Opera

LA Opera is staging Highway 1, USA in a new production by Kaneza Schaal, with James Conlon conducting.

The violinist played a significant role in establishing the company’s orchestra as a freestanding ensemble.

It’s an upgrade over the HBO film, though the opera has few traces of the singer or Nirvana’s music.

The soprano delivers an eclectic program based on her album Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene.

Tenor Edward Graves, a former Adler Fellow, talks about playing the Duke of Mantua for the first time.

The Metropolitan Opera star chats about cultivating a relationship with the company and her upcoming nature-inspired program for Cal Performances.

In the aftermath of the pandemic, Long Beach Opera’s latest production envisions healing and transformation.

The company is cutting back on contemporary offerings for now, canceling what would have been the world premiere of Mason Bates’s new opera.

Spectacularly cast and flawlessly performed, the show is bound to leave any Wagnerite at Disney Hall begging for another Ring installment.

At Disney Hall, a production of Wagner’s Das Rheingold features scenic design by the architect of the iconic L.A. venue.