From the opulent courts of eighteenth-century Sweden to the dark, brooding halls of Macbeth’s castle, the world of Giuseppe Verdi’s operas and compositions is richly varied and emotionally charged. As we delve into upcoming performances of his most celebrated works, discover the timeless allure of Verdi's music, which continues to captivate audiences worldwide.

Exploring the Emotional Depths of Verdi: A Journey Through His Masterpieces

Get ready for a series of enchanting events celebrating Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in San Francisco and beyond! From the mesmerizing PC Morning Recital to the delightful Cosi Fan Tutte opera, and the captivating Ulysses String Quartet's SF debut, there's something for every classical music lover. Don't miss out on these unforgettable performances at iconic venues like the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, War Memorial and Performing Arts Center, Davies Symphony Hall, and more!

Mozart's Masterpieces Light Up San Francisco and Beyond

San Francisco is set to be a Verdi lover's paradise with three mesmerizing performances - 'Un Ballo in Maschera' at the War Memorial Opera House, 'Salonen Conducts Verdi’s Requiem' at Davies Symphony Hall, and 'Rigoletto' at The Music Center. Dive into the world of intricate plots, compelling music, and lavish productions that showcase Verdi's genius in the city by the bay.

Three Spectacular Verdi Performances in San Francisco: Un Ballo in Maschera, Requiem, and Rigoletto

LA Opera's upcoming season is a spectacular blend of stunning performances and timeless works, featuring stars like Kristin Chenoweth, Kelli O'Hara, and Angel Blue. From glittering holiday concerts to compelling operas tackling themes of intolerance and legacy, the program is set to captivate audiences. With venues in San Francisco and Beverly Hills, the season promises unforgettable experiences, whether in the enchanting strains of classic operas by Mozart and Verdi or the introspective modern narratives brought to life by innovative artists.

A Captivating Season at LA Opera: Stars, Stories, and Symphonies

The LA Opera's 2025 season promises a rich tapestry of musical excellence, featuring a vibrant mix of recitals, operas, and concerts. With globally acclaimed performers like Ryan Speedo Green and Kelli O'Hara, alongside iconic operatic titles like Mozart's Così fan tutte and Verdi's Rigoletto, this season offers a compelling showcase of talent and creativity. From modern adaptations tackling contemporary themes to timeless classics reimagined for the stage, audiences are set to experience an unforgettable journey through the world of opera.

A Season of Operatic Splendor: LA Opera's 2025 Lineup

The LA Opera's 2025 season is set to captivate audiences with an array of extraordinary performances. From Mozart's comedic masterpiece Così fan tutte to the evocative Ainadamar, the lineup promises a rich blend of drama, music, and stellar artists. Notable highlights include Angel Blue's radiant return, Renée Fleming's delightful concert, and the stirring debut of Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar. Join us at The Music Center in San Francisco and the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills for a season overflowing with operatic brilliance.

Unveiling Opera's Brilliant Spectrum: LA Opera's 2025 Season Highlights

Experience the magic of performing arts with LA Opera on March 16, 2025. The event will take place at the iconic Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, starting at 2:00 PM. As one of the leading opera companies in the United States, LA Opera promises a captivating performance that will leave you mesmerized. Don't miss this opportunity to witness the power of opera in the heart of LA. For a sneak peek into what awaits you, visit their official YouTube channel. Secure your tickets now at Ticketmaster. For more information, visit the LA Opera's official website.

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Cosi Fan Tutte w/ Los Angeles Opera

Los Angeles Music Center

Her long-awaited return to our stage in 2022’s Tosca confirmed what opera lovers in New York, Milan, London, Vienna, Berlin and Paris have known for years: Angel Blue is one of the most radiant superstars of our time, drawing thunderous applause and standing ovations around the world.

Angel Blue In Concert

The Music Center

Mozart’s razor-sharp comedy is back in a delightful production by director Michael Cavanagh. A stylish set by Erhard Rom updates the action to a swanky American country club, bursting with kitsch and color. James Conlon conducts a fantastic ensemble cast, led by longtime LA Opera favorites Ana María Martínez and Rod Gilfry as the schemers behind the deception. Featuring an endless parade of exquisite ensembles, Mozart’s deliciously scandalous opera is a can’t-miss for newcomers and seasoned fans alike.

