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Hear great performances, recorded live at LA Opera.
In just a quarter-century of existence, LA Opera has become the fourth-largest opera company in the United States, and “stands out as a newly important force in American opera,” according to Mark Swed in the Los Angeles Times. Experience LA Opera performances recorded recorded live from Los Angeles’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
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Puccini’s Turandot
September 21, 2024
This seminal opera captivates with its exotic setting and dramatic story of the cold-hearted Princess Turandot and her suitors.
Double Bill: Still’s Highway 1, USA & Zemlinsky’s The Dwarf
September 14, 2024
Highway 1, USA explores themes of family and sacrifice, with a compelling narrative of a couple striving to provide a better future for their son. Zemlinsky’s The Dwarf tells a dark tale of love and vanity.
Giddens & Abels’ Omar
December 2, 2023
The luminous score—composed by Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels—incorporates distinctive West African traditions with traditional opera instrumentation.
Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande
November 25, 2023
Lost in the forest, a prince encounters an ethereal beauty with a mysterious past (and lush locks that would make Rapunzel envious).
Puccini’s ‘La bohème’
August 15, 2020
James Conlon conducts this performance, featuring Marina Costa-Jackson (Mimi), Saimir Pirgu (Rodolfo), Erica Petrocelli (Musetta), and Kihun Yoon (Marcello)
Mozart’s ‘The Clemency of Titus’
August 8, 2020
With Die Zauberflöte, The Clemency of Titus (La clemenza di Tito) was one of the last two operas Mozart completed — it premiered less than two months before the composer's untimely death at age 35. This performance of Mozart's final opera seria features tenor Russell Thomas in the title role.
Bizet’s ‘Carmen’
August 1, 2020
Hear Bizet’s most popular opera starring Ana María Martínez in the title role. The cast also includes Brandon Jovanovich (Don José); Amanda Woodbury (Micaela); Alexander Vinogradov (Escamillo); among other soloists. The performance features the Los Angeles Opera Chorus and Orchestra led by James Conlon.
Mozart’s The Clemency of Titus
September 28, 2019
With Die Zauberflöte, The Clemency of Titus (La clemenza di Tito) was one of the last two operas Mozart completed — it premiered less than two months before the composer's untimely death at age 35. This performance of Mozart's final opera seria features tenor Russell Thomas in the title role.
Bizet’s Carmen
September 21, 2019
Hear Bizet’s most popular opera starring Ana María Martínez in the title role. The cast also includes Brandon Jovanovich (Don José); Amanda Woodbury (Micaela); Alexander Vinogradov (Escamillo); among other soloists. The performance features the Los Angeles Opera Chorus and Orchestra led by James Conlon.
Puccini and Leoncavallo Double Bill
October 6, 2018
This Los Angeles Opera program features operas from two Italian contemporaries: Gianni Schicchi by Puccini and Pagliacci by Leoncavallo. Plácido Domingo plays the wily the title character in Schicchi, then he steps into the orchestra pit to conduct Pagliacci, featuring Marco Berti (Canio) and Ana Maria Martinez (Nedda).
Verdi’s Nabucco
September 22, 2018
Hear acclaimed singer Plácido Domingo in the title role of Verdi’s Nabucco. The cast also features Liudmyla Monastyrska (Abigaille); Morris Robinson (Zaccaria); Mario Chang (Ismaele); Nancy Fabiola Herrera (Fenena); and the Los Angeles Opera Chorus and Orchestra led by James Conlon.
Bizet’s Carmen
September 15, 2018
Hear Bizet’s most popular opera, Carmen, starring Ana Maria Martinez in the title role. The cast also includes Brandon Jovanovich (Don José); Amanda Woodbury (Micaela); Alexander Vinogradov (Escamillo); among other soloists. The performance features the Los Angeles Opera Chorus and Orchestra led by James Conlon.
John Corigliano’s ‘The Ghosts of Versailles’
September 2, 2017
This performance of Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles features Patricia Racette as Marie Antoinette along with Christopher Maltman (Beaumarchais), Kristinn Sigmundsson (Louis XVI), Lucas Meachem (Figaro), Robert Brubaker (Bégearss), Guanqun Yu (Rosina; Countess Almaviva), Lucy Schaufer (Susanna), Joshua Guerrero (Count Almaviva), Renée Rapier (Cherubino), Stacey Tappan (Florestine), Brenton Ryan (Leon), Scotty Scully (Marquis), Victoria Livengood (Woman with Hat), Joel Sorensen ...
Mozart’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro’
August 19, 2017
This performance of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro features Roberto Tagliavini as Figaro along with performances by Pretty Yende (Susanna), Ryan McKinny (Count Almaviva), Guanqun Yu (Countess Almaviva), Renée Rapier (Cherubino), Kristinn Sigmundsson (Doctor Bartolo), Lucy Schaufer (Marcellina), So Young Park (Barbarina), Philip Cokorinos (Antonio), Robert Brubaker (Don Basilio), and Joel Sorensen (Don Curzio). James Conlon conducts.
Rossini’s ‘The Barber of Seville’
August 12, 2017
This performance of Rossini’s opera buffa The Barber of Seville features Rodion Pogossov as Figaro along with cast members Almaviva René Barbera (Count), Elizabeth DeShong (Rosina), Alessandro Corbelli (Doctor Bartolo), Kristinn Sigmundsson (Don Basilio), Lucy Schaufer (Berta), and Jonathan Michie (Fiorello). James Conlon conducts.
Offenbach’s ‘The Tales of Hoffman’
August 5, 2017
This performance of Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann features Vittorio Grigolo as Hoffmann along with Kate Lindsey (The Muse / Nicklausse), Nicolas Testé (Olympia), Kate Aldrich (Giulietta), Diana Damrau (Antonia / Stella), Christophe Mortagne (The Four Servants), Kihun Yoon (Luther), Theo Hoffman (Hermann), Michael Moore (Nathanael Brian), Rodell Rosel (Spalanzani), Daniel Armstrong (Schlémil), Nicholas Brownlee (Crespel), and Sharmay Musacchio (Voice of ...
Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’
July 29, 2017
This performance of Verdi’s Macbeth, inspired by Shakespeare’s play of the same name, features Plácido Domingo in the title role at the head of an all-star cast that includes: Ekaterina Semenchuk (Lady Macbeth), Ildebrando D’Arcangelo (Banquo), Joshua Guerrero (Macduff), Josh Wheeker (Malcom), Summer Hassan (Lady-in-Waiting), Theo Hoffman (Doctor). James Conlon conducts.
