Performances Magazine | LA Opera, April 2024

CONTENTS

8 A WELCOME FROM PRESIDENT AND CEO CHRISTOPHER KOELSCH

10 THE 2024/25 SEASON

Highlights include four productions completely new to Los Angeles (including the company premiere of a modern-day classic), along with the return of an iconic favorite and a series of concerts starring four of today’s greatest leading ladies.

18 Y OUR CHANCE TO SHINE

A number of Connects initiatives give performers of all ages the opportunity to take the stage in LA Opera presentations.

P1 T ODAY'S PERFORMANCE

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FR OM OBSCENE TRIVIALITÀ TO TR AVIATA

Verdi master James Conlon explores the composer’s compassionate portrayals of society's outcasts.

Clockwise from top: a cinematic production of Madame Butterfly, new to Los Angeles, opens the season to come; Marie Duplessis, whose life inspired La Traviata; composer Giuseppe Verdi.

Kerry

Dawn

Audrey

LA Opera’s productions from the Italian repertoire are made possible in part by an extraordinary leadership gift in memory of Luciano Pavarotti and in honor of his remarkable contributions to the world of opera.

Image: The Waltz (Allioli) (detail), about 1900. Camille Claudel. Bronze. Private collection. Photo: Musée Yves Brayer. Text and design © 2024 J. Paul Getty Trust

Welcome to LA Opera

Dear friends:

For 120 years, La Traviata has reigned as a supreme expression of the heightened emotions that can only be fully experienced in the opera house. The story it tells is so grandly “operatic” that it’s sometimes hard to remember that it’s based on the life of a real woman, Marie Duplessis, who rose from poverty to become one of 19th-century Paris’s most celebrated courtesans before dying at the age of 23 from tuberculosis. Her tragically short life has inspired countless artists, beginning with writer Alexandre Dumas fils (one of her many lovers). His romantic novel La Dame aux Camélias, based on their all too brief fling, was published just a year after Marie’s death. In our own time, the stage musical Moulin Rouge!, a current Broadway smash hit, also takes inspiration from her life story.

The gorgeous production you are about to see, with Verdi master James Conlon in the pit and Rachel Willis-Sørensen in the leading role of Violetta, provides opera newcomers and seasoned aficionados alike with the perfect opportunity to see why Verdi’s masterpiece has held its place as one of the most beloved of all operas. Our cast also includes tenor Liparit Avetisyan in his company debut as Alfredo, and baritone Kihun Yoon, a distinguished alumnus of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program, in a most welcome return as Germont, his fourth leading role on our stage. We also welcome stage director Shawna Lucey for her debut production with our company.

We would not be able to present large-scale productions like La Traviata without the generous support of a number of our most dedicated friends: Andrea and Janie Pessino; the Jane and Peter Hemmings Production Fund, a gift from the Flora L. Thornton Trust; and The Emanuel Treitel Senior Citizen Fund. I am also honored to recognize special additional support from the Armenian Consortium; the Family of Ginger Conrad; The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation; and the Orden Family in memory of their beloved patriarch and matriarch, Ted and Hedy. Rachel Willis-Sørensen’s return to us, after her sensational company debut in Otello last season, is made possible by generous support from The Eva and Marc Stern Principal Artists Fund. My deepest gratitude goes to all of these incredibly generous supporters.

Sincerely,

Christopher Koelsch

SEBASTIAN PAUL AND MARYBELLE MUSCO PRESIDENT AND CEO

LA OPERA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Marc Stern* HONORARY CHAIRMAN

Keith R. Leonard, Jr.* CHAIRMAN

Carol F. Henry* CHAIRMAN, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Leslie A. Dorman* Robert Ronus* Eugene P. Stein* Régina Weingarten* Marilyn Ziering* VICE CHAIRMEN

Penelope D. Foley* TREASURER

Paul D. Tosetti* SECRETARY

Bernard A. Greenberg* VICE CHAIRMAN EMERITUS AND FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER

Ahsan Aijaz

Patricia Artigas

James R. Asperger

Haig S. Bagerdjian

Paul Bloch

Lisa Bratkovich

Iman H. Brivanlou, Ph.D.

Brian P. Brooks

Barbara Burtin

Marlene Schall Chávez, Ph.D.

Janet J. Ciriello, Ed.D.

James Conlon†

Robert Cook

Alexis Deutsch-Adler

Kathleen Kane Eberhardt

Chaz Hammel-Smith Ebert

Geoff Emery

Dr. Annette Ermshar

Michael A. Friedman, M.D.

Gordon P. Getty**

Ambassador Frank E.

Baxter

Alicia Garcia Clark

Alice Steere Coulombe

Juan Carlos Gonzalez

Thomas Gottschalk

Diane Gray

Mónica Gutiérrez Roper

Cornelia Haag-Molkenteller, M.D.

Nicolas Hamatake

Mary Hayley

Catherine H. Helm

William Chase

Hodge-Brokenburr

Tim C. Johnson*

Janet Jones

Richard Jones

Monique Regine Kagan

Lawrence A. Kern

Christopher Koelsch†*

Thomas F. Kranz

Scott R. Lord

Hon. Nora M. Manella

Don Franzen

Alexander Furlotti

Joan Hotchkis

Sherry Lansing

Claude Mann

Jennifer McCormick

Patricia McKenna*

Bryan Moeller

James Mulally

Gary W. Murphy

Gregory Nava

Leslie A. Pam, Ph.D.

Linda Pascotto*

Andrea Pessino*

Linda Pierce

Ceil Pulitzer**

Barry A. Sanders*

Lionel M. Sauvage*

Heinrich Schelbert, M.D., Ph.D.

R. Carlton Seaver*

Lisa See*

Tina L. Segel

Joan Seidel

LIFE TRUSTEES

Harold B. Ray

Mrs. Joseph A. Saunders‡

Marvin S. Shapiro

Mrs. Dennis Stanfill

Linda Shaheen*

Marilyn Shapiro

Susan Shapiro*

Eric L. Small

Dr. Vina Spiehler

Janet Stanford

Deanie Stein

Dr. Ellen G. Strauss

Mimi Won Techentin

Barbara Augusta Teichert

Sandra W. Terner‡

Brigitta B. Troy

Gillian Wagner

Christopher V. Walker*

Geoffrey P. Wharton

Andrew Xu

Zev Yaroslavsky

Ellen Zetcher

Joakim Zetterberg

Ann Ziff

Richard E. Troop

Alyce Williamson

Dr. A.M. Zarem‡

PRESIDENTS / CHAIRMEN OF LA OPERA SINCE ITS INCEPTION

Stephen D. Gavin

John A. McCone

Lawrence Deutsch

Bernard I. Forester

Kyhl Smeby

Edward W. Carter

Thomas Wachtell

Roy L. Ash

Bernard A. Greenberg

Richard Seaver

Leonard I. Green

Marc Stern

Frank E. Baxter

Carol F. Henry

Keith R. Leonard, Jr.

The 2024/25 Season

LA Opera’s 39th season embraces opera’s unparalleled sweep, grandeur and enchantment, with repertory spanning from the 17th century through works being written right now. For details, head to LAOpera.org

Madame Butterfly

Madame Butterfly

SEP 21 – OCT 13, 2024

James Conlon begins his 19th season as music director with Puccini’s tearjerker, starring Karah Son and Jonathan Tetelman, in a cinematic new-to-Los Angeles production from Madrid by director Mario Gas.

Romeo and Juliet

NOV 2 – 23, 2024

Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers return in a revival of LA Opera’s popular staging of Gounod’s French operatic adaptation, with performances conducted by Domingo Hindoyan and Lina González-Granados.

Così fan tutte

MARCH 8 – 30, 2025

James Conlon will conduct Mozart’s classic comedy battle of the sexes, with a cast led by longtime company favorites Ana María Martínez and Rod Gilfry, in a delightful staging set in a swanky 1930s country club.

Romeo and Juliet

PHOTO BY ROBERT MILLARD

PHOTO BY CORY WEAVER

Così fan tutte

Ainadamar

APR 26 – MAY 18, 2025

Lina González-Granados conducts this flamenco-inspired opera by Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov about the final days of poet/ playwright Federico García Lorca, starring Ana María Martínez, Daniela Mack and Vanessa Becerra.

Rigoletto

MAY 31 – JUNE 21, 2025

James Conlon conducts one of the most heartbreaking operas of them all. Quinn Kelsey, the premier Verdi baritone of his generation, sings the title role in a stunning production updated to Mussolini’s Italy.

Off Grand

This initiative explores a range of musical expression in different venues across the city. Upcoming highlights include a live performance of Gustavo Santaolalla’s new score for a Spanish-language film version of Dracula at the Ace, a musical journey to the Court of Versailles with baroque ensemble Les Talens Lyriques at Zipper Hall, and a new opera based on Atom Egoyan’s film Adoration at REDCAT. Learn more at LAOpera.org/OffGrand.

Dracula

Ainadamar

Rigoletto

Concerts at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

LA Opera's 2024/25 season will include concerts headlined by four of today's greatest star sopranos in appearances with the LA Opera Orchestra. First up is a holiday concert starring Kristin Chenoweth (December 14, 2024) followed by the first LAO appearance by Kelli O'Hara (February 1, 2025). Last seen at LAO as Tosca in 2022, Angel Blue (March 15, 2025) returns for a concert under the baton of Lina González-Granados. Finally, the iconic Renée Fleming (June 14, 2025) and special guests will take us on a sensational journey through your favorite musical showstoppers.

