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Roberto DevereuxLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Call it the ‘Roberto Devereux’ jinx. L.A. Opera has to carry on without two stars |
 24 Feb 20 / Los Angeles Times |
EurydiceLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 13 | |
Matthew Aucoin’s music allows Sarah Ruhl’s voice, and Eurydice’s, to shine |
| 25 Feb 20 / OperaWire |
LA Opera's 'Eurydice' a strong, if sparse, production |
| 22 Feb 20 / Times Union |
De Niese’s performance was vocally resplendent and dramatically persuasive |
| 8 Feb 20 / Opera Warhorses |
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‘Eurydice’ and ‘Agrippina’: Voices lost and found |
| 8 Feb 20 / Wall Street Journal |
Eurydice revisited: in a dark opera, even stones sing |
| 8 Feb 20 / Classical Voice North America |
LA Opera’s Eurydice triumphs with a tale of the not-so-grateful dead |
| 5 Feb 20 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
A refreshing take on the classical myth |
| 5 Feb 20 / Flaunt |
‘Eurydice,’ a new opera, looks back all too tamely |
| 4 Feb 20 / New York Times |
At L.A. Opera, Matthew Aucoin’s ‘Eurydice’ almost has it all |
| 4 Feb 20 / Los Angeles Times |
Depth, wit and something to chew on in Los Angeles Opera’s new Eurydice |
| 4 Feb 20 / Seen and Heard |
Sisyphean Ruhl? |
| 4 Feb 20 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Matthew Aucoin’s Eurydice: a new take on a heroic journey |
| 4 Feb 20 / Bachtrack |
Raising genius |
| 4 Feb 20 / parterre box |
Die ZauberflöteLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
A youthful cast excels in Los Angeles Opera “Magic Flute” |
| 14 Dec 19 / Opera Warhorses |
Silence is golden |
| 26 Nov 19 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade’s production remains a spellbinding experience |
| 22 Nov 19 / OperaWire |
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L.A. Opera Magic Flute still enchants |
| 21 Nov 19 / LA Weekly |
Barrie Kosky’s Magic Flute comes into its own |
| 20 Nov 19 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Opera and animation combined |
| 19 Nov 19 / Flaunt |
A visual bag of tricks: Barrie Kosky’s The Magic Flute returns to LA Opera |
| 19 Nov 19 / Seen and Heard |
L.A. Opera brings back Barrie Kosky’s ‘Magic Flute’ with madcap cinematic style |
| 18 Nov 19 / Los Angeles Times |
The Light in the PiazzaLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
Opera or not, Renée Fleming and company deliver an experience to remember |
| 22 Oct 19 / OperaWire |
Renée Fleming brings radiant star power to a flickering ‘Light in the Piazza’ |
| 15 Oct 19 / Los Angeles Times |
LA Opera’s Light in the Piazza lacks a punch |
| 15 Oct 19 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
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LA Opera goes Broadway musical with ‘Light in the Piazza’ |
| 15 Oct 19 / LA Daily News |
It's a wonderful show |
| 15 Oct 19 / Broadway World |
Ray of ‘Light’ |
| 15 Oct 19 / parterre box |
Dove Cameron and Renée Fleming shine in staid The Light in the Piazza at L.A. Opera |
| 15 Oct 19 / Entertainment Weekly |
Roll your eyes if you like, but just listen to the music |
| 15 Oct 19 / The Hollywood Reporter |
La bohèmeLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 12 | |
If I had a photograph of you |
| 1 Oct 19 / parterre box |
Barrie Kosky’s brilliant production of La bohème at the LA Opera |
| 26 Sep 19 / Seen and Heard |
Minimal but arty |
| 25 Sep 19 / LA Weekly |
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Turning a new leaf... |
| 23 Sep 19 / ConcertoNet (English) |
A beautifully sung “La Boheme” with Saimir Pirgu and Marina Costa-Jackson |
| 21 Sep 19 / Opera Warhorses |
Kosky’s stark Bohème, a wild second act aside |
| 21 Sep 19 / Classical Voice North America |
LA Opera’s La bohème dances on the dark side |
| 18 Sep 19 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Barrie Kosky’s emphasis on death gives Puccini’s masterpiece new life |
| 18 Sep 19 / OperaWire |
LA Opera opens 2019/20 season with La bohème, it's first new staging since 1993 |
| 18 Sep 19 / Patch |
A blast of a Berlin Bohème in Hollywood |
| 17 Sep 19 / Bachtrack |
For an embattled L.A. Opera, a ‘La Bohème’ that points the way forward |
| 16 Sep 19 / Los Angeles Times |
Marina Costa-Jackson was a totally believable Mimi |
| 16 Sep 19 / Broadway World |
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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 |
| 6 Jun 19 / Bachtrack |
