LA Opera Gala Concert, a Farewell and a Milestone
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Each half of the concert began with a video of Mr. Conlon’s career overview and congratulatory messages from his colleagues (including, surprisingly, Placido Domingo!)
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Sir John in Love in LA: Verdi's Lovable Rogue Gets a Worthy Revival
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The production itself is a happy resurrection of the late Lee Blakeley's 2013 staging; it is handsome, well-crafted, sensitive, straightforward, and without an ounce of directorial pretention.
Read MoreLA Opera’s ‘West Side Story’ Is Finger-Snapping Good
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The LA Opera staging recreates the original 1950’s New York set and costumes from Chicago...The blue jeans and tenement housing fire escapes onstage contrasted sharply with the elegantly dressed opening night audience
Read MoreLA Opera's 'Traviata' has fine singing, high drama and opulent staging
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Rachel Willis-Sørensen, the Violetta, is a vivid and passionate artist, with a gleaming presence, a voice both flexible and lustrous, and strong musical and dramatic instincts.
Read MoreIn L.A. Opera’s ‘Otello’, revisionist staging cannot dampen firestorm in the pit and voices
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In John Cox’ revisionist staging, portable heat lamps replaced campfire in “Fuoco di gioia”; a desk and chairs replaced Desdemona’s bed and pillows…
Read MoreLA Opera’s New ‘Pelleas’: A Well-Sung, Well-Lighted Play
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The director presented a dreamlike drama played by “real people” with naturalness of acting, and the musical standards were very high…
Read MoreIn LA Opera's New ‘Figaro’, the Old has Become Fashionable Again
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As LA Opera’s fourth mainstage production of the season, this all-new Marriage of Figaro is as distinguished as one could hope to see anywhere...
Read MoreGreat Music and Singing Bring Life to a Morbid 'La Bohème'
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Barrie Kosky's production is a not-completely-traditional production with a few surprises along the way.
Read MoreLA Opera's Fantastic 'Hansel and Gretel' Is an Early Holiday Treat
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Doug Fitch's production features colorful visuals – fantastical creatures of the forest, lush sylvan scenery, fanciful costumes and elaborate video projection special effects.
Read MoreL.A. Opera revives legendary “Salome” with soprano Patricia Racette
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At age 51, Ms. Racette still sounds and looks fabulous, requiring little suspension of belief on the part of the opera-goer.
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