Recitals at The Wallis

LA Opera partners with The Wallis to present a trio of intimate recitals at that venue in Beverly Hills. Perhaps the greatest French lyric tenor of his generation, Benjamin Bernheim (November 9, 2024) makes his Los Angeles debut with pianist Carrie-Ann Matheson. After his recent Wotan in Das Rheingold with the LA Philharmonic, bassbaritone Ryan Speedo Green (January 19, 2025) returns to Los Angeles with pianist Adam Nielsen. Joshua Guerrero (June 7, 2025), who started his career at LAO and is now one of the most in-demand tenors in the world, returns in recital with pianist Peter Walsh.

PHOTO BY JAMES GLOSSOP

Angel Blue

Kristin Chenoweth

Janie and Andrea Pessino

LA Opera is honored to thank Janie and Andrea Pessino for their underwriting support of this production of La Traviata. While fairly new to the LA Opera family, Mr. and Mrs. Pessino have already had an instrumental impact on the company. In 2022, Mr. Pessino joined the board of directors, and last season, he and Mrs. Pessino became members of the 30th Anniversary Angels—LA Opera’s premier support circle, demonstrating their deep commitment to the company. The couple made their underwriting debut this fall with the company’s production of The Barber of Seville. Mr. Pessino also serves on several board committees, including as a vice-chair of the marketing committee.

Mr. Pessino co-founded the video game development studio Ready At Dawn® in 2003 and, until 2020, was the company’s chief technical officer, producing technology for all of Ready At Dawn’s games to date— from Daxter to The Order 1886 and Lone Echo. He now serves as head of research, pursuing special R&D

projects. From 1998 to 2003, he was a senior software engineer with Blizzard Entertainment® where he authored core technologies for several blockbusters in the WarCraft® video game franchise.

A native of Italy, Mr. Pessino has lived and worked in California since 1990. He is a classically trained musician and an accomplished pianist and composer, having studied composition, harmony, and music theory. His orchestration work on the cinematics for Blizzard’s Diablo II® earned him the 2001 IGDA Game Developers Choice Award for “Excellence in Audio.”

LA Opera is most grateful to be among the recipients of the Pessinos’ generosity and dedication to this beautiful art form.

The Jane and Peter Hemmings Production Fund, a gift from the Flora L. Thornton Trust

When Peter Hemmings took the helm of a fledgling opera company in 1984, the prospects for success were doubtful at best. What started that year on a shoestring budget is now known as Los Angeles Opera. That it so quickly grew to become one of the world’s most important opera companies is a testament to Hemmings’ tenacity, intellect and vision as founding general director.

“I have always believed that opera is a vibrant, living art form with an exciting future, not simply a museum art,” said Hemmings. His drive to affirm opera’s place in Los Angeles, and to ensure its continued relevance, set the course for LA Opera to carve a niche as a place for innovation as well as tradition.

Hemming’s contributions are so interwoven into the fabric of LA Opera that the late Flora Laney

PHOTO BY KEN HOWARD

Thornton established the Jane and Peter Hemmings Production Fund in 2001 as a permanent memorial. A Founding Board Member and devoted benefactor of LA Opera, Mrs. Thornton noted that Peter Hemmings “triumphed as a steadfast and passionate leader, nurturing LA Opera and directing it toward its place in the spotlight.”

Mrs. Thornton was elected a Life Trustee in 1989. Her generosity to the company led to the establishment of one of the nation’s premier artist training programs. Now called the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program, her legacy is carried on by other generous donors.

LA Opera is grateful for Mrs. Thornton’s continued endowment support in recognition of Jane and Peter Hemmings, which is providing generous support for this season’s production of La Traviata.

Emanuel Treitel Senior Citizen Fund

For many years, hundreds of senior citizens from every part of Los Angeles have had the opportunity to be captivated by the enthralling stories and soul-stirring music of great opera performances. These experiences have been made possible thanks to Emanuel Treitel, whose passion for opera and devotion to LA Opera led him to include a significant gift to the company in his estate.

Following his passing, his legacy ensures that LA Opera will continue to produce world class opera on its stage and provide Los Angeles seniors with access to the beauty and drama of opera in perpetuity, through the Emanuel Treitel Senior Citizen Fund.

Mr. Treitel was a subscriber and supporter of LA Opera from the company’s earliest seasons. He could frequently be found in the Founders Circle on opening nights and loved celebrating with the artists at seasonopening galas. As the years passed, he had to overcome physical challenges to attend performances at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, and he noticed that he wasn’t

alone in this. Beginning in 2015, Mr. Treitel made generous gifts to help senior citizens attend mainstage productions as well as to bring opera to local seniors through recitals in senior community centers, residences and care facilities. His legacy gift will support these programs for years to come.

Marc Stern, Honorary Chairman of the LA Opera board of directors, expressed his deep gratitude: “Manny’s commitment is so meaningful because it speaks to his deep love of opera and of this company. His gift continues to make a huge difference in the lives of many, many underserved seniors.”

With heartfelt thanks, LA Opera dedicates our yearround programs for seniors, and this run of La Traviata, to Mr. Treitel for sharing his love of opera with seniors, and all of us, across Los Angeles.

The Armenian Consortium

LA Opera is the grateful beneficiary of the steadfast generosity of the Armenian Consortium, a dedicated group of opera lovers who enjoy coming to the opera with their friends, children and grandchildren.

Since Joyce and Joseph Stein conceived of this initiative in 2019, two dozen community members have joined the Consortium to support the company and share a special evening. La Traviata is the fifth project to benefit from their passion and philanthropy.

The Consortium previously provided underwriting support for Roberto Devereux (2020), Aida (2022) , Tosca (2022) and Otello (2023) Additionally, the group donated to the LA Opera Relief Fund at the height of the COVID-19 crisis, and to the 2023 Opera Ball. We thank the individual members (and their families) listed below for supporting La Traviata and look forward to celebrating with them on opening night!

Linda Kay and John Abdulian

Any Yakoub Barr and Michael Barr

Ani and Nazareth Darakjian

Stephanie and Michael Landes

Margaret and David Mgrublian

Cheryl and Harry Nadjarian

Arsine and Gary Phillips

Sonia Randazzo

Tina Segel

Joyce and Joseph Stein

Hayde and Andy Torosyan

Armenian Consortium members join Keith Leonard, Chairman of the LA Opera board, at the Otello cast party last season.

The Family of Ginger Conrad

LA Opera is honored to thank the family of Ginger Conrad for their special underwriting support of this production of La Traviata, made in celebration of their beloved matriarch’s 90th birthday. Ginger Conrad has been a devoted member of the LA Opera family for decades. As an Opera Council member, she travels often with the company to indulge her love of opera and has enjoyed many wonderful performances and opera gatherings with singers and friends at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

Ginger has always had a passion for the arts, which led her to earn a degree in theater from Valparaiso University. While raising four children as a single mother, she built a career in publishing and went on to start her own magazine, Minority Business Entrepreneur (MBE) in 1984. MBE promotes business ownership and entrepreneurship for underrepresented founders and women as a means to building wealth, creating jobs and strengthening communities. In 1994, she wrote in her Publisher’s Page, which appeared in every issue: “We will achieve our goal when economic parity is a reality, when every individual, regardless of

race or sex, will be judged solely on his or her merit.”

Among her many accolades during her 27 years as MBE’s publisher, Ginger was named Media Advocate of the Year by the Small Business Administration - Los Angeles. She appeared on nationally syndicated television and radio programs and has been a featured speaker at major business and industry events.

Ginger retired at the age of 78. MBE continues to be published today.

In the ensuing years, Ginger has enjoyed her many pursuits. An avid traveler to numerous countries, she is also a voracious reader, loyal Pilates practicer, lover of live theater, and a beloved grandmother to her ten grandchildren.

LA Opera is delighted that Ginger has shared her lifelong passion for this enduring, ageless art form with her family and that they have chosen to honor her by supporting this exciting production of La Traviata.

Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation

Norman and Sadie Lee exemplified a couple who were committed to classical music in Los Angeles and to LA Opera since the company’s founding in 1986. Following their passings in 2005 and 2009, their legacy of dedication has continued through the Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation, led by their nephew Paul James, building an endowment that is generously supporting this production of La Traviata.

Norman and Sadie Lee, both British citizens, lived a life of generous philanthropy and community involvement. Norman was born in 1916 and was an engineer and industrialist in refrigerator manufacturing and property development. Sadie, born in 1911, was a schoolteacher. Both had a love of the arts, including music, dance and theater. Upon their retirements, they became active in the community in Los Angeles and throughout the world. Supporting the newly established LA Opera in 1986, they became subscribers and

donors. Mr. Lee became a board member and officer, serving until the 2001/02 season when he became a Life Trustee.

During that time, the Lees began their commitment to the future of LA Opera by establishing an endowment that they would enhance with annual contributions. The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation has further supported LA Opera since their passing, contributing to their endowment and the company’s annual fund. They have built a legacy that now provides underwriting support for LA Opera’s productions annually, helping the company to continue to bring the beauty of the arts to generations to come.

The Orden Family

Special additional support for this production of La Traviata is given by the Orden family in loving memory of their beloved patriarch and matriarch, Ted and Hedy. Opera served as the main form of entertainment in their native Romania and La Traviata was among their favorites. This generous gift continues the family’s tradition of philanthropy at LA Opera, having underwritten the company’s productions of Madame Butterfly in 2016, Ted’s favorite, and Il Trovatore in 2021.

Ted and Hedy’s lives exemplified the American dream. Survivors of the Holocaust who also lived through the scourge of communism, they immigrated to the U.S. in 1959 with their two young daughters. Ted was a visionary entrepreneur who founded Thrifty Oil Co. In 1960, the year their third daughter was born, they opened their first service station. They rapidly expanded their business to become the largest independent owner and operator of service stations on the West Coast.

