LA Opera’s Off Grand performances this year include the world premiere of Hildegard, a new opera by Sarah Kirkland Snider based on the writings of composer and mystic Hildegard von Bingen, to be presented at The...
Category - Opera
Pauline Adamek
LA Opera’s 40th Anniversary Season begins with “West Side Story”
LA Opera will launch its 40th Anniversary Season with the company premiere of West Side Story, one of the greatest masterpieces of musical theater, with performances from September 20 through October 12, 2025.Created by...
A Season Like No Other: The Santa Fe Opera unveils its spectacular 2025 Season
The Santa Fe Opera, internationally recognized for its extraordinary open-air performances in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, has officially announced the complete casting, creative teams, and...
LA Opera’s magnificent “Rigoletto”
Sinister, menacing and timely—LA Opera’s 2025 revival of Rigoletto reconceives Verdi’s 1851 tragedy with a dark, noir aesthetic that feels both politically charged and emotionally potent. Conceived as a fever dream of...
“Ainadamar” at LA Opera reviewed
Lyrical, haunting, and timely, Ainadamar is a myth writ large in opera. Named for the “fountain of tears” in the town of Granada, the opera doesn’t so much tell the story of Federico García Lorca, the renowned Spanish...
Brian Sonia-Wallace