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La TraviataLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 5 |
James Conlon conducts a ravishing La traviata in Los Angeles |
24 Apr 24 / Seen and Heard |
LA Opera shines with La Traviata |
19 Apr 24 / Culver City Observer |
Champagne tastes |
11 Apr 24 / parterre box |
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LA Opera’s Traviata is colorful without depth |
10 Apr 24 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
LA Opera’s new Traviata lacks fizz |
9 Apr 24 / Bachtrack |
Book of Mountains and SeasLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
Pulling some strings |
17 Apr 24 / parterre box |
Book of Mountains and Seas is compelling vocal theater |
17 Apr 24 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
A poetic evocation of Chinese creation myths in Los Angeles |
16 Apr 24 / Seen and Heard |
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Synergy between the elements: Book of Mountains and Seas reaches the American Pacific |
16 Apr 24 / Bachtrack |
Der ZwergLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 5 |
Two rarely performed works at LA Opera: Highway 1, USA and The Dwarf |
7 Mar 24 / Seen and Heard |
Broken hearts at the opera house |
2 Mar 24 / Easy Reader News |
One fled Nazis; one was an overlooked Black talent. Together at L.A. Opera, composers shine anew |
29 Feb 24 / Los Angeles Times |
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LA Opera makes brilliant theater out of neglected works |
28 Feb 24 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Small but mighty |
28 Feb 24 / parterre box |
Highway 1, USALos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 5 |
Two rarely performed works at LA Opera: Highway 1, USA and The Dwarf |
7 Mar 24 / Seen and Heard |
Broken hearts at the opera house |
2 Mar 24 / Easy Reader News |
One fled Nazis; one was an overlooked Black talent. Together at L.A. Opera, composers shine anew |
29 Feb 24 / Los Angeles Times |
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LA Opera makes brilliant theater out of neglected works |
28 Feb 24 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Small but mighty |
28 Feb 24 / parterre box |
El Ultimo Sueño de Frida y DiegoLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 5 |
The fraught love story of Frida and Diego is turned into myth at LA Opera |
29 Nov 23 / Seen and Heard |
Frida and Diego: coming to life on the Day of the Dead |
25 Nov 23 / Easy Reader News |
Flores para los muertos |
24 Nov 23 / parterre box |
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Phantom of the Frida |
23 Nov 23 / Los Angeles Review of Books |
Frida y Diego makes a haunting LA Opera premiere |
22 Nov 23 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Il barbiere di SivigliaLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
LA Opera’s boisterous Barber earns ovations |
25 Oct 23 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
You’re better off without me, mein Hair |
25 Oct 23 / parterre box |
A marvelous barber, attractive lovers and merry pranks mark LA Opera’s The Barber of Seville |
24 Oct 23 / Seen and Heard |
Don GiovanniLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
They’re projecting |
10 Oct 23 / parterre box |
A Don Giovanni for the #MeToo era |
7 Oct 23 / Stage and Cinema |
Don Giovanni lives in the music at LA Opera |
27 Sep 23 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
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Kasper Holten’s powerful, hi-tech Don Giovanni arrives at LA Opera |
27 Sep 23 / Bachtrack |
OtelloLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
A powerful Verdi’s Otello at LA Opera |
31 May 23 / Seen and Heard |
A finely wrought Otello |
26 May 23 / Opera Today |
“Esultate!” LA Opera’s luxuriously cast Otello is a winner |
17 May 23 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
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Russell Thomas is an Otello for our time |
16 May 23 / Los Angeles Times |
TRADELos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 2 |
Gritty realism makes compelling opera in Trade/Mary Motorhead |
3 May 23 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Los Angeles Opera turns to the raw side of Dublin in a pair of new operas |
30 Apr 23 / Los Angeles Times |
Mary MotorheadLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 2 |
Gritty realism makes compelling opera in Trade/Mary Motorhead |
3 May 23 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Los Angeles Opera turns to the raw side of Dublin in a pair of new operas |
30 Apr 23 / Los Angeles Times |
Pelléas et MélisandeLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 7 |
The shimmering beauty of Pelléas and Mélisande at LA Opera |
5 Apr 23 / Seen and Heard |
A dreamscape rarity |
3 Apr 23 / LA Tempo |
‘Pelléas et Mélisande’ as resonant verismo: dark, bleak, beautiful |
1 Apr 23 / Classical Voice North America |
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Slow simmer |
31 Mar 23 / parterre box |
A consistently excellent cast shines in new L.A. Opera staging of ‘Pelléas et Mélisande’ |
30 Mar 23 / Los Angeles Times |
Music cuts to the heart of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande at LA Opera |
29 Mar 23 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Beautifully nuanced |
28 Mar 23 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Le nozze di FigaroLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 5 |
Figaro sotto la bacchetta di Conlon |
4 Mar 23 / Gli amici della musica |
A magical Marriage of Figaro in Los Angeles |
23 Feb 23 / Seen and Heard |
Capturing the intimacy of ‘Figaro’ in the vast space of a modern hall |
11 Feb 23 / Classical Voice North America |
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James Gray’s traditional ‘Marriage of Figaro’ at L.A. Opera is not what it seems |
9 Feb 23 / Los Angeles Times |
LA Opera’s Figaro is a great night in the theater |
8 Feb 23 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
The Rape of LucretiaLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
A wrenching and timely Rape of Lucretia from Los Angeles Opera |
25 Jan 23 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
ToscaLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 6 |
Qual violenza |
20 Dec 22 / L'Ape musicale |
Failproof "Tosca" draws its fans |
10 Dec 22 / LA Tempo |
An L.A. Opera ‘Tosca’ that’s more than it seems |
24 Nov 22 / Los Angeles Times |
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A shabby Tosca misses the mark at LA Opera |
23 Nov 22 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Angel Blue soars as the divine Tosca |
22 Nov 22 / Seen and Heard |
Better off dead |
22 Nov 22 / parterre box |
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Compton’s own avenging Angel returns to the L.A. Opera
Angel Blue turned down one of opera’s most coveted roles in a protest over blackface. Now the hometown diva is back in town in L.A. opera’s production of Tosca.
