enhttp://www.laopera.com/60EPiServer CMS 5http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/4/Los-Angeles-Opera-Presents-The-Story-of-La-Boheme/Opera can be as enchanting as a fairy tale, as raucous as the circus, or as dramatic as Harry Potter’s quest.  And better still, the action is set to some of the world’s most glorious music.  It seems to me to be the perfect entertainment for a...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/4/Los-Angeles-Opera-Presents-The-Story-of-La-Boheme/Thu, 03 May 2012 09:36:02 GMTLa Bohemehttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/4/Shannita/LA Opera is pleased to announce that Christopher Koelsch  has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective September 15, 2012. The Company’s current Chief Executive Officer, Stephen Rountree, who has served LA Ope...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/4/Shannita/Thu, 03 May 2012 09:52:06 GMTLA Operahttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/4/El-Armario-de-Musetta/Sólo faltan cuatro semanas para la gran apertura de Boheme del compositor Giacomo Puccini, y el vestuario de Musetta va a estar justo en tiempo, o eso esperamos! Les presento el equipo responsable de todo el vestuario magnífico de Musetta.  La líd...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/4/El-Armario-de-Musetta/Thu, 03 May 2012 10:26:13 GMTLa BohemeOpera monthhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/3/Shannita/Tourists come to LA to experience starry Hollywood, bubbling La Brea Tar pits, and great weather of course, but opera?   Well, that could all change in May when Los Angeles’s young and thriving operatic culture takes to the stage in four very...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/3/Shannita/Thu, 03 May 2012 10:59:49 GMTLa BohemeOpera monthhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/3/LA-Opera-is-recruiting-NEW-COMMUNITY-EDUCATORS/Trainer, Carmen Recker, leads a Community Educator workshop Do you have a passion for opera and a desire to share the excitement and drama with your community? If so, join LA Opera’s dynamic team of Community Educators! LA Opera is recruiting new...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/3/LA-Opera-is-recruiting-NEW-COMMUNITY-EDUCATORS/Thu, 03 May 2012 11:37:02 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/3/Color-Costumes-and-The-Two-Foscari/Costume design by Mattie Ullrich Artist Georgia O’Keefe said “I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way-things I had no words for.”  Whether it is a conscious choice or something you unknowingly do, we all...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/3/Color-Costumes-and-The-Two-Foscari/Thu, 03 May 2012 11:56:11 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/2/Ana-Maria-Martinez-Speaks-to-Vocal-Students-at-Cortines-High-School/Music students at Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts were treated to a surprise visit and discussion with soprano Ana María Martínez, currently co-starring with Placido Domingo in Simon Boccanegra . We asked Ms. Martinez about...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/2/Ana-Maria-Martinez-Speaks-to-Vocal-Students-at-Cortines-High-School/Thu, 03 May 2012 12:56:58 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/21/The-Festival-Play-of-Daniel-Through-the-Eyes-of-Community-Ensemble-Participant-Rachel-Staples-2/I love going to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for my Sunday afternoon rehearsals for the Festival Play of Daniel .  First of all, I must say that I think it is very appropriate that you exit at off the freeway and then merge onto Hope Street becau...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/21/The-Festival-Play-of-Daniel-Through-the-Eyes-of-Community-Ensemble-Participant-Rachel-Staples-2/Thu, 03 May 2012 13:16:16 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/21/Growing-Up-at-LA-Opera/Johnathan McCullough is a sophomore at the Curtis Institute of Music, in Philadelphia, where he is pursuing his Bachelor of Music degree in the opera program. As a youth in Los Angeles, he was deeply involved in LA Opera’s Education and Community...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/21/Growing-Up-at-LA-Opera/Thu, 03 May 2012 13:39:54 GMThttp://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/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/5/Announcing-General-Auditions-for-Education--Community-Programs-Department/CALLING ALL OPERA SINGERS! LA Opera’s Education & Community Programs Department is holding general auditions Thursday, May 31, 2012 and Friday, June 1, 2012 each day from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m . We are seeking soloists for our acclaimed outreach...