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LA Opera to Revive Gounod's ROMEO AND JULIET Directed by Kitty McNamee


by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 23, 2024

LA Opera will present the revival of Gounod's ROMEO AND JULIET, marking Kitty McNamee's directorial debut. McNamee will also choreograph, promising a fresh take on the classic. Learn how to purchase tickets. ...

Review: TURANDOT at LA Opera


by Andrew Child - May 22, 2024

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


by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 09, 2024

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. Learn how to purchase tickets !...

Video: Get A First Look At LA Opera's LA TRAVIATA


by Joshua Wright - April 08, 2024

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....

Contest: Win Tickets To See Patti LuPone's A LIFE IN NOTES at LA Opera


by BWW Contests - April 08, 2024

Enter to win two tickets to see Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes at LA Opera on April 20th, 2024. The prize includes a pair of tickets. Transportation to and from the venue and lodging are not provided....

 Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Reveals 2024-25 Season Lineup


by Stephi Wild - April 05, 2024

 Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts has announced its 2024/2025 Season programming lineup. Learn more about the lineup here!...

Spotlight: ONE NIGHT ONLY: PATTI LUPONE at Los Angeles Music Center


by BWW Special Offer - April 04, 2024

Triple Tony Award winner. Two-time Grammy Award winner. American Theater Hall of Famer. Patti LuPone has reached superstar status, and now she's back at LA Opera for a can't-miss concert. Join us on Saturday, April 20 as the iconic diva presents A Life in Notes, a musical memoir of her unforgettable...

James Conlon To Be Honored at the Colburn School Gala


by Stephi Wild - April 03, 2024

Conductor James Conlon will be honored at the Colburn School’s annual gala, Celebrate Colburn, on April 7, 2024. Conlon will receive the Richard D. Colburn Award for his exemplary contributions to the world of classical music and the arts, including his work as Artistic Director of the Ziering-Conlo...

PATTI LUPONE: A LIFE IN NOTES is Coming to LA Opera in April


by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 18, 2024

LA Opera will present Broadway legend Patti LuPone in her first solo show with the company, performing her personal musical memoir entitled A Life in Notes. Learn how to purchase tickets....

James Conlon To Become Conductor Laureate Of LA Opera In 2026


by A.A. Cristi - March 13, 2024

James Conlon, Music Director of LA Opera since 2006, has announced that the 2025/26 season will be his final season as music director....

Past Shows

Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
11/2 - 11/23/2024


Two feuding families rule Verona, with the Montagues and Capulets each determined to write their victory in blood. A chance meeting between Romeo Montague and ...

Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly
9/21 - 10/13/2024


Lights, camera, action: An American officer in turn-of-the-century Japan wants a bride, and a greedy marriage broker obliges, assuring him that the union can be ...

LA Opera at the Beach


Gather your blankets, lawn chairs, and picnic baskets to come experience the music and drama of Madame Butterfly under the stars. This opera gets a ...

LA Opera at the Beach


Gather your blankets, lawn chairs, and picnic baskets to come experience the music and drama of Madame Butterfly under the stars. This opera gets a ...

LA Opera in the Park
LA Opera in the Park
9/21 - 8/21/2024


Gather your blankets, lawn chairs, and picnic baskets to come experience the music and drama of Madame Butterfly under the stars. This opera gets a ...

An Evening with Renée Fleming


Soprano Rene Fleming, hailed as one of the greatest artists of our time, will captivate you with a performance that highlights her sumptuous voice, compelling ...

Otello
Otello
5/13 - 6/4/2023


He's a beloved leader, a distinguished military commander and a devoted husband. But when an envious subordinate introduces the notionjust the slightest whispered hintthat Othello's ...

Opera at the Beach


Free live broadcast of LA Opera's Otello at Santa Monica Pier. Gather your blankets and lawn chairs, pack your picnic and come ...

Opera on the Lawn


Free live broadcast of LA Opera's Otello at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Gather your blankets and lawn chairs, pack your picnic and come experience the ...

Pelléas and Mélisande
Pelléas and Mélisande
3/25 - 4/16/2023


Lost in the forest, a prince encounters an ethereal beauty with a mysterious past (and lush locks that would make Rapunzel envious). But after she's ...

The English Concert: Solomon


Theyre back! After an astonishing debut with Alcina in 2021, conductor Harry Bicket and his sensational orchestra, The English Concert, return with another dazzling baroque ...

The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro
2/4 - 2/26/2023


Something old, something new, something borrowed and something threatening to throw Figaros wedding plans into disarray. Count Almaviva's wandering eye has landed on his wife's ...

Russell Thomas at the Colburn


Audiences adore Russell Thomas's performances in the heroic tenor repertory in opera houses worldwide. But theres another side to this remarkable tenor's artistry: his ability ...

Juan Diego Florez in Recital


Early in his career, he got his first big break with a last-minute Italian debut in a role he learned in just a few days. ...

Tosca
Tosca
11/19 - 12/20/2022


Floria Tosca, the famous opera singer, seems to have it all. Audiences cherish her artistryand adore hearing about her tempestuous offstage romances. But as storms ...

