Los Angeles Opera - Los Angeles | 16 February 2019 |
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Hansel und GretelLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | ![]() ![]() |
A joyous “Hansel and Gretel” in Doug Fitch’s enchanting production |
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A delightful production at the lighter end of the spectrum |
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Susan Graham stars in LA Opera's charming Humperdinck revival |
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Hansel and Gretel goes “Where the Wild Things Are” |
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Stranger with candy |
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A holiday treat to savor |
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L.A. Opera's colorful reprise of Humperdinck's 'Hansel and Gretel' |
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PrismLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | ![]() |
Sexual assault, refracted through an operatic prism |
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Through a prism darkly |
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With Ellen Reid's incandescent 'prism,' an opera composer is born |
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SatyagrahaLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | ![]() ![]() |
Philip Glass’ opera is a transcendent experience about opera’s experience on our social conscience |
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Two ways of looking at Philip Glass’s ‘Satyagraha’ |
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LA Opera inspires with ‘Satyagraha’ at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
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Devoted to civil disobedience |
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Strange and stirring Satyagraha at LA Opera |
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Timelier than it’s ever been |
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Truth, force |
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A transformative staging of Satyagraha |
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Los Angeles Opera's 'Satyagraha' lives up to Gandhi's ideals |
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Don CarloLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | ![]() ![]() |
Plácido Domingo adds new dimension to Verdi masterpiece alongside brilliant cast |
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A sumptuous presentation |
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Plácido’s powerful shift in rôles |
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An all-star “Don Carlo” from Plácido Domingo and friends |
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LA Opera’s ‘Don Carlo’ proves that Plácido Domingo is forever young |
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Domingo shines in L.A. Don Carlo |
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A stirring Don Carlo in a powerful production at LA Opera |
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Plácido Domingo is ageless as ever in 'Don Carlo,' opening the L.A. Opera season |
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Los Angeles Opera assembled an all-star cast for its opening night revival of Verdi's Don Carlo |
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Q & A: Ramón Vargas
Tenor Ramón Vargas on ‘Don Carlo,’ working With Plácido Domingo and why Verdi was a genius.
Tenor Ramón Vargas on ‘Don Carlo,’ working With Plácido Domingo and why Verdi was a genius.
Usher HouseLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | ![]() |
Usher House falls, but Ghost delights in Getty opera double bill |
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Two Gordon Getty operas get the Masterpiece Theatre treatment |
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Gordon Getty’s Scare Pair delivers shivers and laughs at Broad Stage |
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Families in peril in LA Opera’s ‘scare pair’ |
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L.A. Opera's 'Scare Pair' at the Broad Stage |
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The Canterville GhostLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | ![]() |
Usher House falls, but Ghost delights in Getty opera double bill |
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Two Gordon Getty operas get the Masterpiece Theatre treatment |
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Gordon Getty’s Scare Pair delivers shivers and laughs at Broad Stage |
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Families in peril in LA Opera’s ‘scare pair’ |
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L.A. Opera's 'Scare Pair' at the Broad Stage |
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RigolettoLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | ![]() |
A "Rigoletto" to revel in |
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Spectacular Los Angeles opera debuts for Michael Fabiano, Adela Zaharia |
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Adela Zaharia makes triumphant debut alongside Michael Fabiano and Ambrogio Maestri |
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Aucoin, in the pit, leads Rigoletto on electrifying ride |
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L.A. Opera thunders with a Romantic Rigoletto |
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A vivid Rigoletto in a timeless staging at LA Opera |
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A Rice-A-Roni 'Rigoletto,' Verdi's opera as a dated San Francisco treat |
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Juan Jesús Rodriguez sang Rigoletto with resonant tones |
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Orfeo ed EuridiceLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | ![]() |
‘Orpheus and Eurydice’ beautifully blends two art forms |
