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The Anonymous LoverLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | ![]() ![]() |
LA Opera Reintroduces Joseph Bologne’s ‘The Anonymous Lover’ |
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Tiffany Townsend is een naam om te onthouden |
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A rarely performed eighteenth-century opera |
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Anonymous Lover shows its mettle |
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A solid digital celebration of an opera that belongs in the standard repertory |
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At L.A. Opera, the pandemic gives young talent a spotlight |
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Black, brilliant, and almost forgotten
LA Opera Streams Joseph Bologne’s The Anonymous Lover.
LA Opera Streams Joseph Bologne’s The Anonymous Lover.
Roberto DevereuxLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | ![]() |
LA Opera’s Roberto Devereux features superb singing and their outstanding orchestra |
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Angela Meade delivers a riveting performance in Stephen Lawless’ intelligent production |
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Angela Meade joins Vargas, Kelsey and Dixon in impressive “Roberto Devereux” |
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Los Angeles Opera’s Roberto Devereux still finding its footing |
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A vocally glorious rendition of Donizetti's Bel Canto opera Roberto Devereux |
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A Royal déjà vu |
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All the world is a stage indeed: LA Opera’s Roberto Devereux miraculously comes together |
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Call it the ‘Roberto Devereux’ jinx. L.A. Opera has to carry on without two stars |
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EurydiceLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 13 | ![]() ![]() |
Matthew Aucoin’s music allows Sarah Ruhl’s voice, and Eurydice’s, to shine |
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LA Opera's 'Eurydice' a strong, if sparse, production |
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De Niese’s performance was vocally resplendent and dramatically persuasive |
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‘Eurydice’ and ‘Agrippina’: Voices lost and found |
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Eurydice revisited: in a dark opera, even stones sing |
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LA Opera’s Eurydice triumphs with a tale of the not-so-grateful dead |
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A refreshing take on the classical myth |
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‘Eurydice,’ a new opera, looks back all too tamely |
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At L.A. Opera, Matthew Aucoin’s ‘Eurydice’ almost has it all |
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Depth, wit and something to chew on in Los Angeles Opera’s new Eurydice |
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Sisyphean Ruhl? |
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Matthew Aucoin’s Eurydice: a new take on a heroic journey |
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Raising genius |
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Die ZauberflöteLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | ![]() ![]() |
A youthful cast excels in Los Angeles Opera “Magic Flute” |
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Silence is golden |
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Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade’s production remains a spellbinding experience |
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L.A. Opera Magic Flute still enchants |
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Barrie Kosky’s Magic Flute comes into its own |
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Opera and animation combined |
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A visual bag of tricks: Barrie Kosky’s The Magic Flute returns to LA Opera |
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L.A. Opera brings back Barrie Kosky’s ‘Magic Flute’ with madcap cinematic style |
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The Light in the PiazzaLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | ![]() ![]() |
Opera or not, Renée Fleming and company deliver an experience to remember |
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Renée Fleming brings radiant star power to a flickering ‘Light in the Piazza’ |
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LA Opera’s Light in the Piazza lacks a punch |
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LA Opera goes Broadway musical with ‘Light in the Piazza’ |
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It's a wonderful show |
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Ray of ‘Light’ |
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Dove Cameron and Renée Fleming shine in staid The Light in the Piazza at L.A. Opera |
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Roll your eyes if you like, but just listen to the music |
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La bohèmeLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 12 | ![]() ![]() |
If I had a photograph of you |
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Barrie Kosky’s brilliant production of La bohème at the LA Opera |
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Minimal but arty |
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Turning a new leaf... |
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A beautifully sung “La Boheme” with Saimir Pirgu and Marina Costa-Jackson |
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Kosky’s stark Bohème, a wild second act aside |
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LA Opera’s La bohème dances on the dark side |
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Barrie Kosky’s emphasis on death gives Puccini’s masterpiece new life |
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LA Opera opens 2019/20 season with La bohème, it's first new staging since 1993 |
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A blast of a Berlin Bohème in Hollywood |
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For an embattled L.A. Opera, a ‘La Bohème’ that points the way forward |
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Marina Costa-Jackson was a totally believable Mimi |
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L.A. Opera opens its 2019/20 season without its star
Plácido Domingo investigation leaves L.A. Opera opening the season without its star.