Cosi Fan Tutte

An adaptation of Atom Egoyan’s 2008 film of the same name, Adoration follows Simon, an orphaned high school student. As part of a dramatic writing exercise, Simon’s teacher encourages him to appropriate details from a historical terrorist attack as an event perpetrated by his parents. When his story goes viral, Simon uses the hysteria within his community and on the internet to highlight the challenges of intolerance and racism in our society. The fictional and actual circumstances of the loss of Simon’s family are revealed in fragments, only fitting together with the final revelation that the prejudices of Simon’s maternal grandfather led to his parents’ deaths.

Adoration

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Who else is a bona fide star on Broadway, at the Metropolitan Opera and on television? Kelli O’Hara can seemingly do it all. From her Tony-winning performance in The King and I, to starring in The Hours at the Met and The Gilded Age on HBO, she dazzles at every turn. Her eagerly anticipated company debut, in concert with the LA Opera Orchestra, promises a heart-filling evening of beloved show tunes and more.

Kelli O'hara In Concert

The fast-rising bass-baritone already has two Grammy Awards to his name, and now Ryan Speedo Green has begun his conquest of the world’s leading opera houses. Fresh from his triumphant star turns in the Metropolitan Opera’s acclaimed productions of Champion and Fire Shut Up In My Bones and in the LA Philharmonic’s recent Das Rheingold, this magnetic performer makes his first LA Opera appearance in a spellbinding recital.

Ryan Speedo Green In Recital

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

Tony winner, Emmy winner, and all-around delight Kristin Chenoweth brings the spirit to the holiday season to the DCP. Hear a selection of glittering holiday favorites from the beloved and truly "Popular" icon of stage and screen, supported by the great LA Opera Orchestra conducted by Mary-Mitchell Campbell.

Kristin Chenoweth Holiday Concert

Under the masterful baton of conductor and founder Christophe Rousset, the beloved ensemble will take you to the Court of Versailles, with a concert of delightful music by French Baroque masters Jean-Baptiste Lully and François Couperin as well as the lesser-known Michel Lambert and Michel Pignolet de Montéclair. Don't miss this rare Los Angeles appearance in the intimate environment of The Colburn School’s Zipper Hall.

Les Talens Lyriques

One California Plaza

Perhaps the greatest French lyric tenor of his generation, Benjamin Bernheim is a regular at Europe’s leading opera houses who also embraces the subtle, intimate art of the solo recital. Hailed by Le Monde as “simply stunning,” Bernheim makes his Los Angeles debut in a special one-night-only performance at The Wallis, performing ravishing songs and arias. Spend an evening with the rising star whom The New York Times calls “France's new favorite tenor.” 

Benjamin Bernheim in Recital

Famed Venezuelan conductor Domingo Hindoyan and our very own Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados lead Gounod’s romantic score, studded with one gorgeous love duet after another. Rising stars Amina Edris and Duke Kim make their house debuts as opera’s favorite star-crossed lovers, with Justin Austin in his company debut as Mercutio and company favorite Craig Colclough as Lord Capulet. Enter a sensuous, elegant world of vengeful duels and young love as this fan favorite returns to LA Opera for the first time since 2011.

Romeo And Juliet

While Bela Lugosi was vamping it up in from of the cameras by day, a night crew shot an alternate version of Dracula in Spanish — same sets, same story, new cast. This second incarnation of the classic, starring Carlos Villarias, was largely forgotten until a recent renaissance, and many now hail it as the superior version.

Dracula: The Spanish Version

Ace Hotel

Directed by the Goya Award-winning Mario Gas, this stunning Madame Butterfly gets a cinematic twist as all the action takes place on a 1930s film set. Korean soprano Karah Son reprises her signature role as Puccini’s tragic heroine trying to find her way in a world dominated by men. Tenor Jonathan Tetelman is the callous Pinkerton, with Hyona Kim as Suzuki, Cio-Cio-San’s devoted maid who sees right past his gentlemanly facade, and Michael Sumuel as Sharpless, the sympathetic American consul. James Conlon, "the most accomplished music director currently working on the podium of an American opera house" (Opera News), opens the season conducting Puccini's poignant and unforgettable score.

