Opera

Richard Egarr takes over from Nicholas McGegan and oversees an adventurous 2020–2021 season.

An early Wagner comedy is the standout in the company’s 2020 season.

Clerestory uses the anniversary of the 19th Amendment to sing a concert of music by female composers.

The gift is one of the largest individual donations ever to an American opera company.

Invigorating ideas of what opera might be were on display at the fourth WEO Snapshot Festival.

As head of a new SFO department tackling diversity and inclusion issues, Mc Neal helps administrators recognize and confront their own biases.

The big change to the summer lineup: Eun Sun Kim will conduct Ernani.

Matthew Aucoin more than fulfills his promise as LAO’s first composer-in-residence.

Are there parallels today with Germany and its vibrant cultural scene during the period between WWI and the rise of Nazism?

All-new productions and its signature Off-Grand series continue to mark LA Opera’s ambitions.