Behind The La Opera Curtain

In this episode, Dr. Lana Dalley discusses "Infidelity! Revenge! Madness! Murder!: Sir Walter Scott's The Bride of Lammermoor". This recording was made as part of LA Opera Connects professional development series for teachers, Opera for Educators. Don't miss Lucia di Lammermoor at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion this Sunday, October 9th. Tickets are available at LAOpera.org.

In this episode, Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano, Chair of Music History and Literature at the Colburn Conservatory of Music explores Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor in this pre-recorded pre-performance talk. Showing now through October 9th tickets are available at LAOpera.org.

In this episode, LA Opera CEO Christopher Koelsch and LA Opera Connects Director Andrea Fuentes discuss the importance of updating our beloved art form and what makes Simon Stone's modern-day staging of Lucia di Lammermoor so exciting. Tickets to Lucia are available now at LAOpera.org

In this episode, tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz shares the synopsis for Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. Showing September 17th through October 9th , see Arturo play Edgardo - Lucia's beloved - in this spellbinding tale of marriage, madness and murder conducted by LA Opera's new Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados. Tickets to Lucia are available now at LAOpera.org.

In this episode, LA Opera's Richard Seaver Music Director, James Conlon explores Lucia di Lammermoor - the story, its history, and of course, the music. See LA Opera's Lucia di Lammermoor at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion from September 17 through October 9. Tickets are available now at LAOpera.org.

In this episode, Dr. Holley Replogle-Wong discusses "Lucia: Women and Madness in Opera". This recording was made as part of LA Opera Connects professional development series for teachers, Opera for Educators. See Lucia di Lammermoor at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion from September 17 through October 9. Tickets are available now at LAOpera.org.

In this episode, Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano discusses the multifaceted female leads in LA Opera's 22-23 season. Tickets to LA Opera's 22-23 season are available now at LAOpera.org.

In this episode, LA Opera's Sebastian Paul and Marybelle Musco President and CEO Christopher Koelsch, takes an in-depth look at the mainstage operas and special events that make up our spectacular 37th season with Maestro James Conlon, LA Opera's Richard Seaver Music Director, and Russell Thomas, LA Opera's Artist in Residence. Tickets to LA Opera's 22-23 season are available now at LAOpera.org

In this new podcast series, we explore elements of American opera—production and reception histories, social contexts, historical valences, and more—through our artist and scholar community. In this episode, LA Opera's Alaysha Fox hosts Chorus Director Jeremy Frank for a discussion about the unique roots and qualities of American Opera as well as their shared excitement about Omar, an opera by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels opening at LA Opera this October. Tickets to Omar and the rest of LA Opera's 22-23 season are available now at LAOpera.org.

In this new podcast series, we explore elements of American opera—production and reception histories, social contexts, historical valences, and more—through our artist and scholar community. How do you give birth to an opera? In this episode, recorded in 2020, the creators of the world-premiere opera Eurydice - Matthew Aucoin (composer) and Sarah Ruhl (librettist) - reveal their process, the inspirations and hurdles. Soprano Danielle de Niese, who originated the role of Eurydice, joins the conversation along with LA Opera's President and CEO Christopher Koelsch. Tickets to LA Opera's 22-23 season are available now at LAOpera.org.

In this new podcast series, we explore elements of American opera - production and reception histories, social contexts, historical valences, and more - through our artist and scholar community. In this episode, Dr. Holley Replogle-Wong highlights and celebrates the work of five African-American composers from the first part of the 20th century. Tickets to LA Opera's 22-23 season are available now at LAOpera.org.

In this new podcast series, we explore elements of American opera - production and reception histories, social contexts, historical valences, and more - through our artist and scholar community. In this episode, Dr. Tiffany Kuo discusses the intersectional qualities that can make American opera challenging to define, according to four musicians and two scholars who were asked to share their perspectives on a wide range of operas, from Scott Joplin's Treemonisha to Philip Glass' Einstein on the Beach and more. Tickets to LA Opera's 22-23 season are available now at LAOpera.org. Please be advised that some of the musical content in this episode may not be suitable for all audiences.

In this new podcast series, we explore elements of American opera - production and reception histories, social contexts, historical valences, and more - through our artist and scholar community. In this episode, recorded in 2018, Opera producer Beth Morrison sits down with Classical KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen in a conversation covering what led Morrison to create her company, Beth Morrison Projects; how BMP and LA Opera formed their artistic partnership; and the relationship between new work and the standard opera repertoire.

In this new podcast series, we explore elements of American operas - production and reception histories, social contexts, historical valences and more - through our artist and scholar community. In this episode from May 2018 Dana Gioia, internationally acclaimed and award-winning poet, former California Poet laureate and chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, discusses one of his heroes, Walt Whitman, and how Whitman's great love of opera influenced his life and work. To continue learning about American opera visit our Lesson Plans and Resources page at LAOpera.org/Connects.

In this podcast, Christopher Koelsch, LA Opera's Sebastian Paul and Marybelle Musco President and CEO, chats with internationally acclaimed tenor and LA Opera Artist in Residence Russell Thomas about careers and access in opera as well as Mr. Thomas's journey to the operatic stage. Tickets to LA Opera's 22-23 season are available now at LAOpera.org.

In this podcast, listen as we explore the experiences of the future generations of opera-lovers. Moderators Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano and Xochitl Hernandez chat with LA Opera Connects' College Advisory Committee and Leadership Academy members Sakeenah Godfrey, JJ Abraham Flores, and Joseph-Nathaniel Cuenca. To apply for LA Opera Connects' College Advisory Committee, or for more information about our learning and community programming, please visit LAOpera.org/Community.

In this podcast recorded in 2019, Indre Viskontas, neuroscientist and operatic soprano, discusses the relationship between music and the brain. From June 12 to June 18, 2022, explore the intersection between arts and health through a series of events across LA County. For more information and a full schedule, please visit LAOpera.org/Wellness.

In this podcast, ​Andréa Fuentes, Director for LA Opera Connects, chats with opera singers and arts and health advocates Nani Sinha and Michele Patzakis. Join LA Opera Connects in celebrating LA County Arts and Health Week June 12-18, 2022. In collaboration with LA County Department of Arts and Culture and the WHO Healing Arts Initiative as well as multiple arts and health organizations around Los Angeles County, join us at several events during the week as well as at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 for an arts and health summit. For more information visit LAOpera.org/Wellness.

In this podcast, Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano discusses Verdi's Aida; the music, the women and the drama. See LA Opera's Aida at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion from May 21 to June 12, 2022. Tickets are available now at LAOpera.org

In this podcast, listen to James Conlon, Richard Seaver Music Director for LA Opera, in his pre-performance lecture for Verdi's Aida, showing now at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. See LA Opera's Aida from May 21 - June 12, 2022, tickets are available now at LAOpera.org