Isabel Leonard and Pablo Sáinz-Villegas in Recital


One of today's brightest vocal stars joins one of the world's great guitar virtuosos for an unforgettable performance that will evoke the rich and magnificent ...

Omar
Omar
10/22 - 11/13/2022


In 1807, a 37-year-old scholar living in West Africa was captured and forced aboard a slave ship bound for Charleston, South Carolina. Omar Ibn Said's ...

Frankenstein with Live Orchestra


We're back for our hugely popular annual Halloween mash-up of film and opera at the Theatre at Ace Hotel. This time weve got the Boris ...

Lucia di Lammermoor
Lucia di Lammermoor
9/17 - 10/9/2022


Lucia is trapped in an impossible situation. Her abusive brother hates the man she loves. Worse, he's forcing her to marry someone else in a ...

Aida
Aida
5/21 - 6/12/2022


Relationships are hard work. Especially when it's between a prisoner of war and her captor. Oh, and their love has to remain a secret (for ...

St. Matthew. Passion
St. Matthew. Passion
3/12 - 3/27/2022


Awe-inspiring in its complexity, universal in its appeal, Bach's St. Matthew Passion is considered by many to be the single greatest masterpiece of western sacred ...

Cinderella
Cinderella
11/20 - 12/12/2021


In this comedy, true love conquers all even a pompous stepfather and two self-absorbed stepsisters.Rossinis delightfully entertaining spin on the ultimate rags-to-riches tale finds our ...

Tannhäuser
Tannhäuser
10/16 - 11/6/2021


After escaping an erotic entrapment with the goddess Venus, Tannhuser returns to the real world to pursue the virtuous love of a mortal woman. But ...

II Trovatore
II Trovatore
9/18 - 10/10/2021


Dangerous passions, fatal mistakes and terrible secrets leave two families filled with a bitter thirst for revenge. To make matters worse, two brothers unwittingly fall ...

Oedipus rex


Stravinsky based Oedipus Rex on the ancient Greek tragedy of the same name by Sophoclesyes, the one where Oedipus unknowingly kills his own father and ...

The Five Moons of Lorca
12/11 - 12/25/2020


LA Opera has announced that the new Digital Shorts series will launch with The Five Moons of Lorca (Las cinco lunas de Lorca) by composer ...


The Anonymous Lover will be the inaugural presentation of LA Opera's On Now initiative to make streaming a permanent part of its programming. Under the ...


The Anonymous Lover will be the inaugural presentation of the company's new LA Opera On Now platform. After becoming the first major American Opera Company ...


On tap for the week to come is a performance from Craig Colclough on Thursday, NOVEMBER 5, at 4pm PT. A frequent performer with LA ...


Join host Jeremy Frank (LAO's associate chorus master) at the piano, pour yourself something tasty to drink, and enjoy this week's Halloween-themed episode of Opera ...


Baritone Michael J. Hawk, a member of the company's young artist program, partners with pianists Nino Sanikidze, Brendon Shapiro and Louis Lohraseb for a recital ...


Music Director James Conlon hosts an informal morning chat about all things opera, taking on audience questions. Readers are invited to submit questions by clicking ...


Gather the kids for a fun-filled musical adventure with soprano Jamie Chamberlin and tenor Nathan Granner (and Esther the opera dog!). On this episode of ...

Candide
Candide
1/27 - 2/18/2018


Kelsey Grammer and Christine Ebersole star in Bernstein's round-the-world romp! Freewheeling and funny, satirical and soaring, Candide takes the audience on a whirlwind tour of ...

Videos


RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR in Los Angeles RACHMANINOFF AND THE TSAR
South Coast Repertory (2/19 - 3/2) Tracker
Wish You Were Here in Los Angeles Wish You Were Here
South Coast Repertory's Julianne Argyros Stage (1/12 - 2/2) Tracker
FARM HALL by Katherine Moar in Los Angeles FARM HALL by Katherine Moar
Promenade Playhouse (1/10 - 1/26)

NEW PLAY Tracker
New Year's Eve with D-Nice & Friends in Los Angeles New Year's Eve with D-Nice & Friends
Walt Disney Concert Hall (12/31 - 12/31) Tracker
Batiashvili Plays Beethoven in Los Angeles Batiashvili Plays Beethoven
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/3 - 1/5) Tracker
Cody Fry with Orchestra in Los Angeles Cody Fry with Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/10 - 1/10) Tracker
Yamato – The Drummers of Japan 人の力 Hito no chikara | The Power of Human Strength in Los Angeles Yamato – The Drummers of Japan 人の力 Hito no chikara | The Power of Human Strength
The Soraya (3/22 - 3/22)
Rachmaninoff & Muhly in Los Angeles Rachmaninoff & Muhly
Walt Disney Concert Hall (1/24 - 1/26)
Richard lll in Los Angeles Richard lll
The Helen Borgers Theater (1/24 - 2/8)
Dear Evan Hansen (Non-Equity) in Los Angeles Dear Evan Hansen (Non-Equity)
Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts (2/14 - 2/19)
Qveen Herby Electrifying Performance in Los Angeles Qveen Herby Electrifying Performance
The Novo (10/31 - 12/31)
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