Ted and Hedy’s proudest accomplishment was in reuniting their extended family and bringing them to America. They never failed to express gratitude for

the opportunities their new nation provided for them. They were both born in Romania to prominent Jewish families. During World War II, Ted was sent to a forced labor camp and Hedy was sent to Auschwitz. They met after the war, and within 30 minutes Ted proposed marriage. They were the loves of each other’s lives and were happily married for 69 years. Their family misses the unconditional love, strength, determination and courage of their beloved parents. They will forever be grateful for the life and opportunities that they created for them.

LA Opera is grateful to the Orden family for their devotion to the company and for honoring Ted and Hedy by supporting this production of La Traviata.

The Eva and Marc Stern Principal Artists Fund

Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen’s appearance in the role of Violetta has been made possible thanks to generous support from The Eva and Marc Stern Principal Artists Fund. Through this leadership initiative, the Sterns underwrite the LA Opera appearances of the opera world’s most extraordinary artists each season. It is with great admiration that they have selected to underwrite the appearance of Ms. Willis-Sørensen, who returns to LA Opera this season following a remarkable debut as Desdemona in the company’s 2023 production of Otello.

Chairman of the company’s board of directors from 2002 to 2021, and now serving as Honorary Chairman, Marc Stern has been the driving force in bringing many of the world’s most influential artists to Los Angeles. The Sterns have been involved in nearly every aspect of LA Opera, championing more than 15 ambitious projects. Since the establishment of The Eva and Marc Stern Principal Artists Fund, they have underwritten the performances of major stars including Plácido Domingo, Susan Graham, Audra McDonald, Renée Fleming, Angel Blue, Ana María Martínez and Isabel Leonard. The Sterns were also the underwriters for Mr. Domingo’s 50th Anniversary Celebration at the Met. In recognition of their extraordinary commitment to LA Opera and The Music Center, the Eva and Marc Stern Grand Hall in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion was named in their honor in 2010. In 2021, the Sterns established the Eva and Marc Stern Artist Award to celebrate and support extraordinarily gifted artists in opera who have a particular connection to LA Opera. In 2022, an onstage gala was held to honor Mr. and Mrs. Stern and to celebrate Mr. Stern’s 20 years as chairman of LA Opera. The celebration was the most successful fundraising event in LA Opera history, the proceeds of which Mr. and Mrs. Stern generously matched.

Marc Stern is Chairman of The TCW Group, Inc., a Los Angeles-based asset management firm. He was elected to LA Opera’s board in 1992 and is involved in numerous other philanthropic activities, including serving on the boards of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Metropolitan Opera, the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Committee and the

California Institute of Technology. He is also a minority owner of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Eva Stern is a clinical social worker and philanthropist, supporting Southern California youth through the combination of education and the arts. A board member of the Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools, in 2006 she led the effort to establish the Marc and Eva Stern Math and Science School. Inspired by her work with the high school, she established AMP, a special mentoring program for first-year college students. She also serves on the President’s Council at California State University, Los Angeles, on the board of The Blue Ribbon, and is a past chair of InsideOUT Writers, a creative writing program for youth in juvenile hall.

With deepest gratitude, LA Opera acknowledges Mr. and Mrs. Stern for their decades of committed leadership and extraordinary generosity.

PHOTO BY JOHN SOLANO PHOTOGRAPHY

LA OPERA CONNECTS

Your Chance to Shine

Have you ever dreamed of performing on stage with a professional opera company? LA Opera Connects is committed to making sure everyone has a chance to experience opera. Whether you’re seated in the audience or on stage as a performer, there’s always an opportunity to join us throughout the year.

This spring, our annual Community Opera returns with volunteer singers, instrumentalists, actors and dancers of all ages and experience levels joining LAO professionals at the stunning Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Music lovers just like you will bring Benjamin Britten’s family favorite Noah’s Flood to life with stunning sets, colorful costumes and the expert musical direction of James Conlon. Interested in joining our cast next year? Reserve your tickets now for a performance on May 3 or 4 and see what the excitement is all about. Learn more at LAOpera.org/Noah

For young performers eager to continue learning and growing over the summer months, look no further than Opera Camp. This enriching program is designed just for students ages 9-17, who will receive extensive musical, dramatic and movement coaching daily with Connects teaching artists. After two weeks, we’ll perform a fully staged opera, right here at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (and have a blast doing it). One recent camper told us:

“I enjoyed absolutely everything about Opera Camp! From the fun movement exercises to the music and staging rehearsals to playing character roles to making friends, this Opera Camp could not have been more perfect for me! ... I have become tremendously more confident performing, both in terms of musical technique and interpretation.”

Many Opera Camp alums have gone on to sing professionally, and students can take this unique experience and the skills they build with them to careers in any field. Applications are open now at LAOpera.org/OperaCamp, and scholarships are available. Give your aspiring artist a summer they’ll never forget.

As our campers go back to school, the Zarzuela Project returns for another thrilling season of Spanishlanguage musical theater. Each Wednesday evening, you’ll learn to sing, dance and act by performing zarzuela, a form of operetta popular throughout Spain and Latin America. It’s rhythmic, dramatic and fun for all ages, so bring the whole family and make new friends in an uplifting, creative environment. The season culminates with a public performance so you can share the pure joy of zarzuela with your community.

Not ready to be in the spotlight just yet? Take advantage of our many affordable ticketing programs to join us as an audience member (one of the most important roles in any opera). Visit LAOpera.org/Connects to learn how your group can get discounted—and sometimes even free—tickets through programs including Community Circle, Veterans Circle, Senior Center Dress Rehearsals, College Nights, Elementary Student Matinees and so much more. Whatever your age or background, we can’t wait to see you at LA Opera.

Opera Camp culminates in a fully-staged opera performance, inspired by the stories of our unique communities.

Participants in the Zarzuela Project learn and perform the melodic and energetic style of Spanish-language musical theater.

PHOTO BY TASO PAPADAKIS

Performers from age seven and up appear in the Community Opera at the Cathedral.

PHOTO BY TASO PAPADAKIS

Don Giovanni

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

September 23 – October 15, 2023

Production made possible by generous support from Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, GRoW @ Annenberg; The Blue Ribbon; The Carol and Warner Henry Production Fund for Mozart Operas; and Alfred and Claude Mann Fund. With special appreciation to Régina and Gregory Annenberg Weingarten. Isabel Leonard’s appearance made possible by generous support from The Eva and Marc Stern Principal Artists Fund.

The Barber of Seville

October 21 – November 12, 2023

GIOACHINO ROSSINI

Production made possible by generous support from Andrea and Janie Pessino and the Tarasenka Pankiv Fund (Tara Colburn). With special support from Laura and Carlton Seaver. Isabel Leonard’s appearance made possible by generous support from The Eva and Marc Stern Principal Artists Fund.

The Bride of Frankenstein with Live Orchestra

FRANZ WAXMAN

October 27-28, 2023, at the Theatre at Ace Hotel

Off Grand productions are supported by a consortium of generous donors to LA Opera’s Contemporary Opera Initiative, chaired by Barry and Nancy Sanders. Piano graciously provided by Yamaha.

El último sueño de Frida y Diego

November 18 – December 9, 2023

GABRIELA LENA FRANK / NILO CRUZ

Production made possible by generous support from the Bernard A. and Lenore S. Greenberg Opera Fund and Margo Leavin. Additional support provided by a consortium of generous donors to LA Opera’s Contemporary Opera Initiative, chaired by Barry and Nancy Sanders.

Rodelinda

November 21, 2023

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

Special support from Mr. Robert Finnerty and Mr. Richard Cullen.

Audra McDonald in Concert

December 2, 2023

Piano graciously provided by Yamaha.

Highway 1, USA

WILLIAM GRANT STILL

The Dwarf ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY

February 24 – March 17, 2024

Founding and ongoing leadership support for the Recovered Voices project provided by Marilyn Ziering and the Ziering Family Foundation. Production made possible by generous support from Gregory Annenberg Weingarten, GRoW @ Annenberg. Principal underwriting support provided by a generous anonymous gift. Special additional support from Thurmond Smithgall and The Lanie & Ethel Foundation. With special appreciation to Régina and Gregory Annenberg Weingarten. Special additional support for Highway 1, USA from National Endowment for the Arts and OPERA America/Next Stage. Kaneza Schaal’s direction of Highway 1, USA is generously underwritten by a gift from The Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Next Generation Artist Award.

2023/24 SEASON

LA Opera Orchestra generously underwritten by Terri and Jerry Kohl

La Traviata

April 6 – 27, 2024

GIUSEPPE VERDI

Production made possible by generous support from Andrea and Janie Pessino; the Jane and Peter Hemmings Production Fund, a gift from the Flora L. Thornton Trust; and the Emanuel Treitel Senior Citizen Fund. Special additional support from the Armenian Consortium; the family of Ginger Conrad; The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation; and the Orden Family in memory of their beloved patriarch and matriarch, Ted and Hedy. Rachel Willis-Sørensen’s appearance made possible by generous support from The Eva and Marc Stern Principal Artists Fund.

Book of Mountains and Seas HUANG RUO

April 10 – 14, 2024, at the The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage Off Grand productions are supported by a consortium of generous donors to LA Opera’s Contemporary Opera Initiative, chaired by Barry and Nancy Sanders.

Patti LuPone in Concert

April 20, 2024

Piano graciously provided by Yamaha.

