enhttp://www.laopera.com/60EPiServer CMS 5http://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/Admin/Dates/2011/10/Are-you-a-College-Student-who-Loves-Opera-LA-Opera-Wants-You-On-Board/LA Opera is excited to announce the recent formation of its College Advisory Committee. Working closely with LA Opera staff, this savvy group of students will not only help shape the company’s future college programming, but act as ambassadors for...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Admin/Dates/2011/10/Are-you-a-College-Student-who-Loves-Opera-LA-Opera-Wants-You-On-Board/Fri, 04 May 2012 09:51:32 GMTeducationadvisory committeeinternshipsuniversityhttp://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/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/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-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/2012/1/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/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/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/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/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/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/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 programshttp://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/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/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2013/3/Noahs-Flood-Rehearsal-Its-All-Coming-Together/During a field trip last week, I mentioned rehearsal to one of my teachers. She asked me what show I’m doing, and I told her that it’s Noah’s Flood . “By Benjamin Britten?” she asked. “I did that show about 20 years ago!” She went on to tell me...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2013/3/Noahs-Flood-Rehearsal-Its-All-Coming-Together/Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:48:52 GMTeducationStudentsBehind the scenesLA OperaYouthoperacommunity programsMuse LeeBritten 100/LACathedral of Our Lady of the AngelsEli VillanuevaNoah's Flood (Noye's Fludde)Paul Floydproductionhttp://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2013/4/Noahs-Flood-Rehearsal--Going-Overboard/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. Early ...http://www.laopera.com/news/blog/Jennifer-Babcock/Dates/2013/4/Noahs-Flood-Rehearsal--Going-Overboard/Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:53:55 GMTeducationStudentscommunityBehind the scenesLA OperacathedralYouthcommunity programsMuse LeeBritten 100/LAEli VillanuevaNoah's Flood (Noye's Fludde)Heather Lipson-BellPaul Floydhttp://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 Floyd