L.A. Opera brings back its '20s take on 'Traviata,' and the singing shimmers |
| 4 Jun 19 / Los Angeles Times |
An Art Deco Traviata with all the trimmings |
| 4 Jun 19 / Seen and Heard |
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Adela Zaharia stars in ‘Best Ticket in Town’ |
| 4 Jun 19 / OperaWire |
A fascinating evening at Los Angeles Opera |
| 3 Jun 19 / Broadway World |
El Gato MontesLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Domingo, Martínez, Chacón-Cruz excel in “El Gato Montés” |
| 11 May 19 / Opera Warhorses |
Plácido Domingo, Ana María Martínez and Arturo Chacón-Cruz bring Penella’s work to life |
| 9 May 19 / OperaWire |
El Gato Montés is right at home on the opera stage |
| 8 May 19 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
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A tale of love and death in Andalusia |
| 8 May 19 / Seen and Heard |
In his 151st role, Plácido Domingo plays the ‘wild cat’ as old lion |
| 7 May 19 / Los Angeles Times |
La clemenza di TitoLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 11 | |
Why Tito? Mozart masterpiece makes rousing comeback |
| 13 Apr 19 / Classical Voice North America |
A gender-bending opera, but never a drag |
| 16 Mar 19 / Los Angeles Blade |
La clemenza di Tito in a sumptuous new LA production with an impressive cast |
| 13 Mar 19 / Seen and Heard |
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This Clemenza was distinguished by the wall-to-wall quality of its singing |
| 12 Mar 19 / Opera News |
Russell Thomas and Elizabeth DeShong shine in Mozart’s humanist opera seria |
| 12 Mar 19 / OperaWire |
Technicolor La clemenza di Tito from Thaddeus Strassberger at LA Opera |
| 9 Mar 19 / Bachtrack |
Ovations for L. A. Opera’s “Clemency of Titus”: impressive singing, stylish new production |
| 9 Mar 19 / Opera Warhorses |
L.A. Opera dazzles with a revival of La Clemenza di Tito |
| 6 Mar 19 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
It took 228 years, but L.A. Opera’s ‘Clemency of Titus’ proves worth the wait |
| 4 Mar 19 / Los Angeles Times |
Clemency and opulence for all |
| 4 Mar 19 / ConcertoNet (English) |
With great singing, excellent playing, and magnificent settings, a production to remember |
| 4 Mar 19 / Broadway World |
The LoserLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 4 | |
Gilfry shows how it must feel to not be Glenn Gould |
| 2 Mar 19 / Classical Voice North America |
L.A. Opera’s The Loser is a winner |
| 27 Feb 19 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
An important addition to both opera and the concert repertoire |
| 25 Feb 19 / Broadway World |
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David Lang’s ‘the loser’ brought to brilliant life through the hypnotic Rod Gilfry |
| 25 Feb 19 / Los Angeles Times |
Hansel und GretelLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 7 | |
A joyous “Hansel and Gretel” in Doug Fitch’s enchanting production |
| 15 Dec 18 / Opera Warhorses |
A delightful production at the lighter end of the spectrum |
| 21 Nov 18 / OperaWire |
Susan Graham stars in LA Opera's charming Humperdinck revival |
| 21 Nov 18 / Bachtrack |
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Hansel and Gretel goes “Where the Wild Things Are” |
| 21 Nov 18 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Stranger with candy |
| 20 Nov 18 / parterre box |
A holiday treat to savor |
| 20 Nov 18 / Seen and Heard |
L.A. Opera's colorful reprise of Humperdinck's 'Hansel and Gretel' |
| 19 Nov 18 / Los Angeles Times |
PrismLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 3 | |
Sexual assault, refracted through an operatic prism |
| 8 Dec 18 / Classical Voice North America |
Through a prism darkly |
| 5 Dec 18 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
With Ellen Reid's incandescent 'prism,' an opera composer is born |
| 1 Dec 18 / Los Angeles Times |
SatyagrahaLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Philip Glass’ opera is a transcendent experience about opera’s experience on our social conscience |
| 18 Nov 18 / OperaWire |
Two ways of looking at Philip Glass’s ‘Satyagraha’ |
| 6 Nov 18 / New York Times |
LA Opera inspires with ‘Satyagraha’ at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion |
| 3 Nov 18 / LA Daily News |
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Devoted to civil disobedience |
| 28 Oct 18 / ConcertoNet (English) |
Strange and stirring Satyagraha at LA Opera |
| 24 Oct 18 / Bachtrack |
Timelier than it’s ever been |
| 24 Oct 18 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Truth, force |