Angel Blue turned down one of opera’s most coveted roles in a protest over blackface. Now the hometown diva is back in town in L.A. opera’s production of Tosca.
OmarLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
Masterful, moving and profound |
3 Nov 22 / Seen and Heard |
Omar Proves to Be a Profoundly Moving Spectacle at LA Opera |
26 Oct 22 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Mountains of his words |
25 Oct 22 / parterre box |
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Redemption, writ large, in L.A. Opera’s divine ‘Omar’ |
24 Oct 22 / Los Angeles Times |
Lucia di LammermoorLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 7 |
Lucia di Lammermoor e dei sobborghi |
28 Oct 22 / L'Ape musicale |
Blue-collar "Lucia" hits the factory door |
29 Sep 22 / LA Tempo |
Tragedy in a present-day American town |
21 Sep 22 / Seen and Heard |
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Lucia heads for the rust belt in LA Opera’s season opener |
21 Sep 22 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
A killer opera |
21 Sep 22 / Easy Reader News |
No heather on the hill |
20 Sep 22 / parterre box |
L.A. Opera reimagines a Donizetti heroine as victim of insurrectionist America |
19 Sep 22 / Los Angeles Times |
The Brightness of LightLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
How well does opera represent reality? LBO and L.A. Opera take differing approaches |
23 Jun 22 / Los Angeles Times |
AidaLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
Aida graffiti |
21 Jun 22 / L'Ape musicale |
Musically and dramatically, an outstanding Aida from LA Opera |
24 May 22 / Seen and Heard |
Somewhere in Egypt |
24 May 22 / parterre box |
In Our Daughter's EyesLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 2 |
In Our Daughter’s Eyes tells the story of a pregnancy, through his eyes |
20 Apr 22 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
The seemingly unfashionable issue of “In Our Daughter’s Eyes” is masculinity |
16 Apr 22 / Los Angeles Times |
St Matthew PassionLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
James Conlon leads a stirring St Matthew Passion danced at LA Opera |
23 Mar 22 / Seen and Heard |
‘St. Matthew Passion,’ sung (and danced) in its original epic length |
19 Mar 22 / Classical Voice North America |
Passion play |
17 Mar 22 / parterre box |
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A transformative St. Matthew Passion at LA Opera |
16 Mar 22 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
La CenerentolaLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 7 |
An enchanting, well sung, “La Cenerentola”, |
11 Dec 21 / Opera Warhorses |
Serena Malfi triunfa como Cenerentola en su debut en Los Ángeles |
8 Dec 21 / Opera World (Spanish) |
City of angels |
4 Dec 21 / parterre box |
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Il ritorno di Rossini |
29 Nov 21 / L'Ape musicale |
Cenerentola brightens the season at LA Opera |
24 Nov 21 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
LA Opera stages an incongruous albeit successful ‘La Cenerentola’ |
23 Nov 21 / Los Angeles Times |
A fairy-tale treat from Rossini |
23 Nov 21 / Seen and Heard |
AlcinaLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
Händel per pochi |
20 Nov 21 / L'Ape musicale |
Karina Gauvin explores the vast dimensions of Handel’s Alcina at LA Opera |
11 Nov 21 / Seen and Heard |
Witchy women |
9 Nov 21 / parterre box |
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Los Angeles Opera imports a starry Handel extravaganza from London |
6 Nov 21 / Los Angeles Times |
TannhäuserLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 9 |
Well cast, well-executed and well-conceived |
3 Nov 21 / Opera Gazet (English) |
A vocally glorious “Tannhäuser” |
30 Oct 21 / Opera Warhorses |
LA Opera glories in the music of Tannhäuser |
28 Oct 21 / Seen and Heard |
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L.A. Opera is back big time with 'Tannhäuser' |
27 Oct 21 / Los Angeles Times |
Is every sin forgivable? |
26 Oct 21 / Broadway World |
Hail, bright abode! Life (and srt) reaffirmed at the resurgent LA Opera |
23 Oct 21 / Classical Voice North America |
Music rules LA Opera’s Tannhäuser |
