enhttp://www.laopera.com/60EPiServer CMS 5http://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/2012/7/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/2012/8/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/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/2012/9/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/Dates/2013/1/LA-Opera-Launches-Britten-100LA-A-Celebration/Britten 100/LA: A Celebration , a year-long festival honoring the 2013 centenary of British composer Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), officially launches on Saturday, February 23, 2013 with a conversation with LA Opera Music Director James Conlon . T...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2013/1/LA-Opera-Launches-Britten-100LA-A-Celebration/Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:42:37 GMTJames Conlonhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2013/2/LA-Opera-Music-Director-James-Conlon-Extends-Contract-Through-2018/We are pleased to announce that Music Director James Conlon has extended his contract with LA Opera through the end of the 2017/2018 season. The news was made public by LA Opera’s President and CEO Christopher Koelsch at a special event honoring M...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2013/2/LA-Opera-Music-Director-James-Conlon-Extends-Contract-Through-2018/Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:37:10 GMTLA OperaJames Conlonhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2013/2/Noyes-Fludde-Our-Opera-Expedition-Has-Begun/Muse Lee, our favorite high school blogger, has returned for a series on her participation in the Community Opera production of Benjamin Britten's  Noah's Flood .  Performances are April 19 and 20 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. First...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2013/2/Noyes-Fludde-Our-Opera-Expedition-Has-Begun/Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:50:06 GMTeducationStudentscommunityLA OperacathedralYouthJames Conlonoperacommunity programsBrittenNoah's FluddeNoye's Fluddehttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2013/3/James-Conlon-Wagners-The-Flying-Dutchman/By James Conlon The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. Henry David Thoreau Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them. Oliver Wendell Holmes The protagonist of The Flying Dutchman has led a (very long) life of...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2013/3/James-Conlon-Wagners-The-Flying-Dutchman/Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:53:13 GMTJames Conlonhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2013/3/James-Conlon-Returning-to-Bel-Canto/By James Conlon On the occasion of LA Opera’s production of Cinderella (La Cenerentola) , and in a departure from my customary style, I am writing more personally; in particular, the story of my love for the music of Gioachino Rossini. The bel can...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2013/3/James-Conlon-Returning-to-Bel-Canto/Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:05:58 GMTJames Conlonhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2013/3/Noahs-Flood-Rehearsal--the-pain-the-agony-the-improvement/Muse Lee, our favorite high school blogger, has returned for a series on her participation in the Community Opera production of Benjamin Britten's  Noah's Flood .  Performances are April 19 and 20 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels....http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2013/3/Noahs-Flood-Rehearsal--the-pain-the-agony-the-improvement/Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:27:26 GMTeducationRehearsalsbehind-the-scenesJames Conloncommunity programsBenjamin BrittenBritten 100/LACathedral of Our Lady of the AngelsEli VillanuevaNoah's Flood (Noye's Fludde)Heather Lipson-BellNathan RifenburgRonnita Nicole Millerhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2013/3/Noahs-Flood-Rehearsal-When-the-Opera-Pixies-Take-Over/Muse Lee, our favorite high school blogger, has returned for a series on her participation in the Community Opera production of Benjamin Britten's  Noah's Flood .  Performances are April 19 and 20 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Ticket...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2013/3/Noahs-Flood-Rehearsal-When-the-Opera-Pixies-Take-Over/Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:53:08 GMTeducationStudentsRehearsalsbehind-the-scenesYouthJames Conloncommunity programsMuse LeeBenjamin BrittenBritten 100/LACathedral of Our Lady of the AngelsEli VillanuevaNoah's Flood (Noye's Fludde)Heather Lipson-BellPaul Floydhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2013/3/tickets-available-now-for-Noahs-Flood-Noyes-Fludde/LA Opera artists will collaborate with more than 300 members of the greater Los Angeles community for two performances of Benjamin Britten's Noah's Flood (Noye's Fludde) this spring at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Conducted by LA Opera...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2013/3/tickets-available-now-for-Noahs-Flood-Noyes-Fludde/Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:38:58 GMTeducationJames Conloncommunity programsNoye's FluddeBenjamin BrittenBritten 100/LACathedral of Our Lady of the AngelsEli Villanuevahttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2013/4/James-Conlon-Conducts-200th-Performance-at-LA-Opera/LA Opera's April 3 performance of Gioachino Rossini's Cinderella (La Cenerentola) marked the debut of a new singer in the title role—Georgian mezzo-soprano Ketevan Kemoklidze —as well as a special milestone for Music Director James Conlon : his...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2013/4/James-Conlon-Conducts-200th-Performance-at-LA-Opera/Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:42:16 GMTJames Conlonhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2013/4/Noahs-Flood-Taking-The-Leap/Muse Lee, our favorite high school blogger, has returned for a series on her participation in the Community Opera production of Benjamin Britten's  Noah's Flood . Performances were this past weekend, April 19 and 20 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2013/4/Noahs-Flood-Taking-The-Leap/Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:54:25 GMTeducationStudentsLA OperaYouthJames Conloncommunity programsMuse LeeBenjamin BrittenBritten 100/LACathedral of Our Lady of the AngelsEli VillanuevaNoah's Flood (Noye's Fludde)Heather Lipson-BellPaul Floydhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2013/5/LA-Opera-On-Air-Begins-Saturday-May-18/For the eighth consecutive year Classical KUSC brings you LA Opera On Air , Saturdays at 10am.  Each week you’ll hear a complete performance from LA Opera’s 2012/13 Season , recorded live at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.  The series is hosted by...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Dates/2013/5/LA-Opera-On-Air-Begins-Saturday-May-18/Wed, 22 May 2013 15:21:06 GMTThe Two FoscariPlácido DomingoJames ConlonLA Opera On Airradio broadcastDon GiovanniThe Flying DutchmanCinderellaTosca