Noah’s Flood

May 3 – 4, 2024, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

BENJAMIN BRITTEN

Production made possible by a generous grant from the  Dan Murphy Foundation. Special support also received from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs; Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture; and Mrs. Joseph A. Saunders. Piano graciously provided by Yamaha.

Turandot

May 18 – June 8, 2024

GIACOMO PUCCINI

Production made possible by generous support from Alfred and Claude Mann Fund and Barbara Augusta Teichert. Additional generous support from The Estate of Cat Pollon.

Fire and Blue Sky

June 6, 2024

Renée Fleming in Recital

June 15, 2024

JOEL THOMPSON

30th Anniversary Angels

MARC STERN, CHAIR

We celebrate our 30th Anniversary Angels who build on the inspiring legacy of the company’s Founding Angels and the many generous Angels who followed them. (See pages P14 and P15.) They have provided the necessary foundational support for world-class opera in Los Angeles.

Sebastian Paul and Marybelle Musco

Marc and Eva Stern Foundation

GRoW @ Annenberg

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation

Colburn Foundation

County of Los Angeles

Dunard Fund USA

Gordon Getty

The Lenore S. and Bernard A. Greenberg Fund

Carol and Warner Henry

Terri and Jerry Kohl

Claude Mann and Alfred E. Mann Estate

Ronus Foundation

The Seaver Family

Marilyn Ziering

Mr. Harold Alden and Dr. Geraldine Alden

The Blue Ribbon

Ana and Robert Cook

Mark Houston Dalzell and James Dao-Dalzell

Malsi Doyle and Michael Forman

The Alexander Furlotti Foundation

Max H. Gluck Foundation

Peter and Diane Gray

The Green Foundation

Margo Leavin

Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine Family Foundation

Nanette and Keith Leonard

LGHG Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Dan Murphy Foundation

The Okun Family, in memory of Milton Okun

Linda and Alvaro Pascotto

Andrea and Janie Pessino

Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer

Suzanne Rheinstein, in honor of Fred Rheinstein

Lloyd E. Rigler – Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation

Kenneth D. Sanson, Jr., Trust

Ariane and Lionel Sauvage

David and Linda Shaheen

Eugene and Marilyn Stein

Barbara Augusta Teichert

Emanuel Treitel Trust

Christopher V. Walker

Richard and Lenore Wayne

Ann Ziff

Selim K. Zilkha and Mary Hayley / Selim K. Zilkha Foundation

PROGRAM

CHRISTOPHER KOELSCH , SEBASTIAN PAUL AND MARYBELLE MUSCO PRESIDENT AND CEO JAMES CONLON , RICHARD SEAVER MUSIC DIRECTOR

PRESENTS

GIUSEPPE VERDI

La Traviata

Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils

CREATIVE TEAM

CONDUCTOR

James Conlon

CONDUCTOR (APRIL 18)

Louis Lohraseb ‡

DIRECTOR

Shawna Lucey*

SCENIC AND COSTUME DESIGNER

Robert Innes Hopkins*

ORIGINAL LIGHTING DESIGNER

Michael Clark *

REVIVAL LIGHTING DESIGNER

Davida Tkach

CHORUS DIRECTOR

Jeremy Frank

CHOREOGRAPHER

John Heginbotham*

FIGHT DIRECTOR

Andrew Kenneth Moss

INTIMACY DIRECTOR

Sara E. Widzer

STAGE MANAGER

Miranda Wilson

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Matthew Haney

PROMPTER

Blair Salter

MUSICAL PREPARATION

Manuel Arellano †

Bryndon Hassman

Peter Walsh ‡

ARTISTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

CAST

VIOLETTA VALÉRY Rachel Willis-Sørensen

ALFREDO GERMONT Liparit Avetisyan*

GIORGIO GERMONT Kihun Yoon ‡

GASTONE DE LETORIÈRES Julius Ahn*

BARON DOUPHOL Patrick Blackwell

MARQUIS D’OBIGNY Ryan Wolfe †

DR. GRENVIL Alan Williams †

FLORA BERVOIX Sarah Saturnino †

ANNINA Deepa Johnny †

GIUSEPPE James Callon

A MESSENGER James Martin Schaefer

FLORA’S SERVANT Steven Pence

SUPPORT

Production made possible by generous support from Andrea and Janie Pessino

Jane and Peter Hemmings Production Fund, a gift from the Flora L. Thornton Trust

The Emanuel Treitel Senior Citizen Fund

Special additional support from The Armenian Consortium

The Family of Ginger Conrad

The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation

The Orden Family in memory of their beloved patriarch and matriarch, Ted and Hedy

Rachel Willis-Sørensen’s appearance made possible by generous support from

The Eva and Marc Stern Principal Artists Fund

LA Opera Orchestra generously underwritten by Terri and Jerry Kohl

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PRODUCTION NOTES

The running time is approximately two hours and 55 minutes, including two intermissions.

Supertitles for La Traviata, by Jerry Sherk, are provided by the San Francisco Opera Association. Pre-performance talks by James Conlon and, on April 18, Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano. Pre-performance talks are generously sponsored by the Flora L. Thornton Foundation and the Opera League of Los Angeles. Production from San Francisco Opera. Additional costumes constructed by the Los Angeles Opera Costume Shop. Wigs constructed by the Los Angeles Opera Wig & Make-Up Department.

* LA Opera debut

† Member of the Domingo-ColburnStein Young Artist Program

‡ Alumnus of the Domingo-ColburnStein Young Artist Program

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ACT I

A party is taking place at the home of Violetta Valéry, the most famous courtesan in all of Paris. Gastone arrives and presents his friend Alfredo Germont, telling Violetta that Alfredo has long been a silent admirer, calling every day during her illness to ask about her. Violetta’s lover Baron Douphol is angered by the conversation and refuses to propose a toast when Gastone suggests it. Alfredo accepts the invitation instead, singing an impassioned tribute to beauty and love. Later, as the others go to another room to dance, Violetta is overcome by a fainting spell. Alfredo stays behind and confesses that he has been in love with her for a year. Violetta tells him his love won’t last but gives him a flower, bidding him return when it has withered. Alfredo joyously accepts and bids her goodnight. When her guests have gone, Violetta imagines Alfredo’s proffered love—the one forbidden thing for any courtesan—but finally rejects love, declaring that she must remain forever free to pass from pleasure to pleasure.

INTERMISSION

ACT II

Scene 1: Violetta is living with Alfredo in the country, having abandoned her life as the most desired woman in Paris. Annina, Violetta’s maid and confidante, enters and tells Alfredo she has been sent to arrange the sale of Violetta’s property, which must be sold to pay their debts. Alfredo suddenly understands the sacrifices that Violetta has made to live with him. He leaves for Paris, determined not to be shamed by her monetary support. Violetta receives an unexpected visitor, Giorgio Germont, her lover’s father. When Germont comments on the luxury of the country retreat, Violetta shows him the papers that have been prepared for the sale of her possessions. He asks her to give up Alfredo, explaining that their relationship is endangering the impending marriage of Alfredo’s younger sister. Germont reminds Violetta that their bond is not blessed by the church, nor would it produce a legitimate family and, in fact, would ruin any social standing Alfredo’s middle-class family has. Violetta is persuaded to leave Alfredo forever, and is writing to Alfredo as he returns. Not realizing his father has already arrived, Alfredo tells her that Germont has written him a stern letter, but he feels sure his father will approve of Violetta as soon as he sees her. Pretending to leave so as not to be present during

the meeting of father and son, Violetta goes out. A messenger returns with Violetta’s letter of farewell. Alfredo is stricken with grief at the loss of Violetta, and when his father tries to persuade him to return to his family, Alfredo refuses. Finding an invitation that Flora had sent Violetta, Alfredo realizes that his worst nightmare—that Violetta would go back to the Baron—has come true.

Please remain seated during the brief scene change.

Scene 2: Flora and her lover, the Marquis, are throwing a party full of naughty entertainment for the most important aristocracy in Paris. Alfredo arrives as the guests are beginning to gamble, followed by Violetta, escorted by Baron Douphol. Alfredo, victorious in gambling, explains that he who is unlucky in love is lucky at cards. Incensed at Alfredo’s insolence, the Baron challenges him to play. Alfredo repeatedly beats the Baron at high stakes. When all the others go to dinner, Violetta remains behind to entreat Alfredo to leave lest the Baron challenge him to a duel. Alfredo answers that he will leave, but only if she leaves with him. Unable to reveal her true feelings, Violetta declares that she is in love with the Baron. Alfredo, in a frenzy of jealousy, calls all the guests into the room. In a rage, he throws money at Violetta’s feet, proclaiming that he has now paid her in full. Germont enters just in time to see Alfredo’s violent behavior and joins the others in condemning him for his conduct. Alfredo is contrite but realizes that he is helpless to make amends. The Baron assures Alfredo that he must answer for the insult on the field of honor.

INTERMISSION

ACT III

Violetta’s illness has brought her to the point of death. Her physician, Dr. Grenvil, tells Annina that she has but a few hours to live. Violetta reads a letter from the elder Germont, in which she learns that Alfredo had gone abroad after wounding the Baron in a duel. But he now knows of the great sacrifice that Violetta has made and is returning to beg her forgiveness. Alfredo returns and the two are reunited at last. But it is too late. Violetta, comforted by the presence of the man whom she has so tragically loved, dies in his arms. Synopsis courtesy of San Francisco Opera

From obscene Trivialità to Traviata

The third of Giuseppe Verdi’s “middle-period trilogy” of masterpieces, La Traviata is arguably Verdi’s most popular opera. Several years after the trilogy was completed, when he was asked what his best opera was thus far, he answered: “Speaking as a professional, Rigoletto; speaking as an amateur, La Traviata.”