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/5/Announcing-General-Auditions-for-Education--Community-Programs-Department/Wed, 09 May 2012 13:26:15 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/5/Musettas-New-Clothes/Only four more weeks until the opening of Puccini’s La Bohème and Musetta’s wardrobe seems to be right on schedule, or so we hope! Meet the team responsible for all of Musetta’s magnificent costumes:   The team leader is Leslie Ann Smith, one of o...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/5/Musettas-New-Clothes/Wed, 09 May 2012 13:57:12 GMTLa BohemeBehind the sceneshttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/5/Followspots/Followspots are bright long-throw lighting fixtures manually operated by members of our stage crew and are used to highlight performers as they move around stage. For almost all of the productions at Los Angeles Opera, we utilize between two and...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/5/Followspots/Wed, 09 May 2012 14:32:58 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/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/4/Stories--Music--Opera-Opera-Tales-goes-on-tour-in-May/There’s nothing like a good story, and luckily, the best operas always begin with a good story. Where, you might ask, would you find a good story from a good opera? Why, your local County Library!          LA Opera’s Opera Tales program celebrates...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/4/Stories--Music--Opera-Opera-Tales-goes-on-tour-in-May/Wed, 09 May 2012 16:04:07 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/5/Ailyn-Perez-Wins-The-2012-Richard-Tucker-Award/Congratulations are in order for Ailyn Pérez who was awarded the 2012 Richard Tucker Award. This prestigious prize, with a cash award of $30,000, is presented annually by the Richard Tucker Music Foundation to an American opera singer at the...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/5/Ailyn-Perez-Wins-The-2012-Richard-Tucker-Award/Wed, 09 May 2012 16:22:58 GMTLa BohemeAllyn Perezhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/4/Backstage-Magic-April-2-2012/An excerpt from the Los Angeles Opera League event called Backstage Magic 2012.  This year’s event showcased pyrotechnic and smoke effects. In this clip Technical Director Jeff Kleeman talks about the company’s historic use of pyrotechnics and...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/4/Backstage-Magic-April-2-2012/Wed, 09 May 2012 16:37:19 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/4/Musettas-New-Look-for-La-Boheme/We often find that the stage is a reflection of real life. Though Puccini’s “La Bohème” is set in Paris in the mid-1800’s, most of us can identify and even empathize with Mimi and Rodolfo’s struggles in life and in love. Period pieces are great...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/4/Musettas-New-Look-for-La-Boheme/Wed, 09 May 2012 16:50:20 GMTLa Bohemehttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/4/Musettas-New-Look-in-La-Boheme-en-Espanol/A menudo encontramos que el escenario es un reflejo de la vida real.  París, 1800, la mayoría de nosotros nos podemos identificar y empatizar con Mimì y Rodolfo en la lucha de la vida y el amor.  Un autor clásico francés, Francois de La...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/4/Musettas-New-Look-in-La-Boheme-en-Espanol/Wed, 09 May 2012 17:02:09 GMTLa Bohemecostume shopcostumeshttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/3/Color-Costumes-and-The-Two-Foscari-Spanish-Version/  Costume design by Mattie Ullrich Artista Geogia O’Keeffe Dijo “encontre una forma de comunicarme con colores y figuras  que no puedo explicar con palabras” Concientemente o sin darnos cuenta  usamos color como una manera de expresar como nos...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/3/Color-Costumes-and-The-Two-Foscari-Spanish-Version/Wed, 09 May 2012 17:07:28 GMTcostume shopcostumesThe Two Foscarihttp://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/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/3/Albert-Herring-Smoke-Effect/ At Los Angeles Opera when we need to provide smoke or fog effects we have a couple of options for available and safe technology. Most applications call for our liquid nitrogen (LN2) systems of which we have four machines. The machines are located...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/3/Albert-Herring-Smoke-Effect/Thu, 10 May 2012 09:30:38 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/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/3/Albert-Herring-Food-Props/Albert Herring has a number of expendable food items that are consumed by the performers and need to be replaced for every show. Variables that determine what real food items are used include the action, staging, set design, and a performer’s...