Madame Butterfly

The iconic soprano closes out the season with an enchanting evening of arias and songs. This is your chance to savor the exquisite voice and peerless artistry of this longtime audience favorite, treasured for her unforgettable LA Opera appearances in La Traviata, A Streetcar Named Desire and The Light in the Piazza, as well as numerous concerts and recitals.

Renée Fleming in Recital

Tenor Russell Thomas, LA Opera's Artist in Residence, premieres a major new commission: a deeply personal, evening-length concert work created expressly for him by the Emmy Award-winning composer Joel Thompson with an original libretto by the celebrated poet Imani Tolliver.  

With Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados leading the LA Opera Orchestra, Fire and Blue Sky traces the origin story of an artist, a probing reflection on painful memories, deeply embedded, that reverberate into the present day. 

The concert will also feature an orchestral suite from Joel Thompson's opera, The Snowy Day.

Fire and Blue Sky

Captivated by a beauty who scorns love, a renegade prince enters an all but impossible contest, where the price of failure is death. But beyond the legendary riddles, he’ll find another challenge in melting Turandot’s stubborn heart.

Soprano Angela Meade takes on the thrilling title role, with tenor Russell Thomas as her impetuous suitor and soprano Guanqun Yu as the woman who shows everyone the true meaning of devotion.

Turandot

Spend an evening with a true Broadway legend as three-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone performs her concert Don’t Monkey with Broadway.

In Don’t Monkey with Broadway, Ms. LuPone explores—through indelible interpretations of classic Broadway show tunes by the likes of Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Jule Styne, Stephen Schwartz, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin—how her life-long love affair with Broadway began and the unpredictability of the Great White Way!

Patti Lupone in Concert

A fantastical world of sunbirds, demons and hairy giants is evoked in The Book of Mountains & Seas, a fascinating work of vocal theater for 12 singers, two percussionists and six puppet masters. Composer/librettist Huang Ruo took his inspiration from a classic compilation of Chinese mythology《山海經》first transcribed in the fourth century B.C. Over the years, these stories have become part of Chinese written and oral history, shifted and reshaped to match contemporary times. 

First performed in 2021, Huang Ruo's compelling new adaptation of these tales comes to the Broad Stage as LA Opera's 12th collaboration with the groundbreaking Beth Morrison Projects. Told through the lens of our modern-day relationship with the natural world, the ancient stories of creation and destruction conjure a sense of respect and awe for the environment and the water stories challenge us to be good stewards of the natural resources we have been given. The Book of Mountains and Seas contains timeless codes about the universe, creation, planet, nature, life, human ambition and fate, the relationship and interaction between mankind and the world we live in.

The Book of Mountains & Seas

Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center

Violetta Valéry is the queen of Parisian nightlife for now, but she knows that life in the fast lane can't last forever. The arrival of a fresh-faced suitor offers her an unexpected taste of true love, until society’s disapproval threatens to tear them apart.

Rachel Willis-Sørensen, one of the most acclaimed American sopranos of her generation, returns as the glamorous Violetta, whose time is quickly running out. Rising star Liparit Avetisyan is the enamored Alfredo, with Kihun Yoon as his disapproving, controlling father. Verdi master James Conlon conducts one of opera’s most enduring tragedies in this vibrant and luxuriously rich new-to-L.A. production that shines the spotlight on Violetta’s tragic attempts to outrun her fate.

La Traviata

The power of art triumphs over historical neglect and censorship in two 20th-century gems. First up is a rare staging of Highway 1, USA by William Grant Still, a trailblazing Jim Crow-era composer hailed as “the Dean of African-American Composers.” Norman Garrett and Nicole Heaston star as a hardworking couple determined to build a better life, who discover that their years of sacrifices have been misguided. Chaz'men Williams-Ali portrays the beneficiary of their support, who squanders the opportunities granted to him. This new production is staged by visionary director Kaneza Schaal, who helmed the stunning 2022 production of Omar.

