Stage Director

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Carmen

Alsion

Carmen is desirable, defiant, and driven. She thinks nothing of charming a soldier to escape a spot of trouble—never imagining that he would abandon his childhood sweetheart and desert his post to follow her.  But Don José is a jealous lover, and as Carmen begins a new relationship with the bullfighter Escamillo,  his passion turns dark—and deadly. 

Bizet's masterpiece arrives onstage in a brand-new production drenched in Spanish Gothic splendor, created by director/designer Thaddeus Strassberger. Domingo Hindoyan opens his inaugural season as Music Director with one of the world's most iconic scores.

Los Angeles Music Center

King Nebuchadnezzer is on a rampage against Jerusalem,  unaware that his daughter Fenena has fallen for the enemy. But when his other (secretly adopted) daughter Abigaille discovers her true parentage, she seizes the crown for herself, unleashing an onslaught of  betrayal, blasphemy, and divine wrath. 

Director/designer Thaddeus Strassberger stages an opulent original production that transports the hanging gardens of Babylon to the gilded theaters of Milan. Fast-rising baritone Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar makes his LA debut opposite the sensational Angela Meade in this groundbreaking opera that first made Verdi a household name.

Stage Director

Thaddeus Strassberger

Events

Upcoming events

Oct 17 - Nov 7, 2026

Carmen · LA Opera

Feb 27 - Mar 21, 2027

Nabucco · LA Opera

Past events

Oct 5, 2018

Carmen · Den Jyske Opera

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