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/3/Albert-Herring-Food-Props/Thu, 10 May 2012 09:40:35 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/21/Summer-Opera-Camp-Auditions/http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/21/Summer-Opera-Camp-Auditions/Thu, 10 May 2012 09:56:36 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/2/Calling-All-Opera-Virgins--LA-Opera-Wants-You/Albert Herring is a rollicking comedy about the only virgin left in a tiny English town, a meek mama’s boy who has a night he’ll never forget. Our upcoming production of Albert Herring (which opens Saturday, February 25), which is sung in English,...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/2/Calling-All-Opera-Virgins--LA-Opera-Wants-You/Thu, 10 May 2012 10:07:07 GMTLA OperaOperaVirginhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/2/Albert-Herring-Projections/Albert Herring is a rental from Santa Fe Opera where they did not use projections. Los Angeles Opera decided that this production would be enhanced with the addition of newly created projections. Members of the Technical Department worked for thre...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/2/Albert-Herring-Projections/Thu, 10 May 2012 10:17:56 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/2/Best-Letter-Ever/One of the things we’ve heard people buzzing about in the hallways  over and over again during Simon Boccanegra performances is how convincing Placido Domingo is as a young Boccanegra in the Prologue. In fact, one young man was overheard saying “I...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/2/Best-Letter-Ever/Thu, 10 May 2012 10:27:18 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/5/Meet-the-Artists-of-Simon-Boccanegra-on-March-1/Got plans on Thursday, March 1? Well, drop them and come to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to see Simon Boccanegra instead! (And if you’ve already seen it, come back and see it again.) Immediately following the March 1 performance, we’re hosting a...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/5/Meet-the-Artists-of-Simon-Boccanegra-on-March-1/Thu, 10 May 2012 10:34:09 GMTLA OperaAna Maria MartinezMaestro James ConlonPlácido Domingohttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/5/Crew-View-Simon-Boccanegra-Change-over-to-Albert-Herring/The day after Simon Boccanegra opened, our FOH (front of house) crewcam captured the scenery change-over to Albert Herring. When we do more one than one opera in rep (repertory), all of the settings, props and lights must be exchanged one producti...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/5/Crew-View-Simon-Boccanegra-Change-over-to-Albert-Herring/Thu, 10 May 2012 10:49:26 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/2/Saturday-Mornings-at-the-Opera/As rain pours from the darkened heavens, the young hero, desperately trying to survive a pit of certain eradication, does the unbelievable and defeats the evil snake. Good defeats evil once again. Reconnecting with his forest friends, after his...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/2/Saturday-Mornings-at-the-Opera/Thu, 10 May 2012 11:02:58 GMTeducationcommunityMagic DreamSaturday Mornings at the Operahttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/5/div-stylepadding-bottom0px-idblogcopy-classentry--pnbspp-pa-hrefhttpmedialaoperacomnewswp-contentuploads2012023468-sbc4040jpgimg-width500-height408-alt-srchttpmedialaoperacomnewswp-content/Were you here on Saturday for the company premiere of Simon Boccanegra? What a spectacular evening! Everything was perfect… from the orchestra, to the singers, to the crowd response. It was truly one amazing night of opera in Los Angeles. But don’...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/5/div-stylepadding-bottom0px-idblogcopy-classentry--pnbspp-pa-hrefhttpmedialaoperacomnewswp-contentuploads2012023468-sbc4040jpgimg-width500-height408-alt-srchttpmedialaoperacomnewswp-content/Thu, 10 May 2012 11:09:56 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/2/Moda-en-el-Teatro/Mas que nada el ensayo general de Simon Boccanerga el miercoles 8 de Febrero estuvo para chuparse los dedos. El maestro Placido Domingo (Simon Boccanegra) cantó como un angel.  Y no podemos olvidar a Paolo Gavanelli  (Paolo), Stefano Secco (Adorno...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/2/Moda-en-el-Teatro/Thu, 10 May 2012 11:24:57 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/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/2/Simon-Boccanegra-Action-Props-Onstage/In addition to the fight benches , other action props used in Simon Boccanegra include paper maps, charts and letters, hand-held torches and decorative and stage combat swords. Maps, Charts and Letters When additional maps and charts were needed t...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/2/Simon-Boccanegra-Action-Props-Onstage/Thu, 10 May 2012 11:44:55 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/5/The-Magic-Dream-Day-7--Dress-Rehearsal/The Magic Dream, Day 7 – Dress Rehearsal Day! from LA Opera on Vimeo . Dress rehearsal day, at last! And with it, the addition of the rest of our orchestra, with Vivian on midi and Salpy on flute. Just these two instruments supplementing the piano...