Plácido Domingo investigation leaves L.A. Opera opening the season without its star.
Saimur Pirgu
Saimir Pirgu on learning from Pavarotti and what we can still discover in ‘La Bohéme’.
Saimir Pirgu on learning from Pavarotti and what we can still discover in ‘La Bohéme’.
Barrie Kosky
Where Barrie Kosky, Europe’s hot opera director, wants to make his American splash.
Where Barrie Kosky, Europe’s hot opera director, wants to make his American splash.
La TraviataLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | ![]() ![]() |
All about Adela Zaharia |
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L.A. Opera brings back its '20s take on 'Traviata,' and the singing shimmers |
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An Art Deco Traviata with all the trimmings |
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Adela Zaharia stars in ‘Best Ticket in Town’ |
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A fascinating evening at Los Angeles Opera |
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El Gato MontesLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | ![]() ![]() |
Domingo, Martínez, Chacón-Cruz excel in “El Gato Montés” |
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Plácido Domingo, Ana María Martínez and Arturo Chacón-Cruz bring Penella’s work to life |
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El Gato Montés is right at home on the opera stage |
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A tale of love and death in Andalusia |
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In his 151st role, Plácido Domingo plays the ‘wild cat’ as old lion |
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La clemenza di TitoLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 11 | ![]() ![]() |
Why Tito? Mozart masterpiece makes rousing comeback |
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A gender-bending opera, but never a drag |
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La clemenza di Tito in a sumptuous new LA production with an impressive cast |
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This Clemenza was distinguished by the wall-to-wall quality of its singing |
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Russell Thomas and Elizabeth DeShong shine in Mozart’s humanist opera seria |
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Technicolor La clemenza di Tito from Thaddeus Strassberger at LA Opera |
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Ovations for L. A. Opera’s “Clemency of Titus”: impressive singing, stylish new production |
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L.A. Opera dazzles with a revival of La Clemenza di Tito |
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It took 228 years, but L.A. Opera’s ‘Clemency of Titus’ proves worth the wait |
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Clemency and opulence for all |
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With great singing, excellent playing, and magnificent settings, a production to remember |
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The LoserLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() |
Gilfry shows how it must feel to not be Glenn Gould |
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L.A. Opera’s The Loser is a winner |
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An important addition to both opera and the concert repertoire |
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David Lang’s ‘the loser’ brought to brilliant life through the hypnotic Rod Gilfry |
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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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Performance schedule
Verdi
18 Sep to 10 Oct 2021
Wagner
16 Oct to 6 Nov 2021
Abels
30 to 31 Oct 2021
Handel
2 to 5 Nov 2021
Rossini
20 Nov to 12 Dec 2021
Bach, JS
12 to 27 Mar 2022
Du Yun
14 to 17 Apr 2022
Verdi
21 May to 12 Jun 2022
Puts
18 Jun 2022
News & Articles
Tenor Russell Thomas is named L.A. Opera’s artist in residence |
L.A. Opera is expected to announce Monday that it has appointed Thomas its artist in residence, a position that will extend through the end of the company’s 2023-24 season. |
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LA Opera postpones or cancels remaining 2020/21 season programming |
The 2021/22 season will feature five mainstage productions. |
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L.A. Opera calls off fall shows and projects losses up to $31 million |
Los Angeles Opera is postponing for an entire year all four productions that had been scheduled for this fall, while outlining the depths of the financial fallout from COVID-19. |
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Los Angeles Opera cancels the rest of the season |
However the company so far is managing to avoid the layoffs and furloughs that have hit so many other arts organizations across the city. |
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LA Opera expands online offerings |
Despite the impersonal and totalizing impact of the novel coronavirus, musicians and artists are sharing something personal. The Los Angeles Opera has taken that mission to heart, offering an expanded “At Home” series that highlights everything LA Opera. |
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