Next, Rodrick Dixon performs the title role opposite audience favorites Erica Petrocelli and Kristinn Sigmundsson in The Dwarf, a heartbreaking tale of one-sided love in an opulent Spanish court. Last presented here in 2008 to critical acclaim, Oscar Wilde’s fable is brought to life through a lush and romantic score by Alexander Zemlinsky, whose career was cut short by the rise of the Nazi regime.

Highway 1, USA / The Dwarf

Unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both a singer and an actress, Audra McDonald—winner of an Emmy Award, two Grammy Awards and a record-setting six Tony Awards—returns to LA Opera in a not-to-be-missed concert. Joined by a small ensemble, the Broadway legend brings her luminous soprano voice to an intimate evening of favorite show tunes, standards and original pieces written especially for her.

Audra McDonald in Concert

The English Concert, a globe-crossing period instrument orchestra led by conductor Harry Bicket, returns to Los Angeles for a single not-to-be-missed concert performance. This masterpiece of baroque opera is full of brazenly amoral characters doing dastardly deeds. As the men surrounding her plot to take the throne, the grieving queen Rodelinda tries to stay one step ahead of them all, while remaining faithful to the memory of her husband, presumed dead.

Don't worry: Handel’s endlessly inventive score makes sense of it all. It’s one of his greatest operas—and he wrote dozens of them, so that’s saying something.

The English Concert: Rodelinda

Mexico’s most iconic artists (and infamously stormy lovers) leap off the canvas in this new musical portrait from Grammy Award-winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz. When a desperate wish on Day of the Dead reunites Diego Rivera with his wife Frida Kahlo, he jumps at the chance to seek forgiveness. But Frida refuses to return to the world that caused her so much pain, until another departed soul inspires her to look back at the art (and the man) she once loved.

Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados commands a cast packed with international talent, including Daniela Mack, Alfredo Daza and Ana María Martínez in this tribute to one of the most pivotal romances in history. The artists‘ own emblematic paintings merge with a folklore-inspired score to breathe new life into the love-hate saga of Frida and Diego.

El último sueño de Frida y Diego

Break out the hairspray and spend Halloween with Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff! This year, our hugely popular annual celebration of horror and live music at the breathtaking Theatre at Ace Hotel presents film director James Whale's chilling The Bride of Frankenstein, with one of the most iconic "wedding" scenes in cinematic history.

As this 1935 horror classic plays out larger than life on the silver screen, the magnificent musicians of the LA Opera Orchestra, conducted by Jenny Wong, perform Franz Waxman’s groundbreaking original soundtrack score live. It's the ultimate cinematic experience!

The Bride of Frankenstein with Live Orchestra

The dashing Count Almaviva is ready to sweep Rosina off her feet and make her his countess—but not if her greedy guardian Doctor Bartolo has anything to say about it. Enter Figaro: barber, valet and the man with a plan to wreak joyful havoc and let true love bloom.

Internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard returns to star as Rosina along with baritone Emmett O’Hanlon as the street-smart matchmaker Figaro. Rossini’s beloved score (filled with delightful earworms) is conducted by Louis Lohraseb, fresh from his triumphant Tosca in 2022. Best of all, experience this colorful comedy in a new-to-Los Angeles production by Tony- and Emmy-winning director and choreographer Rob Ashford. This is one appointment with a barber you don’t want to miss.

The Barber of Seville

In the heat of the moment, the notorious Don Giovanni (aka Don Juan) murders the father of one of his conquests, unwittingly unleashing an ominous force from beyond the grave that can’t be stopped. Accustomed to getting away with anything and everything, he must now face the music as years of cruelty and debauchery come due.

Grammy Award-winning baritone Lucas Meachem returns as the ill-fated playboy, leading a dazzling ensemble of singers including Craig Colclough, Guanqun Yu and Isabel Leonard. James Conlon, renowned for his astonishing command of Mozart, conducts what many consider to be the greatest of all operas in a visually spectacular production by director Kasper Holten, with scenery by stage designer extraordinaire Es Devlin, known for innovative stage designs for Beyoncé, Adele, U2 and others.