20 Oct 21 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Do you believe in magic? |
20 Oct 21 / parterre box |
LA Opera’s ‘Tannhäuser’ is a feast for the ears, if not the eyes |
19 Oct 21 / LA Daily News |
Il TrovatoreLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 8 |
Francisco Négrin’s production spotlights dramatic power of Verdi’s melodic masterpiece |
14 Oct 21 / OperaWire |
Azucena-centered “Trovatore” stars Pulliam, Bryce-Davis, Yu and Stoyanov |
9 Oct 21 / Opera Warhorses |
Ripartire da Verdi |
7 Oct 21 / L'Ape musicale |
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An effective production that serves Verdi, the singers, and, most importantly, the audience |
28 Sep 21 / Opera Gazet (English) |
Misery reigns in LA Opera’s Il trovatore |
22 Sep 21 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
LA Opera reopens with Il trovatore, and the music soars |
21 Sep 21 / Seen and Heard |
Uncloistered |
21 Sep 21 / parterre box |
L.A. Opera ends its pandemic hiatus with a triumphant, season-opening ‘Il Trovatore’ |
21 Sep 21 / Los Angeles Times |
Oedipus RexLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 5 |
Stravinsky’s searing Oedipus Rex at LA Opera: an event for our times |
23 Jun 21 / Seen and Heard |
“Oedipus Rex” makes a mighty noise at the reopening of L.A. Opera |
22 Jun 21 / The New Yorker |
Crossroads |
22 Jun 21 / parterre box |
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L.A. Opera brings emotion to Stravinsky’s ‘Oedipus Rex’ |
8 Jun 21 / California News Times |
L.A. Opera is first in the U.S. to return to its home stage. Emotions flow |
8 Jun 21 / Los Angeles Times |
The Anonymous LoverLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 6 |
LA Opera Reintroduces Joseph Bologne’s ‘The Anonymous Lover’ |
22 Nov 20 / New York Observer |
Tiffany Townsend is een naam om te onthouden |
19 Nov 20 / Opera Gazet (Dutch) |
A rarely performed eighteenth-century opera |
19 Nov 20 / Seen and Heard |
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Anonymous Lover shows its mettle |
18 Nov 20 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
A solid digital celebration of an opera that belongs in the standard repertory |
17 Nov 20 / OperaWire |
At L.A. Opera, the pandemic gives young talent a spotlight |
17 Nov 20 / Los Angeles Times |
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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 |
10 Mar 20 / Seen and Heard |
Angela Meade delivers a riveting performance in Stephen Lawless’ intelligent production |
3 Mar 20 / OperaWire |
Angela Meade joins Vargas, Kelsey and Dixon in impressive “Roberto Devereux” |
29 Feb 20 / Opera Warhorses |
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Los Angeles Opera’s Roberto Devereux still finding its footing |
26 Feb 20 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
A vocally glorious rendition of Donizetti's Bel Canto opera Roberto Devereux |
25 Feb 20 / Broadway World |
A Royal déjà vu |
25 Feb 20 / ConcertoNet (English) |
All the world is a stage indeed: LA Opera’s Roberto Devereux miraculously comes together |
25 Feb 20 / Bachtrack |
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News & Articles
James Conlon to step down as L.A. Opera music director |
James Conlon to step down as L.A. Opera music director in 2026, a transformative year for city’s classical music. |
14 Mar 2024 / Los Angeles Times |
LA Opera releases apology |
The LA Opera has released an apology following a post that was intended to celebrate International Women’s Day but led to anger and frustration. |
9 Mar 2024 / OperaWire |
LA Opera announces its 2024/25 season |
LA Opera 2024/25 season to include Romeo and Juliet, concerts from Kelli O'Hara and Kristin Chenoweth, and more. |
4 Feb 2024 / Broadway World |
LA Opera announces details of 2022/23 season |
The company will return to pre-pandemic levels with six mainstage productions-four of which will be new to Los Angeles-along with three concerts presented at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. |
8 Feb 2022 / Broadway World |
Renée Fleming joins LA Opera as advisor for special projects |
The superstar soprano will perform with the company each year for the next three seasons. |
8 Oct 2021 / Broadway World |