I have often mused on what he meant by this statement. La Traviata (the inoffensive title can be translated as “a woman led astray” or “corrupted”) has always spoken directly to the hearts of opera lovers. Its wealth of melodic invention and expressive vocalism, so perfectly wed to the touching and tragic love story, reverberated on a personal level with its creator.

This middle-period trilogy consists of Rigoletto (premiered on March 11, 1851), Il Trovatore (January 19, 1853) and La Traviata (March 6, 1853). I cite the dates of the premieres lest anyone overlook that Verdi wrote them in an astonishingly short time. That Trovatore and Traviata, written so closely together, are so different is remarkable. Their brand of romanticism captured both a sense of completion and of summing up the previous hundred years of operatic theater, and is the vestibule to the future, which Verdi himself sets out in these works.

The common thread that weaves through these works is the presentation of protagonists who are society’s cast-offs. Verdi saw potential for explosive dramatic material in the lives of a misanthropic hunchbacked jester, a tragically crazed Roma woman and a Parisian courtesan.

Violetta accuses no one, assumes total responsibility for her life, and dies of consumption. She turns her society’s hypocrisy on its head, demonstrates that this woman of “fallen virtue” personifies genuine love in contrast to the proponents of bourgeois morality. Verdi, by portraying a consumptive courtesan as a heroine, an incarnation of generous and boundless love, struck an unexpected chord in the history of Italian opera.

The tragedy of La Traviata is essentially that of premature death, whose omnipresence is established in the first bar of the prelude. Violetta, condemned by incurable tuberculosis, has risen from a childhood of misery to become a cultivated young woman of intelligence and depth, with an authentic capacity to love.

It is the tragedy of the collision of the values of this authentic love with the rigidity of provincial bourgeois values. Verdi was no stranger to these conflicts and he frequently explored the conflicting demands of love and duty. As in many Verdi operas, there is, in the end, a suffering father. A well-meaning guardian of conventional morals, the father, Germont, in opposing the union of his son with a (now former) courtesan, would expel her from the “Garden of Eden” of committed love and banish her to return to the world of prostitution. He breaks her heart and her will, and he destroys the quality of life for what little time is left to her, all with the assurance that he is doing God’s will. He recognizes his own culpability only at the moment of Violetta’s death.

Without endorsing psychobiography as the source of the composer’s inspiration, one cannot ignore the long history of Verdi’s resentment of authority, the conflicts with the provincial mentality of his native city of Busseto, and the denigration of his (not yet) wife Giuseppina on account of their open relationship and her “problematic” past. That Verdi knew, first hand, the world that he was describing in La Traviata, there can be no doubt. His daring to bring such matters to the Italian stage was remarkable in the context of his time.

Verdi’s boldness can be measured by the reaction of the authorities. Two years earlier, when Verdi submitted the libretto to Rigoletto, the Venetian censors deplored that the composer and his poet Francesco Maria Piave were not able to find a better vehicle for their talents than a libretto of “repulsive immorality and obscene triviality.” They could well have repeated that accusation against La Traviata but settled for changing its title from Amore e morte (Love and Death) to La Traviata—a subtle but tempered bit of moralizing.

Could it be that they tacitly recognized not only the “repulsive immorality” of the Parisian drawing rooms, complete with carousing and gambling, but also that of Father Germont’s worldview? Might it be that they had recognized the moral triumph of the heroine, the woman “led astray,” who became a symbol of selfless love? Did they realize that Verdi had exalted a woman who transformed herself from a life of “obscene triviality” to “The Woman” who conquered the world’s heart as “La Traviata”?

PHOTO BY DAN STEINBERG

Verdi’s heroine is based on an actual person who is known by many names—Alphonsine, Marguerite, Marie and, in our opera, Violetta. She was the object of obsession and fascination to an entire society in 19th-century Paris. The most famous escort of the age, she inspired works of literature, lithography and opera.

She began life in rural France, the child of a father so violent he almost beat her mother to death. When she was still a child, her father sold her to a deviant old man in their village. According to lore, he either sold her to a group of travelers or merely dropped her off in Paris when she was around age 11 or 12. From that point, she not only taught herself to read and write but worked her way up the informal ladder from grisette to full-blown sex worker.

Our real-life Violetta went on to host the most sophisticated salons, which teemed with the greatest intellectuals in Paris. Not only was composer and pianist Franz Liszt among her lovers, her bedmates included the author and playwright Alexandre Dumas fils, and his father, the successful novelist behind The Three Musketeers. Her fame continues to reverberate well beyond her short life of 23 years.

Violetta is a woman who never knew a relationship that wasn’t transactional until her love for Alfredo. Nor did she know a moment of privacy—not even in death. The debt collectors gambled outside her bedroom, waiting for her to die in order to sell her remaining possessions.

When La Traviata was first produced in 1853, Verdi’s intentions were that it be set in the time of the real woman, Marie Duplessis. The censors balked at the salacious topic and forced it to be set in the mid-1600s. Not until the 1880s were the composer’s wishes respected and the clothing changed to reflect the contemporaneous setting.

Our new design delves into Violetta’s life on display, with her only respite being the country house of Act II. Here we glimpse her healing through love for mere moments before the demands of this society crash through her Garden of Eden in the form of Alfredo’s father.

La Traviata lives at the intersection of money, sex and love. When Violetta sees a father who fights for his daughter as equally as he would for his son, she recognizes what she never had in her life. Violetta continues to fascinate and intrigue us because she overcame every element of violence and oppression to make her own fate. She is an archetype of the strength of women, who for time immemorial have fought against the systems created to oppress them—a fight we continue even today in 2024.

PHOTO BY BONNIE PERKINSON

From: New York City, New York.

LA Opera: La Traviata (2006, debut); 68 different operas and over 460 performances to date. He has been Richard Seaver Music Director since 2006. Later this season, he will conduct Turandot.

About: He has led virtually every major North American and European orchestra and over 270 performances at the Metropolitan Opera. He has been Principal Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of the RAI in Torino (2016-20), Music Director of the Ravinia Festival (2005-15), Principal Conductor of the Paris National Opera (19952004), General Music Director of the City of Cologne (1989-2002), Music Director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic (1983-91) and Music Director of the Cincinnati May Festival (1979-2016), where is now Music Director Laureate. He has won three Grammy Awards and was awarded France’s Légion d’Honneur. (JamesConlon.com)

Louis Lohraseb

CONDUCTOR (APRIL 18)

From: Rotterdam, New York.

LA Opera: Tosca (2022, mainstage debut); The Barber of Seville (2023); Psycho with the LA Opera Orchestra (2019). He is an alumnus of the DomingoColburn-Stein Young Artist Program (2018-20). About: Since his 2019 professional debut at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, he has established himself as an exciting young conductor of both symphonic and operatic repertoire. His appearances this season include debuts with the Hamburg State Opera for The Marriage of Figaro and with Atlanta Opera for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as well as a concert with the Peoria Symphony. Recent engagements include Carmen with the Semperoper Dresden, La Traviata with the Komische Oper Berlin, Massenet’s rarely performed Thérèse with Sarasota Opera and Così fan tutte with Tel Aviv Summer Opera. He also conducted Don Giovanni and La Rondine with Indiana University’s IU Opera Theatre. (LouisLohraseb.com)

James Conlon CONDUCTOR

Shawna Lucey

DIRECTOR

From: Houston, Texas.

LA Opera: debut.

About: Her work has been seen at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Dallas Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Santa Fe Opera, and many others. Her legacy production of Tosca launched San Francisco Opera’s 99th season in 2021 and was followed in 2022 by her centennial celebration legacy production of La Traviata. She made her directorial debut with Opera San José in 2018 with La Traviata, and she launched that company’s 2023/24 season with a new production of Roméo et Juliette, followed by Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci at Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Since 2022, she has been general director and CEO of Opera San José, Silicon Valley's premiere opera company. She boasts an international reputation, staging works in Spain, Russia, Germany, Gran Teatre del Liceu, the Bolshoi Theater and Schauspiel Hannover, among many others. (ShawnaLucey.com)

Michael James Clark

ORIGINAL LIGHTING

From: Houston, Texas.

LA Opera: debut.

About: He is the Head of Lighting for Houston Grand Opera, where his many credits include mainstage and outdoor productions as well as the world premieres of The Snowy Day, The Phoenix, Some Light Emerges and Cruzar la Cara de la Luna. This season’s engagements include Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci with Lyric Opera of Kansas City, La Bohème with Canadian Opera Company, Parsifal, Falstaff and Meilina Tsui’s The Big Swim with Houston Grand Opera, and Joel Thompson’s The Snowy Day with Portland Opera. He has designed San Francisco Opera productions of Tosca and La Traviata and he will return this summer for La Bohème. He also has designed lighting for Teatro La Fenice, Stages Repertory Theatre, Theatre Under the Stars and the 2007 Prague Quadrennial. He holds a degree in lighting design from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.

Robert Innes Hopkins

SCENERY AND COSTUMES

From: London, England. LA Opera: debut.

About: A multi-award-winning international production designer and digital artist, he has designed opera, theater and large-scale events to critical acclaim in Europe, America and worldwide. Recent and upcoming projects include Tristan und Isolde and L’Elisir d’Amore (San Francisco Opera); Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci (Deutsche Oper Berlin); The Flying Dutchman (Teatro Comunale di Bologna); 1923 (Istanbul’s Zorlu Performing Arts); Orfeo ed Euridice/Dido and Aeneas (Grange Festival); All’s Well That Ends Well (Royal Shakespeare Company); Die Fledermaus (Opera Theatre of Saint Louis); Wagner’s Ring cycle (Lyric Opera of Chicago); Rigoletto and War and Peace (Welsh National Opera); L’Italiana in Algeri (Santa Fe Opera). (RobertInnesHopkins.com)

Davida Tkach

REVIVAL LIGHTING

From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada. LA Opera: debut.