Don Giovanni

Soprano Renée Fleming, hailed as one of the greatest artists of our time, will captivate you with a performance that highlights her sumptuous voice, compelling stage presence and beguiling musical curiosity. Don't miss this eagerly awaited return of a living legend!

An Evening with Renée Fleming

He's a beloved leader, a distinguished military commander and a devoted husband. But when an envious subordinate introduces the notion—just the slightest whispered hint—that Othello's wife Desdemona might possibly be unfaithful, it's enough to send him into a downward spiral of fury and murder.  Hailed as the pinnacle of the Italian operatic repertoire, Verdi’s transformation of the original Shakespeare play is a powerful drama of uncontrolled human emotion at its most extreme. Verdi's musical portrait of Otello’s descent into a tortured heart of darkness is explicit in every chilling detail as he destroys all in life that he holds dear.  Verdi master James Conlon takes command of the truly epic musical forces. The powerhouse cast is led by Artist in Residence Russell Thomas in the title role (considered the "Mount Everest" of the dramatic tenor repertoire). Rachel Willis-Sørensen makes a highly anticipated company debut as the doomed Desdemona and Igor Golovatenko is the sadistic Iago, slyly explpoiting Otello's one fatal flaw: jealousy.

Otello

LA Opera's multi-season collaboration with the groundbreaking Beth Morrison Projects continues with a double bill of extraordinary West Coast premieres by Irish composer Emma O'Halloran.
In the compelling monodrama Mary Motorhead, a convicted murderer invites us to hear her secret history—the disappointments and betrayals that shaped her life—in the hope that it may shine some light upon the darkness of her actions. Mezzo-soprano Naomi Louisa O’Connell stars as the woman pushed to the edge by circumstance, now finding the road back to herself.
TRADE  is the story of a rent boy and his closeted client in working-class Dublin, both trapped within their own lives. Meeting secretly in a cheap hotel, they wrestle with their own inner demons and their need for each other. Three-time Tony nominee Marc Kudisch (star of LA Opera's Wonderful Town and anatomy theater) portrays a family man whose world is crumbling apart, with international recording artist Kyle Bielfield as a young hustler determined to take charge of his future.

Mary Motorhead / TRADE

Lost in the forest, a prince encounters an ethereal beauty with a mysterious past (and lush locks that would make Rapunzel envious). But after she's brought home to his family, she begins to grow increasingly close to his handsome younger brother.
Debussy's sensual, exquisitely nuanced score casts a hypnotic spell, capturing an enigmatic dream world where forbidden love blossoms.
Conducted by James Conlon, this fascinating lyric masterpiece stars two riveting young performers, soprano Sydney Mancasola and baritone Will Liverman, as the doomed lovers, and Kyle Ketelsen as the jealous prince. The magnificent Susan Graham makes her role debut as Geneviève, mother of the two rival brothers, and the legendary bass Ferruccio Furlanetto returns as King Arkel, the family patriarch unable to grasp the tragedy unfolding before him.

Pelléas and Mélisande

Written by late composer Henry Mollicone and librettist Shishir Kurup, Moses is the empowering story of one nation's struggle for freedom. Based on the Old Testament account, this exciting opera brings together a cast of hundreds to explore universal themes of courage, humility and perseverance.

Moses

They’re back! After an astonishing debut with Alcina in 2021, conductor Harry Bicket and his sensational orchestra, The English Concert, return with another dazzling baroque masterpiece performed in concert. This time, it’s Handel’s Solomon. 

A magnificent song of celebration (sung in English!), Solomon celebrates the famously wise king in action: as a devoted husband to his beloved queen (never mind the 699 other wives or the 300 concubines), as a sage dispenser of justice (remember the two mothers laying claiming to the same baby?) and as a lavishly welcoming host to the visiting Queen of Sheba.

Solomon

Audiences adore Russell Thomas's performances in the heroic tenor repertory in opera houses worldwide. But there’s another side to this remarkable tenor's artistry: his ability to draw listeners into an intimate world.

