Long Beach Opera - Long Beach | 20 January 2021 |
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Queenie PieLong Beach OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | ![]() ![]() |
Duke Ellington’s uncompleted opera fascinates despite inevitable shortcomings |
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King GesarLong Beach OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | ![]() |
Opera brings Tibet to ears |
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An epic tale comes to life at LBO |
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King Gesar succeeds on Lieberson's own terms |
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There’s an operatic “happening” taking place in Long Beach |
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A satisfying classically-styled entertainment with readily accessible spiritual illuminations |
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A short evening of marvelously satisfying music theater |
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Long Beach Opera's 'King Gesar' channels a legend |
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'King Gesar' floats by the sea |
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Outdoor setting enhances impact of LBO’s ‘King Gesar’ |
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MacbethLong Beach OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | ![]() |
Shakespeare's "Macbeth" performed as opera |
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Unique, unforgettable! Ernest Bloch’s ‘Macbeth’ at Long Beach Opera |
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Who'll stop the Thane? |
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A remarkable production, lush and expressive |
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Long Beach Opera sharpens its creative edge with 'Macbeth' |
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Ernest Bloch's 'Macbeth' a welcome treat by Long Beach Opera |
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Long Beach Opera brings Shakespeare's drama to San Pedro Harbor |
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Van GoghLong Beach OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() |
Gordon’s score is far from drowsy or resigned |
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Long Beach Opera has hit with double feature |
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Don't call me dead |
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'Van Gogh' and 'Tell-Tale Heart' have a crazy idea |
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Tell Tale HeartLong Beach OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() |
A descent into the maelstrom worth taking |
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Long Beach Opera has hit with double feature |
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Don't call me dead |
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'Van Gogh' and 'Tell-Tale Heart' have a crazy idea |
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Camelia La Tejana - ¡Únicamente la Verdad!Long Beach OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | ![]() |
Fractured legend of Camelia la Tejana jumbles reality and fiction |
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Gabriela Ortiz’ U.S. premiere of Camelia la Tejana opens at Long Beach Opera |
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Print the legend |
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Corrido mexicano se hace ópera e integra drama, música y pasión |
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Galvanizing U.S. professional premiere |
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Gabriella Ortiz's fact-shifting, cross-border tale is ambitiously presented by Long Beach Opera |
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Long Beach Opera's 'Camelia la Tejana' doesn't quite deliver the goods |
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What is the truth in Long Beach Opera's production of 'Camelia la Tejana - Only the Truth'? |
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The Fall of the House of UsherLong Beach OperaNo. of reviews: 10 | ![]() |
What is certain is that LBO has created something extraordinary |
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The details of this LBO production bring a whole new weirdness to the story |
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Latest opera performance changes preconceptions |
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'Usher' is thrilling, psychological horror story told in opera form in Long Beach |
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Dive on in, the guignol is grand |
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Terribly effective |
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Philip Glass mind-melds with Edgar Allan Poe via this opera mounted in San Pedro |
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Poe and Glass: gothic opera on stage in San Pedro |
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Long Beach Opera falls with 'Usher,' but earns admiration |
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The 1987 rarity, based on Poe, isn't one of Glass' best, but Long Beach Opera stages it grippingly |
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The Paper NautilusLong Beach OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() |
Opera captures ocean’s sensuous song |
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Fathoming enchanted waters in Long Beach |
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Aquarium provides perfect setting for lyrical ode to the ocean |
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Long Beach Opera's 'The Paper Nautilus' enchants |
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The Man who mistook his Wife for a HatLong Beach OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | ![]() |
Opera closes season with prescription for more music |
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The shock of nonrecognition intrigues at Long Beach Opera |
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By faith or sight, bottom line .. you better recognise |
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Things not seen |
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'The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat' an opera about identity |
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AinadamarLong Beach OperaNo. of reviews: 6 | ![]() ![]() |
A triumph of character over caricatures |
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Long Beach Opera provides polish with important work |
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Superb singing saves 'Ainadamar' at Long Beach Terrace Theater |
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Living la muerte de Lorca |
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Long Beach Opera presents stunning production of Osvaldo Golijov’s “Ainadamar |
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Patchy poetry in Long Beach Opera's 'Ainadamar' |
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Les Mamelles de TiresiasLong Beach OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | ![]() |
Surrealism brings unexpected to Opera's stage |
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Long Beach Opera has fun with surrealist comedy |
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Surrealism or bust |
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Long Beach Opera's Surrealist double bill |
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Marrying hanged men and making babies in Long Beach |
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Cuts both ways |
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Long Beach Opera vs. The Rock |
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Tears of the KnifeLong Beach OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | ![]() |
Surrealism brings unexpected to Opera's stage |
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Long Beach Opera has fun with surrealist comedy |
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Surrealism or bust |
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Long Beach Opera's Surrealist double bill |
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Marrying hanged men and making babies in Long Beach |
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Cuts both ways |
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Long Beach Opera vs. The Rock |
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Maria de Buenos AiresLong Beach OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | ![]() ![]() |
Compelling 'Maria de Buenos Aires' a triumph for director Andreas Mitisek |
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Long Beach Opera delivers power |
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Maria knows how to get under your skin |
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Peabody Southwell’s Maria is fierce and fearless in both her singing and her physicality |
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Maria full of grace |
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Please cry for me, Argentina |
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Long Beach Opera has another hit on its hands |
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Politicized Piazzolla: Long Beach Opera presents provocative “Maria de Buenos Aires” |
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Digging in the dirt |
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23 to 31 Jan 2021
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17 to 18 Apr 2021
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20 to 27 Jun 2021
News & Articles
Long Beach Opera announces fall 2020 programming |
Long Beach Opera has announced three programs for its fall 2020 season. All performances and events will be presented virtually. |
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An astonishing and brave 2021 season from Long Beach Opera |
Long Beach Opera will be entering an interesting interim season in the winter and spring of 2021, and not just because the schedule will be at the mercy of a pandemic. |
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A Long Beach Opera coup |
Star director Yuval Sharon will plan 2021 season. |
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Andreas Mitisek will leave Long Beach Opera after 2020 season |
Longtime Long Beach Opera artistic and general director, Andreas Mitisek, will leave the company September 2020 following its 2020 season. |
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Long Beach Opera announces 2018-2019 season |
Long Beach Opera celebrates two milestones in the 2018-2019 season - its fortieth anniversary and the 20th anniversary of Andreas Mitisek leading the company as artistic director. |
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