Puccini’s La Bohème remains one of opera’s most devastating sleights of hand: an ostensibly simple tale of young […]
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On Saturday, September 27, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion once again came alive with the sounds of Leonard Bernstein’s […]
Osvaldo Golijov’s “Ainadamar,” with a libretto by David Henry Hwang, is not so much an opera as a […]
Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte has long been a paradox in the operatic canon: at first glance, a lighthearted […]
In LA Opera’s evocative staging of Romeo and Juliet, Charles Gounod’s lush, romantic score is brought to life […]
Los Angeles Opera’s presentation of Madame Butterfly is a sensory feast, capturing the sweeping emotions and vivid cultural […]
LA Opera’s opening night of Turandot on Saturday, May 18th was a resounding triumph, greeted with thunderous applause and standing […]
In the realm of grand opera, few works captivate the imagination quite like Puccini’s “Turandot.” Steeped in mythic […]
In the ethereal realm of the operatic stage, where passion intertwines with tragedy in a mesmerizing dance, Verdi’s […]
Saturday evening presented a captivating contrast between American and European operatic narratives, featuring two thematically interconnected works that […]