Join him for an exquisite recital of music featuring powerful works of our time by the pioneering American composers Adolphus Hailstork and H. Leslie Adams, two of the tenor's favorite composers.

Russell Thomas in Recital

Colburn School

Something old, something new, something borrowed and something… threatening to throw Figaro’s wedding plans into disarray. Count Almaviva's wandering eye has landed on his wife's maid Susanna, who's about to marry his own manservant Figaro. Racing against the clock, Figaro quickly concocts a plan to outwit his master. Will the wily duo outwit the Count in time to save the day?
Mozart's greatest comedy sparkles with disguises, wit, trickery and humanity, all under the masterful baton of Music Director James Conlon. We're taking the magic even further with an enchanting new production directed by acclaimed filmmaker James Gray, with costumes designed by celebrated fashion designer Christian Lacroix. (Yes, that's a shameless name drop.)
A brilliant cast of company favorites brings the leading couples to life: Craig Colclough and Janai Brugger as the ever-resourceful Figaro and Susanna, with Lucas Meachem and Ana María Martínez as the Count and Countess. Rihab Chaieb makes her company debut as Cherubino, the lovable scamp who always shows up in the middle of all the schemes—at the absolutely worst time.

The Marriage of Figaro

Early in his career, he got his first big break with a last-minute Italian debut in a role he learned in just a few days. Now, Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Flórez is recognized as one of the most admired singers of our time, hailed for his fearless vocal agility, unparalleled lyrical elegance, dashing stage presence and glorious high notes.
He’ll perform a program of rapturous arias by his favorite composers along with a selection of beloved Spanish songs. For this eagerly anticipated recital, he'll partner with his longtime collaborator, pianist Vincenzo Scalera.

Juan Diego Flórez in Recital

Lina González-Granados, LA Opera's dynamic new Resident Conductor, leads a concert performance of Britten’s haunting chamber opera, starring the brilliant singers of the company's Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program, including mezzo-soprano Sarah Saturnino as Lucretia.
In ancient Rome, Lucretia’s husband is away, assigned to a military post outside the city. When the Prince of Rome knocks at her door, she’s honor-bound to welcome him into her home, unaware that her unexpected guest is driven by a truly despicable impulse. The brutal assault will rattle the foundations of the kingdom and incite the overthrow of a dynasty.

The Rape of Lucretia

One of today's brightest vocal stars joins one of the world's great guitar virtuosos for an unforgettable performance that will evoke the rich and magnificent musical traditions of Spain. This intimate evening pairs Isabel Leonard, the glamorous mezzo-soprano who has dazzled opera lovers worldwide, with Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, praised by Billboard as “the soul of the Spanish guitar.”

Isabel Leonard and Pablo Sáinz-Villegas in Recital

Floria Tosca, the famous opera singer, seems to have it all. Audiences cherish her artistry—and adore hearing about her tempestuous offstage romances. But as storms of repression and rebellion rage throughout Italy, the diva is forced to play a real-life role she never imagined.  Torn between devotion to her lover and the machinations of a treacherous sociopath who will do anything in his power to break her down, she’s trapped in an utterly impossible predicament, with fatal consequences for them all. But this prima donna isn’t going down without a fight.  The cast is led by four of the greatest artists of their generations. Soprano Angel Blue takes on the iconic role of Puccini’s glamorous but tough-as-nails heroine, with tenors Michael Fabiano and Gregory Kunde sharing the role of Mario Cavaradossi, the rebel who becomes the target of the most dangerous man in Rome. Bass-baritone Ryan McKinny is the evil Scarpia, who likes nothing more than seeing his victims suffer. In her company debut, trailblazing Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv leads a heart-pounding production staged by the legendary director John Caird.

Tosca

We're back for our hugely popular annual Halloween mash-up of film and opera at the Theatre at Ace Hotel. This time we’ve got the Boris Karloff shocker on the big screen, complete with mad scientist, bumbling henchman and mob of torch-bearing villagers.  This 1931 masterpiece of horror was originally released without a musical score, which inspired composer Michael Shapiro to fill in the void by creating an original new soundtrack. As the classic film plays on the big screen, he'll conduct his gorgeous and atmospheric score, performed live by the LA Opera Orchestra, making this the ultimate audience experience for a truly iconic film.