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Joffrey does double duty downtown |
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A relatively elaborate fantasy |
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Deep desires |
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Lots of Gluck |
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Ravishing and wondrous |
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Joffrey Ballet dazzles in L.A. Opera's 'Orpheus and Eurydice' |
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Dancing with the spirits at LA Opera |
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The collaboration between LA Opera and Joffrey Ballet Chicago resulted in a most interesting production |
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An Interview with Soprano Lisette Oropesa
Lisette Oropesa sings Eurydice in Los Angeles Opera’s French version of Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice that can currently be seen at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Lisette Oropesa sings Eurydice in Los Angeles Opera’s French version of Gluck’s Orpheus and Eurydice that can currently be seen at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
CandideLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | ![]() ![]() |
The best (and worst) of all possible Lennys |
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In 'Candide,' LA Opera livens up Bernstein's too-big Broadway show |
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The glitter of Candide captured superbly by LA Opera |
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LA Opera’s ‘Candide’ is hilarious, yet heartfelt |
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Stunning Candide from LA Opera |
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Kelsey Grammer makes his L.A. Opera debut |
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Cock-eyed optimists |
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A stunning and captivating Candide Maestro Bernstein would be so proud of |
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L.A. Opera and a 'Candide' for all |
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NabuccoLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | ![]() ![]() |
Nabucco goes to Hollywood, courtesy of Thaddeus Strassberger and LA Opera |
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Un brindisi a Risorgimento |
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Domingo, Monastyrska, Conlon soar in Strassberger’s inventive production |
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Plácido Domingo commands the stage and the pit with the Los Angeles Opera |
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LA Opera at its finest |
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With Plácido Domingo and L.A. Opera, 'Nabucco' still has the power to provoke |
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An energetic James Conlon led the LA Opera Orchestra in a propulsive but graceful rendition of the score |
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Return to Los Angeles
A conversation with Basso Morris Robinson.
A conversation with Basso Morris Robinson.
La Belle et la BêteLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
The Philip Glass effect on film: Transforming 'Dracula' and 'Beauty and the Beast' |
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Philip Glass brings Beauty and the Beast to life |
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Les pêcheurs de perlesLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | ![]() |
Plácido Domingo traces every hemidemisemiquaver of its best parts in lucid, delicate lyricism |
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Inspiration from the sea |
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Los Angeles Opera’s Beautifully Sung “Pearl Fishers” |
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Great singers, beautiful sets and a mystical feeling nurtured by technical proficiency |
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Plácido Domingo commands the stage and the pit with the Los Angeles Opera |
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Fishing for pearls: LA Opera's second attempt at Bizet proves a charmer |
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Diver gent |
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The Pearl Fishers reimagined |
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Camarena and Daza sang the opera's most famous piece with beautifully blended robust tones |
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Stunning production dives deep for meaning |
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CarmenLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | ![]() |
Ana Maria Martinez, in the title role, sang with strong presence and solid vocal placement |
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Carmen returns to LA Opera with Mediterranean sizzle |
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Think you know ‘Carmen’? Think again, as LA Opera stages an eye- and ear-opening experience |
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Carmen denominator |
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Blistering Carmen? |
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Ana María Martínez and Riccardo Massi lead solid cast in iffy production |
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L.A. Opera opens its new season with 'Carmen,' again |
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Angelinos should not miss L A Opera's excellent performance of this beloved opera |
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LA Opera to simulcast ‘Carmen’
The LA Opera simulcast is back and this year the company will bring the experience to the Los Angeles community on Sept. 23, 2017.
The LA Opera simulcast is back and this year the company will bring the experience to the Los Angeles community on Sept. 23, 2017.
ThumbprintLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 2 | ![]() |
An all-female creative team's fingerprints are all over the beautiful opera Thumbprint |
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With 'Thumbprint,' witness an opera's power to empower women |
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ToscaLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | ![]() |
Stark drama at the Chandler Pavilion |
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Puccini’s melodrama sung with powerhouse perfection at LA Opera |
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Tosca impresses with intricate details |
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Sondra Radvanovsky wields her voice like a weapon in L.A. Opera's revival of Tosca |
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LA Opera’s ‘Tosca’ is a feast for the ears, not the eyes |
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No gimmicks, just some powerhouse singing |
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Les Contes d'HoffmannLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 11 | ![]() |
À Los Angeles, Damrau et Grigolo dans les Contes d'Hoffmann |
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LA Opera’s “The Tales of Hoffmann” shines as a modern fairy tale |
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The Tales of Hoffmann thrives off attention to detail |
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Vittorio Grigolo’s star shines bright in L. A. Opera’s stellar “Tales of Hoffmann” |
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Convincing night vindicates rocky opening |
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Enchanting Tales at L A Opera |
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All’s well that ends well for LA Opera’s ‘Tales of Hoffmann’ |
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Grigolo, Damrau, and Park bring Hoffmann’s tales vividly to life |
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A beautifully sung Tales of Hoffmann at LA Opera |
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Tales that witness madness |
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The opera villain was forced to lip-sync and a new star couple emerged at L.A. Opera's 'Tales of Hoffmann' |
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The show must go on
How L.A. Opera is pushing ahead as illness strikes cast.
How L.A. Opera is pushing ahead as illness strikes cast.
SalomeLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | ![]() ![]() |
Patricia Racette's mesmerizing power as Salome in Los Angeles |
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A vividly sung Salome with Patricia Racette |
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A Salome to remember |
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Los Angeles Opera reprises a steamy ‘Salome’ |
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L.A. Opera's 30-year-old 'Salome' is back, and not a kid anymore |
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The most fearless woman in opera?
Patricia Racette on coming out, Trump, nudity and the demands of 'Salome'.
Patricia Racette on coming out, Trump, nudity and the demands of 'Salome'.
Die Entführung aus dem SerailLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | ![]() ![]() |
Mozart opera closes the gap |
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Mozart 'Abduction' opera steals its way to the Chandler stage |
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A new look at Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio |
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Mozart's 'Abduction' on the Orient Express |
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LA Opera’s ‘Abduction from the Seraglio’ is a ticket-worthy ride |
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Sleek, sophisticated and clever |
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LA Opera debuts Roaring Twenties, Mozart-lite Entführung aus dem Serail |
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All aboard the Orient Express for Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio |
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Abducting Mozart's 'Abduction From the Seraglio' to another time |
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Morris Robinson: The accidental opera star
'A lot of the purists, they don’t believe my story'
'A lot of the purists, they don’t believe my story'
Wonderful TownLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() |
Grant Gershon led the whole shebang lovingly and energetically |
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Performance schedule
Lang
22 to 23 Feb 2019
Mozart
2 to 24 Mar 2019
Penella
4 to 19 May 2019
Verdi
1 to 22 Jun 2019
Puccini
14 Sep to 6 Oct 2019
Guettel
12 to 20 Oct 2019
Mozart
16 Nov to 15 Dec 2019
Aucoin
1 to 23 Feb 2020
Donizetti
22 Feb to 14 Mar 2020
Du Yun
1 to 3 May 2020
Debussy
2 to 23 May 2020
Handel
8 May 2020
Mozart
6 to 28 Jun 2020
News & Articles
LA Opera announces its 2019-20 season |
L.A. Opera's 2019-20 season brings Kosky's new 'Bohème,' Aucoin's 'Eurydice' and Du Yun. |
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L.A. Opera announces 2018-19 season |
Philip Glass' "Satyagraha," Mozart's "The Clemency of Titus" and a world premiere by up-and-coming composer Ellen Reid will form part of Los Angeles Opera's 2018-19 season. |
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How Plácido Domingo taught L.A. to love opera |
Nov. 17 marks the 50th anniversary of Domingo's Los Angeles debut, and L.A. Opera is throwing a gala on that date to celebrate. |
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LA Opera to simulcast ‘Carmen’ |
The LA Opera simulcast is back and this year the company will bring the experience to the Los Angeles community on Sept. 23, 2017. |
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Grant Gershon renews contract with L.A. Opera |
The Los Angeles Opera has announced that Grant Gershon, who has held the title resident conductor for the last five years, has renewed his contract through the 2019-20 season. |
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