About: Davida Tkach is a New York City-based lighting designer for opera, theater, dance and special events. Her work in opera includes five seasons as an assistant lighting designer at the San Francisco Opera, recent productions of Antony and Cleopatra by John Adams for the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Salome for the Canadian Opera Company and Rigoletto for Opera San José. Other recent credits include Tiny Pretty Things (Netflix); August: Osage County (Soulpepper); Wrong For Each Other and Old Love (The Foster Festival); Mikveh (Harold Green Jewish Theatre); and A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline (Western Theatre Company). She has worked for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, New York City Ballet, New York City Opera, and has worked on and off Broadway. She is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada and completed the Hemsley Lighting Design Internship in 2011. (DavidaTkachDesign.com)

MEET THE ARTISTS

Jeremy Frank CHORUS DIRECTOR

John Heginbotham

CHOREOGRAPHER

From: Glendive, Montana.

PHOTO BY MARSHA FEINBERG PHOTO BY AMBER STAR MERKENS

LA Opera: He became Chorus Director in 2022, after working on over 75 productions as associate chorus director and/or assistant conductor. He is a coach for the Domingo-ColburnStein Young Artist Program.

About: He has collaborated with major opera houses throughout the United States and has prepared operas and vocal chamber music at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, working with Gustavo Dudamel, Esa Pekka Salonen, Phillipe Jordan, Grant Gershon, Barbara Hannigan and Pablo Heras-Casado. A pianist and vocal coach, he is an Adjunct Lecturer in Vocal Arts and Opera at the University of Southern California. As a pianist, he has partnered with Sondra Radvanovsky, Eric Owens, Brandon Jovanovich, J’nai Bridges, Dolora Zajick, Kate Lindsey and Susan Graham. He helped prepare Seattle Opera’s Ring cycle in 2013 and has been a guest faculty member for young artist programs at Utah Opera and Seattle Opera. (JeremyMFrank.com)

Andrew Kenneth Moss

From: Corning, New York.

LA Opera: Il Trovatore (2021, debut); Aida (2022); Lucia di Lammermoor (2022); Tosca (2022); Otello (2023); Don Giovanni (2023); Highway 1, USA (2024).

About: He has worked on productions including Armida at the Metropolitan Opera, SAFE at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival, A Little Night Music at the Huntington Theatre Company, Cold Mountain at Music Academy of the West and Carmen, Don Giovanni, I Puritani and Greek at Boston Lyric Opera. New York credits include Forever Dusty for New World Stages and Pinocchio’s Ashes for Theater for a New City. He staged combat for Dead Man Walking, West Side Story, The Seven Deadly Sins and Oklahoma! as resident fight director at Central City Opera.

From: Anchorage, Alaska. LA Opera: debut as choreographer; he was a lead dancer in L’Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato (2011).

About: A choreographer, performer and teacher, he was a member of the Mark Morris Dance Group (1998-2012), performing lead roles in numerous productions. His work on Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy (S3E1: “Meet the Family”) was nominated for a World Choreography Award. He choreographed Daniel Fish’s production of Oklahoma!, which won the 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical and the 2023 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival on London’s West End. He is the founder and artistic director of Dance Heginbotham, a New Yorkbased contemporary dance company. His work in opera includes La Traviata at San Francisco Opera; Girls of the Golden West in San Francisco and Amsterdam; The Magic Flute at Opera Theatre of St. Louis; and Alceste with the American Classical Orchestra. (@johnheginbotham)

Sara E. Widzer

INTIMACY DIRECTOR

From: Los Angeles, California. LA Opera: directed The Death of Orpheus (2020, debut); livestream director of Il Trovatore (2021); intimacy director for several productions including this season’s Don Giovanni, Highway 1, USA and Turandot.

About: This season’s engagements include stage/intimacy direction for the world premiere of Carla Lucero’s touch with Opera Birmingham and stage/intimacy direction for Cabildo/Proving Up with Eklund Opera at UC Boulder. Previous intimacy direction: La Bohème (Washington National Opera); Semele (Opera Santa Barbara); After Glow (film by Ryan McKinny). Previous stage direction: La Bohème (CSUN), Semele (Opera Santa Barbara), Carmen (Opera Orlando), La Tragédie de Carmen (Opera Santa Barbara, Charleston Opera Theatre), The Flying Dutchman (Hawaii Opera Theatre, VA Opera), The Music Man (Royal Opera House, Muscat). (SaraEWidzer.com)

FIGHT DIRECTOR

Rachel Willis-Sørensen

VIOLETTA

PHOTO BY LUKAS BECK

SOPRANO

From: Tri-Cities, Washington.

LA Opera: Desdemona in Otello (2023, debut).

About: A regular guest at leading opera houses, Rachel Willis-Sørensen is known for her diverse repertoire ranging from Mozart to Wagner. Le Monde enthused: “…the American soprano has without a doubt one of the most impressive voices in the opera world. The timbre, of marmoreal beauty, is striking, the projection telluric...” Her second album, featuring Strauss’s Four Last Songs, came out last year. Highlights of her 2023/24 season include Elisabeth in Don Carlos in Geneva, both Desdemona in Otello and Elena in I Vespri Siciliani in Vienna, Antonia in The Tales of Hoffmann for her debut at the Paris Opera, and both Elsa in Lohengrin and Mahler’s 8th Symphony in Munich. This summer, she will make her Santa Fe Opera debut as the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier. (RachelWillisSorensen.com; social media: @rachelwillissorensen)

Kihun Yoon

GERMONT

BARITONE

From: Seoul, South Korea.

LA Opera: 11 roles to date including Sharpless in Madama Butterfly (2016); Scarpia in Tosca (2017); Marcello in La Bohème (2019). He is an alumnus of the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program (2013-17).

About: Currently a principal artist at the Oldenburgisches Staatstheater, he will become a principal artist at Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe next season. Acclaimed as Wotan in Die Walküre, Alberich in Das Rheingold, Wanderer in Siegfried, title role in Rigoletto, Renato in Un Ballo in Maschera, Méphistophélès in The Damnation of Faust and Joseph De Rocher in Dead Man Walking, he has established himself as a versatile and compelling performer. Das Opernmagazin lauded his portrayal of Wotan: “perfectly portrayed by Kihun Yoon with his great vocal resources... The rollercoaster of emotions between love and disappointment is conveyed by the singer with absolute authenticity.”

Liparit Avetisyan

ALFREDO

From: Yerevan, Armenia.

TENOR

LA Opera: debut.

About: After his 2016 European debut as Fenton in Falstaff at the Cologne Opera, other international debuts followed in rapid succession. He began the current season as Nemorino in L’Elisir d’Amore at Covent Garden in London, followed by Rodolfo in La Bohème at Teatro Regio Torino and the Bulgarian National Opera, Des Grieux in Manon at Ópera de Tenerife, and Alfredo in La Traviata at Semperoper Dresden and the Dutch National Opera. He has appeared with such leading theaters as the Berlin State Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bolshoi Theater, Opera Australia and the opera companies in Zürich, Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Oslo, Strasbourg and Seattle. He performs Cassio for Sony Classical’s award-winning 2020 recording of Otello, with Jonas Kaufmann in the title role. (LiparitAvetisyan.com)

Julius Ahn

From: Seoul, South Korea. LA Opera: debut. He will return in May as Pong in Turandot. About: His engagements this season include Goro in Madama Butterfly with Detroit Opera and the four Valet Tenors in The Tales of Hoffmann with Palm Beach Opera. He has performed Goro, his signature role, with companies including San Francisco Opera, Canadian Opera Company, Vancouver Opera and at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Other recent appearances include the lead role in Byron Au Yong’s Stuck Elevator for Nashville Opera, Borsa in Rigoletto with Dallas Opera, Mime in Das Rheingold with Atlanta Opera, Bardolf in Sir John in Love with Bard Music Festival and his Metropolitan Opera debut in The Magic Flute. (JuliusAhn.com)

Sarah Saturnino

FLORA MEZZO-SOPRANO

From: Grass Valley, California. LA Opera: her roles include Lucretia in The Rape of Lucretia (2023) and Emilia in Otello (2023, mainstage debut). She will return next season as Maddalena in Rigoletto. She joined the DomingoColburn-Stein Young Artist Program last season. About: She was a 2023 grand finals winner of the Metropolitan Opera’s Laffont Competition. Recent performances elsewhere include the title role in Carmen with Opera Santa Barbara, Mistress Ford in Sir John in Love at the Bard Music Festival and Dorabella in Così fan tutte with the Tel Aviv Summer Opera Festival. In May, she will perform Fricka in excerpts from the Ring cycle with Lyric Opera of Kansas City. (SarahSaturnino.com)

Alan Williams

DR. GRENVIL BASS

From: San Bernardino, California. LA Opera: Abe in Omar (2022, debut); nine roles to date including Collatinus in The Rape of Lucretia (2023); Masetto in Don Giovanni (2023). He will return as the Mandarin in Turandot. He joined the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program last season. About: Last year, he performed Neptune in Idomeneo with Aspen Opera Theater and King Arkel in Impressions de Pelléas with James Conlon at The Ebell of Los Angeles. He was a 2022 apprentice at Des Moines Metro Opera, where he performed Theseus in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. He will return there this summer as the First Soldier in Salome and as the Physician in Pelléas et Mélisande.