Frankenstein with LIVE Orchestra

In 1807, a 37-year-old scholar living in West Africa was captured and forced aboard a slave ship bound for Charleston, South Carolina. Omar Ibn Said's life and Muslim faith are remembered and retold in this inspirational West Coast premiere inspired by his remarkable 1831 autobiography (the only known surviving American slave narrative written in Arabic).
Set in the shifting darkness of memory and imagination, Omar follows his compelling journey from a peaceful life in his homeland to enslavement in a violent, foreign world. Lost in the wilderness of his thoughts and his stolen life, he's haunted by memories of his family and the people he encounters along the way. Through it all, he somehow remains true to himself and his faith, against all odds. The luminous score—composed by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels—incorporates distinctive West African traditions with traditional opera instrumentation.
Tenor Jamez McCorkle makes his company debut in the title role, with bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch in a double role as two very different slave masters. Norman Garrett makes his company debut as Omar's brother, with Barry Banks as the auctioneer and Jacqueline Echols as Julie, an enslaved woman who gives Omar the key to a better life.

Omar

Lucia is trapped in an impossible situation. Her abusive brother hates the man she loves. Worse, he's forcing her to marry someone else in a last-ditch effort to shore up the family's failing finances. Her only way out seems to be murder...
Donizetti's gorgeously moody score masterfully conveys Lucia's isolation and instability as she slips into a terrifying world of madness. Two extraordinary sopranos—who launched their careers at LA Opera—will take on the iconic title role: Amanda Woodbury, who's now a star at the Metropolitan Opera, and Liv Redpath, who'll sing Lucia at the Deutsche Oper Berlin this year. Tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz returns as Lucia's beloved Edgardo, with Alexander Birch Elliott as Enrico and bass Eric Owens as Raimondo.
Lina González-Granados leads the proceedings in her first outing as the company's new Resident Conductor. Director Simon Stone creates a powerful new production that moves the story to a present-day world of desperation and decline.

Lucia di Lammermoor

Imagine reading the most beautiful love letters full of poetry, humor, and passion. Now picture them sung on our stage by two of the most talented performers of our time, with a ravishing orchestra behind them. Yeah, the thought takes our breath away too.  Renée Fleming and Rod Gilfry return to LA Opera for this touching song cycle by Kevin Puts, which chronicles the romance of iconic artist Georgia O’Keeffe and her mentor-turned-husband Alfred Stieglitz. New Zealand-born conductor Gemma New makes her LAO debut leading the LA Opera Orchestra.

The Brightness of Light

Relationships are hard work. Especially when it's between a prisoner of war and her captor. Oh, and their love has to remain a secret (for obvious reasons).  Verdi's epic drama Aida returns to our stage for the first time in 16 years, in a sensational production starring Latonia Moore and Russell Thomas. Director Francesca Zambello conjures a gorgeous world where hieroglyphics by the L.A.-based artist RETNA create a striking backdrop to the timeless story. Expect to be further blown away by a huge chorus and orchestra, a ballet, and beautiful music that's both intimate and heroic in this grandest of grand operas.

Aida

On Gold Mountain, composed by Nathan Wang and based on the book by Lisa See, tells the true story of Fong See, a pioneer of Los Angeles’ Chinatown who immigrated to America to work and find his fortune. Along the way he overcame many obstacles, finding both love and hardship. Most importantly, he discovered himself. In the opera, we not only relive the experiences of Fong See, his American wife Ticie, and other Chinese pioneers, but we also realize the ways in which memory and experience influence our sense of who we are.

On Gold Mountain

The Huntington

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Du Yun’s one-man opera stars baritone Nathan Gunn as a father-to-be struggling to become a man his daughter would be proud of. His journal — a gift for his unborn daughter — traces the journey unfolding before him. You don’t have to be a father to love this story.