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/5/The-Magic-Dream-Day-7--Dress-Rehearsal/Thu, 10 May 2012 11:55:48 GMTeducationcommunityMagic DreamBehind the sceneshttp://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 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/6/LA-MODA-DEL-CORO/After a one to two year process of working with the design team on the concept and creation of renderings and models for a new set, one of the tasks of the Technical Department is to analyze, draw, engineer and supervise construction of the scener...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/6/LA-MODA-DEL-CORO/Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:45:44 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/5/La-Moda-del-Coro/Pruebas, pruebas …Y mas pruebas! Durante las dos últimas semanas hemos estado probando el vestuario de los miembros del coro de Los Ángeles Ópera!  Ahora que las cosas se han  tranquilizado un poco, tengo tiempo de informarles todas las noticias p...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/5/La-Moda-del-Coro/Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:04:16 GMTBlogRoothttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/5/Music-Center-or-Bust/With the recent opening of the new portion of the Metro Expo Line , getting to Downtown LA is easier than ever. Writer Sarah Spitz found out how easy when she and a friend took the train to see the May 20 matinee of La Bohéme . In her first person...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/5/Music-Center-or-Bust/Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:14:50 GMTBlogRootLa BohemeMetro Expo Linehttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/6/La-Boheme-New-Props-for-an-Enhanced-Revival/1890 Peugeot Replica For this remount of our signature production of La Boheme, there was a desire to bring the props and set dressing into the appropriate period of the 1890s. The car was built as a replica of an 1890 Peugeot two-seater. This wou...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/6/La-Boheme-New-Props-for-an-Enhanced-Revival/Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:36:32 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/6/And-The-Winner-Is-Janai-Brugger-and-the-National-Council-Finals/by Gail Eichenthal, KUSC My name is Gail Eichenthal and I am a Metropolitan Opera Western Region auditions junkie. Perhaps, given KUSC’s close involvement in broadcasting the finals concert each year, this was inevitable. My great late friend and...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/6/And-The-Winner-Is-Janai-Brugger-and-the-National-Council-Finals/Mon, 04 Jun 2012 12:00:15 GMTLa BohemeYoung Artistshttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/6/The-Many-Faces-of-Opera-in-LA/We are excited that there is a vital conversation about opera in Los Angeles. We welcome the ongoing dialogue about which operas should be produced and how – it helps inform our future seasons and speaks to the strength and continuing popularity o...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/6/The-Many-Faces-of-Opera-in-LA/Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:46:13 GMTLA Operahttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/6/Shannita-Williams/How the times change…from Woody Allen, director of LA Opera’s 2008 production of Gianni Schicchi , to promoting To Rome With Love opening in Los Angeles on Friday, June 29. In the film, Woody Allen plays an opera director crippled by his fear of...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/6/Shannita-Williams/Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:36:28 GMTGianni SchicchiJames ConlonSaimir PirguWoody Allenfilmlos angelesoperato Rome with lovehttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/6/Operas-Next-Supercommittee--/or: "How the LA Opera College Advisory Committee Prepares Young People to be the Next Generation of Opera-Lovers and Shows That The Company is Serious About a Very Modern Approach to Marketing Opera." by Johannes Schmitt, LA Opera College Advisory...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/6/Operas-Next-Supercommittee--/Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:45:45 GMTStudentscommunityadvisory committeeoperahttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/7/LA-Opera-On-Air-Begins-Saturday-July-7-on-WFMT/LA Opera  is collaborating with  Classical KUSC  to produce the sixth consecutive season of  LA Opera on Air ,  a weekly broadcast series of performances recorded live at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Hosted by Duff Murphy, the series will featur...