| 23 Oct 18 / parterre box |
A transformative staging of Satyagraha |
| 23 Oct 18 / Seen and Heard |
Los Angeles Opera's 'Satyagraha' lives up to Gandhi's ideals |
| 22 Oct 18 / Los Angeles Times |
Don CarloLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
Plácido Domingo adds new dimension to Verdi masterpiece alongside brilliant cast |
| 13 Oct 18 / OperaWire |
A sumptuous presentation |
| 11 Oct 18 / Entertainment Today |
Plácido’s powerful shift in rôles |
| 7 Oct 18 / ConcertoNet (English) |
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An all-star “Don Carlo” from Plácido Domingo and friends |
| 6 Oct 18 / Opera Warhorses |
LA Opera’s ‘Don Carlo’ proves that Plácido Domingo is forever young |
| 26 Sep 18 / LA Daily News |
Domingo shines in L.A. Don Carlo |
| 26 Sep 18 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
A stirring Don Carlo in a powerful production at LA Opera |
| 25 Sep 18 / Seen and Heard |
Plácido Domingo is ageless as ever in 'Don Carlo,' opening the L.A. Opera season |
| 24 Sep 18 / Los Angeles Times |
Los Angeles Opera assembled an all-star cast for its opening night revival of Verdi's Don Carlo |
| 24 Sep 18 / Broadway World |
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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 |
| 30 Jun 18 / Classical Voice North America |
Two Gordon Getty operas get the Masterpiece Theatre treatment |
| 28 Jun 18 / Bachtrack |
Gordon Getty’s Scare Pair delivers shivers and laughs at Broad Stage |
| 28 Jun 18 / LA Weekly |
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Families in peril in LA Opera’s ‘scare pair’ |
| 27 Jun 18 / Seen and Heard |
L.A. Opera's 'Scare Pair' at the Broad Stage |
| 26 Jun 18 / Los Angeles Times |
The Canterville GhostLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 5 | |
Usher House falls, but Ghost delights in Getty opera double bill |
| 30 Jun 18 / Classical Voice North America |
Two Gordon Getty operas get the Masterpiece Theatre treatment |
| 28 Jun 18 / Bachtrack |
Gordon Getty’s Scare Pair delivers shivers and laughs at Broad Stage |
| 28 Jun 18 / LA Weekly |
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Families in peril in LA Opera’s ‘scare pair’ |
| 27 Jun 18 / Seen and Heard |
L.A. Opera's 'Scare Pair' at the Broad Stage |
| 26 Jun 18 / Los Angeles Times |
RigolettoLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 8 | |
A "Rigoletto" to revel in |
| 5 Jun 18 / LA Observed |
Spectacular Los Angeles opera debuts for Michael Fabiano, Adela Zaharia |
| 2 Jun 18 / Opera Warhorses |
Adela Zaharia makes triumphant debut alongside Michael Fabiano and Ambrogio Maestri |
| 31 May 18 / OperaWire |
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Aucoin, in the pit, leads Rigoletto on electrifying ride |
| 26 May 18 / Classical Voice North America |
L.A. Opera thunders with a Romantic Rigoletto |
| 17 May 18 / LA Weekly |
A vivid Rigoletto in a timeless staging at LA Opera |
| 15 May 18 / Seen and Heard |
A Rice-A-Roni 'Rigoletto,' Verdi's opera as a dated San Francisco treat |
| 14 May 18 / Los Angeles Times |
Juan Jesús Rodriguez sang Rigoletto with resonant tones |
| 14 May 18 / Broadway World |
Orfeo ed EuridiceLos Angeles OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
‘Orpheus and Eurydice’ beautifully blends two art forms |
| 23 Mar 18 / Daily Trojan |
Joffrey does double duty downtown |
| 23 Mar 18 / LA Observed |
A relatively elaborate fantasy |
| 14 Mar 18 / LA Weekly |
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Deep desires |
| 14 Mar 18 / San Francisco Classical Voice |
Lots of Gluck |
| 14 Mar 18 / Bachtrack |
Ravishing and wondrous |
| 14 Mar 18 / Opera West |
Joffrey Ballet dazzles in L.A. Opera's 'Orpheus and Eurydice' |
| 13 Mar 18 / Los Angeles Times |
Dancing with the spirits at LA Opera |
| 13 Mar 18 / Seen and Heard |
The collaboration between LA Opera and Joffrey Ballet Chicago resulted in a most interesting production |
| 12 Mar 18 / Broadway World |
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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 |
| 19 Feb 18 / LA Observed |
In 'Candide,' LA Opera livens up Bernstein's too-big Broadway show |
| 8 Feb 18 / KPCC |
The glitter of Candide captured superbly by LA Opera |
| 6 Feb 18 / Seen and Heard |
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26 Apr 2025 to 18 May 2024
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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 |
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