enhttp://www.laopera.com/60EPiServer CMS 5http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/1/Simon-Boccanegra-Action-Benches/When an onstage action requires a specialty object, it is the job of the props department to create whatever is required. This past week, members of our stage crew have been busy in our theater’s scene shop constructing four new benches for Simon...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/1/Simon-Boccanegra-Action-Benches/Thu, 03 May 2012 14:09:10 GMThttp://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/Shannita/Dates/2012/1/The-Festival-Play-of-Daniel-Through-the-eyes-of-Community-Ensemble-Participant-Rachel-Staples/Community Ensemble Member Rachel Staples rehearsing for The Festival Play of Daniel When you are a budding performing artist, the small perks are big perks!  Even though I live in the valley, it is totally worth the drive to downtown to rehearse a...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/1/The-Festival-Play-of-Daniel-Through-the-eyes-of-Community-Ensemble-Participant-Rachel-Staples/Thu, 03 May 2012 14:51:10 GMTcommunityRehearsalscathedralFestival Play of Danielhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/1/Boots-By-any-other-color/Since I started working in costumes over 10 years ago I have had a hard time accepting things for what they are. I have closets of clothing, shoes, and accessories that are the “wrong” size, “wrong” color, and “wrong “ shape and style. That is...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/1/Boots-By-any-other-color/Thu, 10 May 2012 13:09:09 GMTcostumesSimon Boccanegrahttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/1/Estas-Botas-Son-Para-Cantar-These-Boots-Were-Made-For-Singing/El proseso de capturar el color exacto del diseño en nuestro taller de vestuarios.  Con el internet en las manos y poco tiempo y poco dinero, a veces no podemos encontrar las cosas que deseamos.. El diseño requiere botas rojas pero no cualquier...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/1/Estas-Botas-Son-Para-Cantar-These-Boots-Were-Made-For-Singing/Thu, 10 May 2012 13:19:42 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/1/Simon-Boccanegra-Scenery-Load-in-on-January-24/Here in the Tech Department we are always excited on “load-in” day. This is the day when the scenery and props arrive at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and are moved into the backstage area of the theater. The Simon Boccanegra scenery traveled to L...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/1/Simon-Boccanegra-Scenery-Load-in-on-January-24/Thu, 10 May 2012 13:26:15 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/1/The-Magic-Dream-Day-6--In-Which-Katherine-Finds-her-Funny/The Magic Dream, Day 6 from LA Opera on Vimeo . I found my funny. I didn’t know I was looking for it, but this show has certainly brought it out in me. I had always been sort of serious growing up. Not that I didn’t have fun, but I was always a...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/1/The-Magic-Dream-Day-6--In-Which-Katherine-Finds-her-Funny/Thu, 10 May 2012 13:58:19 GMTeducationcommunityMagic DreamBehind the scenesKatherineMozartRehearsalshttp://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/Shannita/Dates/2012/1/The-Magic-Dream-Day-5--On-Stage/I have a confession to make: I snuck onto the main stage of the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion. Ok, well, I didn’t exactly   sneak, I more  ambled  up the staircase on stage right, and poked my head around the corner to see if the stage was in use. It...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/1/The-Magic-Dream-Day-5--On-Stage/Thu, 10 May 2012 14:36:29 GMThttp://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/Shannita/Dates/2012/1/The-Magic-Dream--Day-4/The Magic Dream – Day 4 from LA Opera on Vimeo .   Question: How many tenors does it take to change a lightbulb? Answer: One. He holds the lightbulb and the world revolves around him.   Opera singers are often plagued with stereotypes, even within...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/1/The-Magic-Dream--Day-4/Thu, 10 May 2012 14:59:08 GMTeducationcommunityMagic DreamRehearsalsbehind-the-sceneshttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/5/The-Magic-Dream--Day-3/The Magic Dream – Day 3 from LA Opera on Vimeo . Three days of staging down, and we’re two numbers shy of having the whole show on its feet. Watching the video footage from today’s rehearsal, the word that kept coming into my mind was ensemble....http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/5/The-Magic-Dream--Day-3/Thu, 10 May 2012 15:31:39 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/1/The-Magic-Dream--Day-2/  The Magic Dream, Day 2 – Meet the Cast from LA Opera on Vimeo . I know opera has a reputation for being “heavy,” “long,” “serious,” and – dare I say it? – BORING. I have to say though, that in the seven years that I have been part of this strang...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/1/The-Magic-Dream--Day-2/Thu, 10 May 2012 15:39:41 GMTeducationcommunityMagic DreamRehearsalsbehind-the-scenesLA Operahttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/1/The-Magic-Dream-Day-One--Rehearsal/The Magic Dream – Rehearsal Day 1 from LA Opera on Vimeo . The Magic Dream Day 1 There’s really nothing cooler than bypassing the towering glass facade of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, curving around towards the underbelly of the Music Center, an...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/1/The-Magic-Dream-Day-One--Rehearsal/Thu, 10 May 2012 15:52:35 GMTeducationcommunityMagic DreamRehearsalsbehind-the-sceneshttp://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 GMT