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2012/7/LA-Opera-On-Air-Begins-Saturday-July-7-on-WFMT/Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:56:32 GMTLa BohemeRomeo et JulietteSimon BoccanegraAlbert HerringCosi fan tutteEugene OneginLA Opera On Airradio broadcastWFMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/7/LA-Opera-Off-Grand-Presents-Verdis-The-Two-Foscari-I-Due-Foscari-In-Concert-at-the-Segerstrom-Center/In our ongoing mission to bring the artistry of LA Opera to a wider audience, we’ve joined forces with the Segerstrom Center for the Arts to present a special LA Opera Off Grand performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s The Two Foscari (I Due Foscari)  in...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/7/LA-Opera-Off-Grand-Presents-Verdis-The-Two-Foscari-I-Due-Foscari-In-Concert-at-the-Segerstrom-Center/Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:04:05 GMTThe Two FoscariPlácido DomingoJames Conlonhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/7/Placido-Domingo-on-the-Cover-of-Opera-Now/Opera Now celebrates the 2012 Summer Olympics with an exciting feature on the life and work of 10 living legends of the operatic stage, including an exclusive interview with our own operatic Gold medalist, Plácido Domingo. Read the full article by...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/7/Placido-Domingo-on-the-Cover-of-Opera-Now/Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:40:33 GMTPlácido Domingohttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/LA-Opera-Summer-Camp-Through-the-Eyes-of-A-Camper/I'll be completely honest. On the first day of Opera Camp , I was terrified. I have no singing experience besides school choir several years back—in fact, I was deathly afraid of singing in public. I wished to join Opera Camp solely because I love...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/LA-Opera-Summer-Camp-Through-the-Eyes-of-A-Camper/Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:34:45 GMTeducationStudentsYouthhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/An-Inside-View-of-Opera-Camp-Like-A-Constant-Sugar-Rush/If I had to describe the feeling of being an Opera Camper, I'd liken it to a constant sugar rush. Just when I think that camp can't get any better, it does. So many awesome things have happened just in the last three days. On Day 4 of camp, we had...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/An-Inside-View-of-Opera-Camp-Like-A-Constant-Sugar-Rush/Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:14:03 GMTeducationJames Conlonhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/David-Lomeli-Returns-To-LA-And-Visits-With-LA-Opera/Tenor David Lomelì , a stellar alumnus of LA Opera’s Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program , has enjoyed break-out career success since his 2006 first-place finish in Operalia . The young singer returns to Los Angeles this Sunday, as the Duke of...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/David-Lomeli-Returns-To-LA-And-Visits-With-LA-Opera/Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:24:46 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/Opera-Camp-The-production-is-seriously-almost-there/When I think about where we were on Day 1, clumsily going through the Bon Odori motions, and in my case, cringing in fear at the prospect of singing—really, it's kind of hilarious. The production is seriously almost there.  On Day 7 of Opera Camp,...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/Opera-Camp-The-production-is-seriously-almost-there/Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:42:05 GMTeducationhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/Opera-Camp-Its-A-Wrap/I've been staring at a blank screen for the past ten minutes, trying to devise a clever opening sentence. It hasn't quite registered that Opera Camp is really over. So, for lack of a better introduction, I'll just start from Day 10. First thing in...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/Opera-Camp-Its-A-Wrap/Mon, 13 Aug 2012 15:39:49 GMTeducationhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/Employee-Caption-Contest/AND THE WINNER IS: Abdiel Gonzalez from the fantastic LA Opera Chorus with: “Don Quixote thought his golden helmet of Mambrino could save him from Medusa....he was wrong...”   Congratulations and enjoy the concert!          The Employee who writes...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/Employee-Caption-Contest/Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:36:18 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/Don-Giovanni-Womenand-Menin-Love/By Basil De Pinto Is Mozart’s great opera about the amorous adventures of a licentious Spanish nobleman and his downfall: il dissoluto punito ? Yes, but so much more as well. It is about social class and its divisions, indicated by titles (or lack...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/Don-Giovanni-Womenand-Menin-Love/Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:05:50 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/Venice-Verdi-and-The-Two-Foscari-/On the Grand Canal in Venice, the city operates boats as buses for public transportation. On the right and left banks of the Canal are rows of gorgeous houses, the celebrated palazzi, rising miraculously out of the water. Many have private docks a...