In Our Daughter's Eyes

One of the preeminent bel canto specialists of our time returns. After leaving audiences standing on their feet at his 2019 Los Angeles recital, the enormously charismatic Mexican tenor (who was also unforgettable in his 2017 company debut in The Pearl Fishers) returns to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. This time, he's back for two extraordinary recital appearances, once again partnering with pianist Ángel Rodríguez for performances of beloved arias and passionate songs guaranteed to have you cheering.

Javier Camarena in Recital

Awe-inspiring in its complexity, universal in its appeal, Bach's St. Matthew Passion is considered by many to be the single greatest masterpiece of western sacred music, a profoundly moving depiction of the final days of the life of Jesus. John Neumeier, the celebrated choreographer who made his LAO debut with Orpheus and Eurydice in 2018, returns to Los Angeles with one of his signature creations, a ballet that has been cheered by audiences throughout the world.  Marrying the powerful music and narrative with dance in complete harmony, Neumeier fills the stage with unforgettable movement and images. The extraordinary dancers of the Hamburg Ballet join forces with James Conlon, a team of brilliant vocal soloists, and LA Opera's formidable orchestra and chorus for a spellbinding, deeply meaningful performance you'll never forget.

St. Matthew Passion

Salome

Show time - 7:30pm Doors open at 6:30pm Everyone attending the show regardless of age requires a ticket.

Washington Ballet Presents: Alice (in Wonderland)

Capital One Center

Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados leads this major company premiere. Grammy winner Osvaldo Golijov’s dramatic, flamenco-inspired score meets a poignant libretto by David Henry Hwang in what the LA Times calls “one of the most moving and meaningful operas of our time.” Ana María Martínez takes center stage as Lorca’s muse Margarita Xirgu, recounting the poet’s life and his last days in the Spanish Civil War. Daniela Mack steps into the role of Federico García Lorca, the man whose pen proved just as dangerous as any pistol.

Ainadamar

Verdi master James Conlon conducts Rigoletto, featuring some of the most famous music in history. Quinn Kelsey, the premier Verdi baritone of his generation, returns to star in the title role, with tenor René Barbera as the suave and sadistic Duke and Italian soprano Rosa Feola as Gilda, his unsuspecting prey. Stage director Tomer Zvulun updates the action to Mussolini’s Italy, transporting audiences to a realm of glittering grandeur that’s absolutely rotten to the core.

Rigoletto

Experience the magic of opera with LA Opera on June 1, 2025, at the iconic Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The performance will begin at 7:30 PM, promising an enchanting evening filled with captivating music, compelling drama, and stunning performances. LA Opera, renowned for its innovative productions and talented artists, guarantees an unforgettable experience. Don't miss your chance to be a part of this spectacular event. Secure your tickets now via the primary event link. For more information, visit the LA Opera's official website or their YouTube channel. See you at 135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012 for an evening of world-class opera!

Rigoletto w/ Los Angeles Opera

One of LA Opera’s greatest success stories, Joshua Guerrero began his career with the company, quickly graduating to the leading tenor roles in Moby-Dick, Macbeth and The Ghosts of Versailles. And that was just the beginning. Hailed as one of OperaWire's "Top 11 Singers of 2023," he now regularly stars at the major opera houses of Europe and North America, and even lent his voice to the Disney/Pixar juggernaut Coco. Join us for his long-awaited return to Los Angeles in recital at The Wallis.

Joshua Guerrero In Recital

Legendary soprano Renée Fleming and special guests will take you on a sensational journey through your favorite musical showstoppers in this breathtaking one-night-only concert with the LA Opera Orchestra.

Renee Fleming & Friends

Experience the magic of opera under the stars with LA Opera at the Wolf Trap Filene Center in Vienna, US on June 20, 2025. The performance begins at 7:30 PM, promising an unforgettable evening of music and drama. LA Opera, based in Los Angeles, is renowned for its innovative productions, bringing the power of opera to life for both seasoned aficionados and first-time attendees. Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in a world of high notes, dramatic narratives, and breathtaking performances. Visit laopera.org or their YouTube channel for a sneak peek into their mesmerizing world. Secure your tickets at https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/Z7r9jZ1A7fYrK. See you at the opera!

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