enhttp://www.laopera.com/60EPiServer CMS 5http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/Tickets-for-The-Festival-Play-of-Daniel-Available-January-1/LA Opera’s Education and Community Programs department is proud to present two performances of The Festival Play of Daniel at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Friday, March 16, and Saturday, March 17, at 7:30 pm. As a special gift to the...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/Tickets-for-The-Festival-Play-of-Daniel-Available-January-1/Thu, 03 May 2012 14:33:18 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/5/The-story-of-Dulce-Rosa/  Based on the short story “Una Venganza” by Chilean author Isabel Allende (above), Dulce Rosa is a tale of romance and ruin, of revenge and redemption. In a South American country, in the early 1950s, times are troubled. Former Senator Orellano i...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/5/The-story-of-Dulce-Rosa/Wed, 09 May 2012 14:42:46 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/4/LA-Opera-and-Broad-Stage-to-Co-Produce-World-Premiere-of-Dulce-Rosa/Preliminary set design for "Dulce Rosa" by Yael Pardess LA Opera and The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage are joining forces to co-produce the world premiere of Dulce Rosa , a new opera by composer Lee Holdridge and librettist Richard Sparks. Based on t...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/4/LA-Opera-and-Broad-Stage-to-Co-Produce-World-Premiere-of-Dulce-Rosa/Wed, 09 May 2012 14:52:54 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/4/To-Youth-With-Memories-Regrets-and-Love/By Mary Jane Matz   At the end of January in 1893, Giacomo Puccini, then 34 years old, was still a struggling composer, still hoping for a hit. Neither of his first two operas had become popular, but he had hopes for the future; and they were full...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/4/To-Youth-With-Memories-Regrets-and-Love/Wed, 09 May 2012 15:00:12 GMTand LoveRegretsTo Youth: With Memorieshttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/4/LA-Opera-and-Broad-Stage-to-Co-Produce-World-Premiere-of-Dulce-Rosa1/Preliminary set design for "Dulce Rosa" by Yael Pardess LA Opera and The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage are joining forces to co-produce the world premiere of Dulce Rosa , a new opera by composer Lee Holdridge and librettist Richard Sparks. Based on t...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/4/LA-Opera-and-Broad-Stage-to-Co-Produce-World-Premiere-of-Dulce-Rosa1/Wed, 09 May 2012 15:22:25 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/5/To-YouthWith-Memories-Regrets-And-Love/By Mary Jane Matz   At the end of January in 1893, Giacomo Puccini, then 34 years old, was still a struggling composer, still hoping for a hit. Neither of his first two operas had become popular, but he had hopes for the future; and they were full...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/5/To-YouthWith-Memories-Regrets-And-Love/Wed, 09 May 2012 15:29:47 GMTLa BohemeYouthhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/4/La-Boheme-Puccinis-One-for-the-Heart/By Basil De Pinto   Comparisons are odious but we indulge in them anyway. Where the arts are concerned, we have to discipline ourselves to take each work and judge it for its own individual worth. Because a Botticelli is “pretty,” we cannot...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/4/La-Boheme-Puccinis-One-for-the-Heart/Wed, 09 May 2012 15:53:26 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/3/Janai-Brugger-Wins-Met-Auditions/Janai Brugger at the Met Congratulations to soprano Janai Brugger, a member of the Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program, who was a winner at the 2012 National Council Auditions held Sunday, March 18 at the Metropolitan Opera. A second-year artist...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/3/Janai-Brugger-Wins-Met-Auditions/Thu, 10 May 2012 09:23:03 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/5/Albert-Herring-live-broadcast-tonight/Tune in tonight for a special “L.A. Opera on Air” live broadcast of Albert Herring on Classical KUSC 91.5fm, starring Alek Shrader and Christine Brewer. Hosted by Duff Murphy and Kimberlea Daggy, the broadcast begins at 7:30pm, and will feature...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/5/Albert-Herring-live-broadcast-tonight/Thu, 10 May 2012 09:35:27 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/2/Albert-HerringA-Note-from-the-Conductor/By James Conlon Albert Herring, Britten’s only true comic opera, is the second of his three “chamber” operas. The first of these, The Rape of Lucretia (1946), was written immediately after his first successful opera, Peter Grimes, permanently...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/2/Albert-HerringA-Note-from-the-Conductor/Thu, 10 May 2012 11:35:52 GMTAlbert Herringhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/Alberts-Wild-Explosion1/By Gavin Plumley Benjamin Britten is often considered a severe composer. It is a somewhat myopic view of the man and his work. After all, his first opera was the 1941 American comedy Paul Bunyan. But it wasn’t until 1945 and the premiere of his...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/Alberts-Wild-Explosion1/Thu, 10 May 2012 14:16:57 GMTAlbert Herringhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/The-Evolution-of-a-Dark-Underestimated-MasterpieceThe-Evolution-of-a-Dark-Underestimated-Masterpiece/By Thomas May The notorious travails of Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark on Broadway may represent an extreme case in our time, but there is a long, fascinating history to the artistic surgery otherwise known as rewriting a show. For Verdi in...