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/Venice-Verdi-and-The-Two-Foscari-/Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:10:43 GMTThe Two Foscarihttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/8/Don-Giovanni-Scenery-Load-In/The Don Giovanni set has arrived! Seven (7) forty-foot shipping containers (over 16,000 cubic feet) of scenery and props traveled to Los Angeles from Chicago via rail and truck. Our union stage crew of approximately 50 stagehands has been extremel...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/8/Don-Giovanni-Scenery-Load-In/Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:13:39 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/8/The-Best-Day-of-College-You-Ever-Had/Having graduated in 2010 there is something that I realized. I miss college. Many may share the same sentiment, but I know my pining is for more than the social surroundings and unparalleled freedom. My longing comes from my absence from the...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/8/The-Best-Day-of-College-You-Ever-Had/Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:03:37 GMTeducationcommunityLA Operaprofessional developmentteachershttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/Verdi-Pater-Familias/1813 : The birth year of Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner 1913 : The birth year of Benjamin Britten 2013 : The year LA Opera and the classical music world will mark these three anniversaries. Actually, 2013 will serve as the center line for...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/Verdi-Pater-Familias/Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:32:05 GMTThe Two FoscariVerdiMaestro James ConlonJames Conlonhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/Community-Educator-Training-Grading-the-Presentors/The first time I heard about the Community Educators program was on Facebook. The post described what it was: a training program for speakers who would share their opera-love with audiences. Applying to join went down on my adult life to-do list....http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/8/Community-Educator-Training-Grading-the-Presentors/Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:27:58 GMTeducationStudentscommunityprofessional developmenthttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/9/Don-Giovanni-the-Unknowable/“Donna folle! indarno gridi, Chi son io tu non saprai!” (Crazed woman!, you scream in vain; who I am, you will never know!”) Writing on the subject of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s Don Giovanni is easy, because the subject is va...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/9/Don-Giovanni-the-Unknowable/Tue, 04 Sep 2012 10:30:46 GMTMozartMaestro James ConlonJames ConlonDon Giovannihttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/9/Its-all-fun-and-opera-gamesmore-Community-Educators-Training/Every day, I reaffirm how strange life really is. Take my first volunteering session. I flew into a diva rage, flung M&M packs everywhere, slammed Cio-Cio San, pranced around the room like a bird, declared that I had stabbed someone, morphed into...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/9/Its-all-fun-and-opera-gamesmore-Community-Educators-Training/Wed, 05 Sep 2012 07:34:57 GMTeducationadvisory committeeinternshipsteachersCommunity Educatorshttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/9/Why-We-Sing---LA-Opera-and-City-of-Hope/I've been fortunate enough to sing at several of the LA Opera 's City of Hope concerts. While it's always an honor to participate as an artist, I have never received the response I did yesterday afternoon.  Following the concert, I stayed outside...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/9/Why-We-Sing---LA-Opera-and-City-of-Hope/Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:19:58 GMTBlogRooteducationcommunityoperahttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/9/Opera-for-Educators-in-one-word-Enthralling/ If I had to sum up what Opera for Educators was like in one word, it would be “enthralling.” The 2012-13 season at LA Opera has it all, intrigue, political upheaval, sex, murder, pirates, black curses, eternal and tragic love and, of course the...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/9/Opera-for-Educators-in-one-word-Enthralling/Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:44:41 GMTeducationcommunity programsOpera for Educatorshttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/9/LA-Opera-Launches-New-Season-with-Ignite/LA Opera opened its 2012/13 Season on September 15 with the Company Premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's The Two Foscari , starring General Director Plácido Domingo (performing his 140 th role and celebrating his 45 th season in Los Angeles) and conducted...