliciously scandalous opera is a can’t-miss for newcomers and seasoned fans alike.
LA Camerata: La Liberazione di Ruggiero
The UCLA Early Music Ensemble and L.A. Camerata will celebrate Early Music Month and Women’s History Month with an outdoor performance of the first opera composed by a woman. Caccini’s Alcina depicts a power struggle between two women—demigodess Melissa and sorceress Alcina—as they battle over Ruggiero and an entire island of enchanted lovers. This performance will include light staging and an ensemble of period instrumentalists.
LA Opera: Così fan tutte
Mozart’s razor-sharp comedy is back in a delightful production first created by director Michael Cavanagh. A stylish set by Erhard Rom updates the action to a swanky American country club, bursting with kitsch and color. James Conlon conducts a fantastic ensemble cast, led by longtime LA Opera favorites Ana María Martínez and Rod Gilfry as the schemers behind the deception. Featuring an endless parade of exquisite ensembles, Mozart’s deliciously scandalous opera is a can’t-miss for newcomers and seasoned fans alike.
LA Opera: Così fan tutte
Mozart’s razor-sharp comedy is back in a delightful production first created by director Michael Cavanagh. A stylish set by Erhard Rom updates the action to a swanky American country club, bursting with kitsch and color. James Conlon conducts a fantastic ensemble cast, led by longtime LA Opera favorites Ana María Martínez and Rod Gilfry as the schemers behind the deception. Featuring an endless parade of exquisite ensembles, Mozart’s deliciously scandalous opera is a can’t-miss for newcomers and seasoned fans alike.
LA Opera: Così fan tutte
Mozart’s razor-sharp comedy is back in a delightful production first created by director Michael Cavanagh. A stylish set by Erhard Rom updates the action to a swanky American country club, bursting with kitsch and color. James Conlon conducts a fantastic ensemble cast, led by longtime LA Opera favorites Ana María Martínez and Rod Gilfry as the schemers behind the deception. Featuring an endless parade of exquisite ensembles, Mozart’s deliciously scandalous opera is a can’t-miss for newcomers and seasoned fans alike.