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/The-Evolution-of-a-Dark-Underestimated-MasterpieceThe-Evolution-of-a-Dark-Underestimated-Masterpiece/Thu, 10 May 2012 14:28:36 GMTSimon Boccanegrahttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/A-Letter-from-Placido-Domingo/Dear friends, It is a new year and the beginning of a new era for LA Opera. In the first 25 years of our existence, we quickly established ourselves as one of the world’s leading opera companies. Naturally, there have been obstacles along the way,...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/A-Letter-from-Placido-Domingo/Thu, 10 May 2012 14:47:01 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/Simon-BoccanegraA-Note-from-the-Conductor/By James Conlon Simon Boccanegra is among Giuseppe Verdi’s most extraordinary creations. It is difficult for me to write on this subject divorced from my personal experience and feelings. I do so with conviction that reflects not just the practica...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/Simon-BoccanegraA-Note-from-the-Conductor/Thu, 10 May 2012 14:52:29 GMTBoccanegra Conlonhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/Verdi-Strikes-Back-No-Dinner-for-You/It should come as no surprise that we love Verdi around here. But we love him even more now, after reading about how he dealt with a disgruntled audience member. Click here for the amusing story. http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/Verdi-Strikes-Back-No-Dinner-for-You/Thu, 10 May 2012 16:00:37 GMTVerdihttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/Introducing-Guest-Blogger-Katherine-Giaquinto/Meet guest blogger/vlogger (and awesome soprano) soprano Katherine Giaquinto!   Katherine is singing the role of Gina in  The Magic Dream , a wildly imaginative and engaging retelling of Mozart’s opera,  The Magic Flute and the latest production...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/Introducing-Guest-Blogger-Katherine-Giaquinto/Thu, 10 May 2012 16:10:33 GMTKatherine Giaquintohttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/div-stylepadding-bottom0px-idblogcopy-classentry--pnbspp-pMeet-guest-bloggervlogger-and-awesomenbspsopranonbspsopranonbspKatherine-Giaquintop-pnbspp-pa-hrefhttpmedialaoperacomnewswp-contentupl/Photo by Steve Cohn Photography At a time when performing arts companies across the country are grappling with budgetary issues, it’s great to hear good news. Today, General Director Plácido Domingo, Board Chairman Marc I. Stern and CEO Stephen D....http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/div-stylepadding-bottom0px-idblogcopy-classentry--pnbspp-pMeet-guest-bloggervlogger-and-awesomenbspsopranonbspsopranonbspKatherine-Giaquintop-pnbspp-pa-hrefhttpmedialaoperacomnewswp-contentupl/Thu, 10 May 2012 16:21:37 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/Happy-New-Year/Now that we’ve celebrated the arrival of the new year and the midpoint of our season, we’ve been busily working on many exciting things coming up in 2012 (and beyond!). We can’t wait to share them with you in the coming weeks. In the meantime, we...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/1/Happy-New-Year/Thu, 10 May 2012 16:34:26 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/5/Domingo-Thornton-Young-Artists-On-Tour/LA Opera is delighted to continue its “Domingo-Thornton Young Artists On Tour” tradition this season, with a semi-staged abridged version of one of Mozart’s most popular comedies, Così fan tutte . In this opera, two young men go undercover to test...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/5/Domingo-Thornton-Young-Artists-On-Tour/Thu, 10 May 2012 16:52:58 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/5/Open-House-Today/From 9:30am to 5pm today (Saturday, November 5), we’re throwing open the doors of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for a day full of fun, free activities and performances. Highlights include concerts with Placido Domingo and singers from our young...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/5/Open-House-Today/Fri, 11 May 2012 10:43:26 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/5/Open-House-on-November-5/Help us celebrate LA Opera’s 25th anniversary at an Open House from 9:30am to 5pm on Saturday, November 5. We’ve planned a day-long series of fun, free activities   to showcase the fascinating world of opera, taking place in every part of the...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/5/Open-House-on-November-5/Fri, 11 May 2012 13:23:09 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/9/James-Conlon-Lyrical-Scenes-from-Pushkins-Poems/Stripped to its bones, the dynamic energizing 19th-century Italian operatic melodramas can be said to be drawn from one enduring myth: that of Romeo and Juliet, observed Italian writer Massimo Mila. In tragedies and melodramas, a hero and heroine...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/9/James-Conlon-Lyrical-Scenes-from-Pushkins-Poems/Fri, 11 May 2012 15:24:37 GMTOneginhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/5/Pas-de-Deux-Tchaikovsky-Interprets-Pushkins-Eugene-Onegin/By Leann Davis Alspaugh It was just another Moscow dinner party. Madame Lavronsky’s dull husband was talking his usual nonsense. Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was about to give up the evening as a total loss when the guests began to talk about...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/5/Pas-de-Deux-Tchaikovsky-Interprets-Pushkins-Eugene-Onegin/Fri, 11 May 2012 15:43:29 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/5/Backstage-Photo-Load-In-Day/The prop lemon tree has arrived! http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/5/Backstage-Photo-Load-In-Day/Fri, 11 May 2012 16:04:08 GMTCosihttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/8/Aleksandra-Kurzak-Named-Seattle-Operas-Artist-of-the-Year/Congratulations to soprano Aleksandra Kurzak (currently rehearsing for her LA Opera debut as Fiordiligi in “Cosi fan tutte”), who was named Artist of the Year for her October 2010 portrayal of Lucia di Lammermoor at Seattle Opera. More info here:...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2012/8/Aleksandra-Kurzak-Named-Seattle-Operas-Artist-of-the-Year/Fri, 11 May 2012 16:10:26 GMTCosi