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/9/LA-Opera-Launches-New-Season-with-Ignite/Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:58:00 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/9/Technical-Department/A lot of attention has been given to the fire breather effect in our new production of The Two Foscari. The fire breather, an experienced professional, enters the stage with a lit self-extinguishing torch. On a pre-determined musical cue he fills...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/9/Technical-Department/Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:02:45 GMTThe Two Foscarifire breathertechnicalhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/10/Crew-View-Don-Giovanni-Change-over-to-The-Two-Foscari/Using a time-lapse photography technique, our FOH (front of house) crewcam captured the scenery change-over from Don Giovanni to The Two Foscari. http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/10/Crew-View-Don-Giovanni-Change-over-to-The-Two-Foscari/Mon, 08 Oct 2012 17:07:05 GMTBlogRootThe Two Foscaribehind-the-scenesLA OperaDon Giovannitechnicalhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/10/San-Gennaro-Italian-Festival---What-a-Treat/When asked to sing at the annual San Gennaro Italian Festival on September 29th, 2012, in the heart of LA, Hollywood California on the Jimmy Kimmel stage, I considered myself both blessed and honored to represent LA Opera! Although, secretly I was...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/10/San-Gennaro-Italian-Festival---What-a-Treat/Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:00:30 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/10/Mary-Jane-Phillips-The-Miracle-of-Butterfly/Today, when Giacomo Puccini’s operas are popular as never before, it is difficult to imagine a time when he was a failure, yet he struggled for nearly ten start-up years before he could score a solid success. In that period he often fell into...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/10/Mary-Jane-Phillips-The-Miracle-of-Butterfly/Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:30:33 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/10/It-Came-from-the-Opera-Revisited/(an update from a post originally published last Halloween) I’m what you’d call a lifelong horror geek, and this time of the year my DVR and Blu-ray deck overheat with the likes of The Abominable Dr. Phibes and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre . Drive-...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/10/It-Came-from-the-Opera-Revisited/Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:56:04 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/11/Madame-Butterfly-Scenery-Load-in-and-Assemble-/Madame Butterfly is a rental production new to Los Angeles. This production has come to us from San Francisco Opera via multiple 53-foot tractor trailers.  On day one, the scenery is unloaded from the trucks by the Carpenter Department, who will...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Margie-Schnibbe/Dates/2012/11/Madame-Butterfly-Scenery-Load-in-and-Assemble-/Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:08:19 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/12/Taking-Our-Show-On-The-Road---LAOs-Secondary-In-School-Opera-Program/LA Opera Educational Residency Program from William Ohanesian on Vimeo . Each year, LA Opera takes the show offstage in into the classroom with our Secondary In-School Opera Program. This year, seven Southern California schools   from South East...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/12/Taking-Our-Show-On-The-Road---LAOs-Secondary-In-School-Opera-Program/Tue, 04 Dec 2012 07:48:13 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/12/LA-Opera-Pays-Off-2009-Loan/It's great to be able to close a chapter and look forward to a bright future. Earlier this year, LA Opera began to turn the page when we repaid half of a $14 million bridge loan from Banc of America, guaranteed by Los Angeles County, that stabiliz...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/12/LA-Opera-Pays-Off-2009-Loan/Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:56:55 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/12/June-7-Concert--Placido-Domingo-Award/The music of Spain and Latin American comes to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on a gala night! As a special addition to the 2012/13 season, LA Opera will present An Evening of Spanish Zarzuela and Latin American Music , a June 7 concert to be...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2012/12/June-7-Concert--Placido-Domingo-Award/Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:39:30 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/12/Celebrate-the-Holidays/http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2012/12/Celebrate-the-Holidays/Sat, 15 Dec 2012 13:20:57 GMTeducationcommunityYoung Artistscommunity programs