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/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/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/2011/12/You-Give-A-Little-Love-and-it-All-Comes-Back-to-You/Music is truly an undeserved gift that we, as a collective people, are capable of harnessing. Some are more talented than others in various aspects of the music world, but we all share it. Sometimes I don’t think we share it enough. Music today is...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2011/12/You-Give-A-Little-Love-and-it-All-Comes-Back-to-You/Thu, 03 May 2012 15:17:47 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2011/12/Announcing-LA-Operas-College-Advisory-Committee/We are thrilled to be forming our first-ever College Advisory Committee.  To kick off what we are sure is to be a really successful group of student leaders, LA Opera hosted an Information Meeting on November 16, which was a blast! We had a great...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2011/12/Announcing-LA-Operas-College-Advisory-Committee/Thu, 03 May 2012 15:34:24 GMTCollege Advisory CommitteeeducationStudentshttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2011/11/Happy-Thanksgiving-From-LA-Opera/LA Opera has so much to be grateful for. Since the beginning of the season we have been invited into the lives of people and organizations from all over Southern California, and welcomed even more of you into our “home” to experience the wonderful...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2011/11/Happy-Thanksgiving-From-LA-Opera/Thu, 03 May 2012 15:47:32 GMThttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2011/10/Tweet-to-Win-2-Orchestra-Level-Tickets-for-Romeo-et-Juliette-Opening-Performance/Who wants a pair of orchestra level tickets to Gonoud’s Roméo et Juliette starring Vittorio Grigolo as Roméo, Nino Machaidze as Juliette, and conducted by Placido Domingo? So, how creative can you be in 140 characters or less? Funny, irreverent,...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2011/10/Tweet-to-Win-2-Orchestra-Level-Tickets-for-Romeo-et-Juliette-Opening-Performance/Fri, 04 May 2012 09:35:51 GMTContestRomeo et JulietteTwitterhttp://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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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/Shannita/Dates/2011/12/A-Look-Back-at-The-Prospector/The warming rays of the sun pass through my windshield as I head in south on the I-5 freeway. The glamour of nearby Hollywood and Los Angeles has dissipated as more gravel is added between them and my vehicle. What becomes of the surrounding...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Shannita/Dates/2011/12/A-Look-Back-at-The-Prospector/Thu, 10 May 2012 16:43:23 GMTBlogRoothttp://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/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/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/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 broadcastWFMT