Patrick Blackwell

BARON DOUPHOL BASS-BARITONE

From: New York City, New York.

LA Opera: Lt. Ratcliffe in Billy Budd (2014, debut); 11 roles to date including Aye in Akhnaten (2016); Noah in Noah’s Flood (2017); Lord Krishna in Satyagraha (2018); Alcindoro in La Bohème (2019); Reinmar in Tannhäuser (2021); Suleiman in Omar (2022); Physician in Pelléas et Mélisande (2023). About: Later this spring, he will debut with the LA Philharmonic as Don Fernando in Fidelio, reprising that role on tour at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu, the Philharmonie de Paris and London’s Barbican Centre. Recent appearances include his San Francisco Opera debut as Maecenas in Antony and Cleopatra by John Adams and Zuniga in Carmen with San Diego Opera.

Ryan Wolfe

MARQUIS D’OBIGNY BARITONE

From: Arlington Heights, Illinois.

LA Opera: Jailor in Tosca (2022, debut); Tarquinius in The Rape of Lucretia (2023); title role of Moses (2023); Herald in Otello (2023); Fiorello in The Barber of Seville (2023). He will return as Ping in Turandot. He joined the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program last season. About: Recent appearances elsewhere include Le Dancaïre in Carmen with Des Moines Metro Opera and the premiere of Chris Thile’s Attention! (at the Hollywood Bowl) as well as the Steersman in Tristan und Isolde with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. This summer, he will be a Filene Young Artist at Wolf Trap Opera, performing the role of Lt. Gordon in Silent Night by Kevin Puts. (RyanWolfeBaritone.com)

Deepa Johnny

ANNINA

MEZZO-SOPRANO

From: Alberta, Canada. LA Opera: roles including Eliza in Omar (2022); Barbarina in The Marriage of Figaro (2023). She joined the Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program last season. About: Recent appearances include the title role in Carmen with Opéra de Rouen Normandie, Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro with Portland Opera and Mélisande in Impressions de Pelléas at The Ebell of Los Angeles. Last year, she appeared at the Manchester International Festival, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Bregenz Festival and London’s Southbank Centre. This summer, she will perform Penelope in Il Ritorno d’Ulisse at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. (DeepaJohnny.com)

LA OPERA CHORUS

SOPRANO

Christina Borgioli*

Lisa Crave*

Ayana Haviv

Terri Hill*

Virenia Lind**

ALTO

Elizabeth Anderson

Natalie Beck***

Danielle Marcelle Bond

Aleta Braxton***

Sara Campbell*

TENOR

Daniel Coy Babcock

James Callon

Omar Crook*

Sung Bong Kim

Charles Lane***

BASS

Abdiel González*

Robert Hovencamp**

Mark Kelley**

David Kress*

E. Scott Levin

Lori Stinson*

Courtney Taylor

Chloe Vaught Sunjoo Yeo

Veronica Christenson**

Adriana Manfredi

Julia Metzler

Melissa Treinkman

Jennifer Wallace**

JJ Lopez

Francis Lucaric**

Sal Malaki***

Todd Strange*

Daniel Suk

Steven Pence*

James Martin Schaefer*

Tim Smith**

David Williams

* Has appeared in 50 or more productions

** Has appeared in 100 or more productions

*** Has appeared in 150 or more productions

DANCERS

Isabella Caso

Katherine Cowgill

Courtney Goffney, swing

Alec Lloyd, swing

Liv Mai

Maxwell Simoes

Nicholas Sipes

SUPERNUMERARIES

Jeff Cook

Michael John

Larry Kern

Slim Khezri

Theodore Martinez

Josh Olkowski

Alex Penn

ARTISTIC PERSONNEL

LA OPERA ORCHESTRA

FIRST VIOLIN

Roberto Cani

STUART CANIN

CONCERTMASTER

Armen Anassian

ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER

Lisa Sutton

ASSISTANT CONCERTMASTER

Margaret Wooten

Hana Kim

Olivia Tsui

Kathleen Sloan

Radu Pieptea

Heather Powell

Neel Hammond

Matt Oshida

Gallia Kastner

SECOND VIOLIN

Ana Landauer PRINCIPAL

Ina Veli

ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

Florence Titmus

Leslie Katz

Michele Kikuchi

Cynthia Moussas

Loránd Lokuszta

Tina Qu

Irina Voloshina

Elizabeth Hedman

VIOLA

Erik Rynearson

PRINCIPAL

Shawn Mann

ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

Karie Prescott

Dmitri Bovaird

Kate Vincent

Aaron Oltman

Diana Wade

Jonah Sirota

CELLO

Rowena Hammill PRINCIPAL

Michael Kaufman

ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

Helen Altenbach

Nadine Hall

Charles Tyler

Sarah Kim

BASS

Nathan Farrington PRINCIPAL

Frances Liu Wu ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

Tim Eckert

Sukyung Chun

Stephanie Payne

FLUTE

Heather Clark PRINCIPAL

Angela Wiegand

OBOE

Leslie Reed PRINCIPAL

Jennifer Cullinan

CLARINET

Stuart Clark PRINCIPAL

Laura Stoutenborough

BASSOON

William May PRINCIPAL

William Wood

HORN

Steven Becknell PRINCIPAL

Daniel Kelley

Jenny Kim ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

James Atkinson

TRUMPET

Ryan Darke PRINCIPAL

David Washburn

ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

generously underwritten by Terri and Jerry Kohl

TROMBONE

William Booth

PRINCIPAL

Alvin Veeh

Terry Cravens

TUBA

Doug Tornquist PRINCIPAL

HARP

JoAnn Turovsky PRINCIPAL

TIMPANI

Gregory Goodall

PRINCIPAL

PERCUSSION

Theresa Dimond

PRINCIPAL

John Wakefield

BANDA

Sarah Weisz, piccolo

Amy Tatum, flute

Stephen Piazza, clarinet

Sara Marsh, clarinet

Damian Montano, bassoon

Allen Fogle, horn

Melia Bedalian, horn

Brady Steel

ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL

MANAGER

Melisandra Dunker

MUSIC LIBRARIAN

Stuart Canin

Concertmaster Chair made possible by a deeply appreciated gift from Dunard Fund USA

PRODUCTION STAFF

ASSISTANT LIGHTING DESIGNER

Azra King-Abadi

SUPERTITLE PREPARATION / CUER

Linda Zoolalian

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS

Hannah Blaile

Arturo Fernandez, Jr.

Hannah Holthaus

COSTUME SHOP

Brent Bruin

Lindsey Ellison

Robbie Monsod

JoEllen Skinner

Enrique Urbina

CUTTER/DRAPERS

Alexandra Babec

Adle Smithson

Clara Weidman

Haley Williams

FIRST HANDS

Cesar Cisneros

Rosa Limon-Cervantes

Katherine Kincaid

Melissa Meza

Blanca Miranda

Carmen Muñoz

Elissa Perrin

Johanne Piantieri

Anna Wong SEAMSTERS

Wing Cheung MASTER TAILOR

Rafael Avila

Manuel Medina

Kelvin Small, Jr. TAILORS

Joseph Aragon

Dahlia Gonzalez

Alexa Marron CRAFTSPERSONS

Miranda Orellana

Haley Silver

PRODUCTION SUPERVISORS

Emily Frank

Rhiannon Smith

COSTUME ASSISTANTS

Jacqueline Colindres Paz Gwyneva Rosales

PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS

WARDROBE

Lee Smilek HEAD OF WARDROBE

Mary Basile

Charlyn Trenier

WARDROBE ASSISTANTS

Charlie Fleiss

Shelley Graves-Jimenez

Mary Lehman

Glen Moore

Tyrell Pickett

Danyele Thomas SEASONAL DRESSERS

WIGS AND MAKE-UP

Samantha Wiener WIGMASTER

Danielle Richter ASSOCIATE WIGMASTER

Brandi Strona DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR & CREW FOREMAN

Nicole Rodrigues

Morgan Sellers

SENIOR WIG & MAKE-UP ARTISTS

Nathalie Eidt

Kelso Millett WIG & MAKE-UP ARTISTS

Jacki Nocerino LEAD STYLIST

STAGE CREW

Scott Papez OPERA CARPENTER

Robert Colby Klein OPERA ELECTRICIAN

David Salas OPERA ASSISTANT CARPENTER

Alerton Perez ASSISTANT ELECTRICIAN

Scott Shepherd OPERA PROPERTY MASTER

Heather Orozco OPERA HEAD AUDIO

Kelly Richard Travis OPERA HEAD VIDEO

Brad Cobb OPERA AUDIO ENGINEER

DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION HOUSE STAFF

Timothy L. Conroy MASTER CARPENTER

Ryan Lebetsamer

HOUSE HEAD ELECTRICIAN

Dennis Holbrook MASTER OF PROPERTIES

Todd Reynolds HOUSE HEAD AUDIO

Robert Devis HOUSE MANAGER

Demetra Willis HEAD USHER

Carolyn Van Brunt VICE PRESIDENT OF GUEST SERVICES

VARI-LITE AUTOMATED LIGHTING PROVIDED

BY Vari-Lite Inc.

THE DOMINGO-COLBURN-STEIN YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM

The Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program supports the future of opera by discovering and developing the talents of highly gifted young artists to become the stars of tomorrow. Since the company’s inception, LA Opera has been committed to nurturing a resident ensemble of young singers who would benefit from long-term professional development. The Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program, which builds on the success of the company’s earlier, highly respected Resident Artist Program, has the goal of developing the talents of exceptionally gifted young artists to become performers of potentially international stature, whose first loyalty would be to LA Opera.

The Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program is generously underwritten by the Colburn Foundation and Eugene and Marilyn Stein Additional generous underwriting support is provided by Terri and Jerry Kohl Special support for young artist stipends is graciously provided by The Lenore and Richard Wayne Young Artist Fellowship. Additional support provided by the Young Artist Circle. The program was created with funding from the Flora L. Thornton Foundation

2023/24 PARTICIPANTS

Manuel Arellano PIANIST/COACH

Deepa Johnny MEZZO-SOPRANO

Anthony León TENOR

Madeleine Lyon MEZZO-SOPRANO

Lucas Nogara PIANIST/COACH

Kathleen O'Mara SOPRANO

Sarah Saturnino MEZZO-SOPRANO

Alan Williams BASS

Ryan Wolfe BARITONE

Special thanks to the staff of the Music Center. Principal Singers, Narrators, Performers who have speaking parts, Stage Directors, Associate and Assistant Directors, Stage Managers, Assistant Stage Managers, Choreographers, Assistant Choreographers, Principal Dancers, Corps Dancers, and Chorus Singers appear under terms of an agreement between Los Angeles Opera and the American Guild of Musical Artists (AFL-CIO), the national guild of classical singers, dancers and production staff. Orchestra musicians are represented by the American Federation of Musicians, Local 47. The following employees are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Machine Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States and Canada, AFL-CIO, CLC,: Stage Crew, Local 33; Treasurers and Ticket Sellers, Local 857; Wardrobe Crew and Costume Crew, Local 768 ; Makeup Artists and Hair Stylists, Local 706. Interns in the Technical Department are students at California Institute of the Arts (Valencia, California). All editorial materials copyright Los Angeles Opera, 2023. The opinions expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Los Angeles Opera.

Christopher Koelsch

SEBASTIAN PAUL AND MARYBELLE MUSCO PRESIDENT AND CEO

James Conlon RICHARD SEAVER MUSIC DIRECTOR

John P. Nuckols EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF STRATEGIC OFFICER

Diane Rhodes Bergman, APR VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Jill Boyd VICE PRESIDENT, LABOR RELATIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCES

Rupert Hemmings VICE PRESIDENT, ARTISTIC PLANNING

Andréa Fuentes, Ed.D. VICE PRESIDENT, CONNECTS

Kathleen Ruiz VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Lina González-Granados RESIDENT CONDUCTOR

Jeremy Frank CHORUS DIRECTOR

Russell Thomas ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Renée Fleming ADVISOR, SPECIAL PROJECTS

Susan Graham ARTISTIC ADVISOR, YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM

Patricia McLeod SENIOR DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT

Paul Hopper SENIOR DIRECTOR, ARTISTIC PLANNING

Eric Bornemann SENIOR DIRECTOR, MARKETING

Chul Park SENIOR DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

ARTISTIC

Blair Salter HEAD COACH, YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM

Nicki Harper DIRECTOR OF ARTISTIC OPERATIONS

Maya Ordóñez MANAGER, ARTISTIC PROGRAMS AND REHEARSAL

BOX OFFICE

Shane K. Morton

BOX OFFICE TREASURER

Shawnet Sweets

FIRST ASSISTANT TREASURER

Dale Bridges Johannsen

Michael Meyer

Brenda Roman

Andrew Tomasulo

Susan Wong

SECOND ASSISTANT TREASURERS

Joseph Howells

Joseph Selway

THIRD ASSISTANT TREASURERS

Kiana Culpepper

Liz Mancia

Andy Phu

TICKET SELLERS

CONNECTS

Natalie Ramirez

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

Adam LeBow

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING

Tate Shoebridge LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR

Jake Ryan Lindsey ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION

Kirsten Anderson

COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE

Victoria Mestas OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE

Ishika Muchhal

PROGRAM ASSOCIATE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Janice Buenrostro

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND SPECIAL PROJECTS COORDINATOR

Carmen Recker SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER

Eli Villanueva RESIDENT STAGE DIRECTOR

COSTUMES

Jeannique Prospere COSTUME DIRECTOR

Wade Mueller TEMPORARY COSTUME DEPARTMENT BUSINESS MANAGER

Corrine Roache PRODUCTION, STOCK & RENTAL COORDINATOR

Manuel Garcia WAREHOUSE MANAGER

John Musselman

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Neal Anderson MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATE

DEVELOPMENT

Joslyn Treece DIRECTOR, INSTITUTIONAL GIVING & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Janneke Straub DIRECTOR, LEADERSHIP GIFTS

Josh Harrold DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS

Christian Johnsten ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, MAJOR AND PLANNED GIFTS

Kellynn Meeks

SENIOR BOARD AND EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR

Robin Green

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AND OFFICE MANAGER

Grace Piper RESEARCH OFFICER

Zade Dardari

ANNUAL FUND SPECIALIST

Kylie Smith

ANNUAL FUND COORDINATOR

INDIVIDUAL GIVING

Benji Railton-Ashe DIRECTOR, MAJOR GIFTS

Weston Olson

SENIOR MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER

Evangeline Santos INDIVIDUAL GIVING OFFICER

Claudia Giugni INDIVIDUAL GIVING COORDINATOR

INSTITUTIONAL GIVING

Meredith Ernstberger INSTITUTIONAL GIVING OFFICER/ GRANT WRITER

Olivia Adair INSTITUTIONAL GIVING COORDINATOR

SPECIAL EVENTS

Jill Michnick DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS AND SPONSORSHIPS

Caitlin Harper EVENTS DESIGN SPECIALIST

FINANCE

Deborah Gould CONTROLLER

Sandra Vazquez DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL PLANNING

Daisy Lopez PAYROLL MANAGER

Brian Stefanko ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MANAGER

Jing Hu ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Rowena Matibag-Potter SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST

HUMAN RESOURCES

Esmeralda Marroquin SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATOR

MUSIC ADMINISTRATION

Melisandra Dunker MUSIC LIBRARIAN

Brady Steel ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER

Ignazio Terrasi

MUSICAL ASSISTANT TO JAMES CONLON

Caroline Boyce ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN

PRODUCTION

Michelle Magaldi

PRODUCTION DIRECTOR

Jasna Gara

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Whitney McAnally PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Marlene Meraz DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Mark Lyons ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLICATIONS

Melanie Broussalian ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO

Daniel Calderon

CONTENT MEDIA SPECIALIST

LA OPERA

SALES AND MARKETING

Elizabeth Galvan

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, LOYALTY MARKETING

Keith J. Rainville

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, BRAND & DESIGN

Pauline Hwa

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, ACQUISITION MARKETING

Terrance Lovecraft

INTERACTIVE & GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Yesenia Vargas

MARKETING STRATEGIC

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST

Victoria Rey MARKETING ASSISTANT

TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT

Jeff Kleeman TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Carolina Angulo DESIGN MANAGER

Margie Schnibbe

TECHNICAL ADMINISTRATOR

James Pomichter

PRODUCTION MEDIA MANAGER

Lisa Coto

PROPERTIES COORDINATOR

Damon Schindler RESIDENT LEAD SCENIC ARTIST

Chris Carey TECHNICAL PAYROLL OFFICER

Stephanie Santiago TECHNICAL MANAGER

Violet Smith LIGHTING ASSISTANT

Mailie Varian LIGHTING ASSISTANT

Dani Monterroso

TECHNICAL ASSISTANT

TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Michael Masuda

NETWORK MANAGER

Tommy Mam TECHNOLOGY SERVICES MANAGER

Alex Badali

Jordan Tan

Brian Urrutia

APPLICATIONS ADMINISTRATORS

ACADEMY INTERNS

Scarleth Arias

Diego Castro

J.J. Flores

Elise Fukuda

Alan Munoz

Elisa Raya

Cristian Venegas

CONSULTANTS

Leonard Samuels (Zayde Creative)

KEY ART DESIGN

Stephen King

HEAD OF VOCAL INSTRUCTION

DOMINGO-COLBURN-STEIN YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM

Studio Fuse

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Marlinda Menashe

DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

25th Anniversary Angels

MARC STERN, CHAIR

LA Opera recognizes and thanks those who made extraordinary leadership commitments in honor of the 25th Anniversary Season, ensuring the company’s continued artistic excellence and prominence in the worldwide cultural community.

Sebastian Paul and Marybelle Musco The Seaver Family

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation

Colburn Foundation

County of Los Angeles

Mr. Harold Alden and Dr. Geraldine Alden

Annenberg Foundation

Ambassador Frank and Kathy Baxter

The Blue Ribbon

Alex Bouzari

Robert Day

Dunard Fund USA

Malsi Doyle and Michael Forman

Gordon Getty

Carol and Warner Henry

Alfred and Claude Mann

Brindell Roberts Gottlieb

The Green Foundation

Bernard and Lenore Greenberg, in honor of Leonard Green

LGHG Foundation

Rosemary and Milton Okun

The Milan Panic Family

Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer

20th Anniversary Angels

Marc and Eva Stern Foundation

Flora L. Thornton

Marilyn Ziering

Lloyd E. Rigler - Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation

Ronus Foundation

Eugene and Marilyn Stein

Christopher V. Walker

Richard and Lenore Wayne

Ziering Family Foundation

Selim K. Zilkha and Mary Hayley / Selim K. Zilkha Foundation

MARC STERN, CHAIR

LA Opera wishes to honor those individuals who have made an extraordinary leadership commitment to the company. Building upon the remarkable foundation created by the Founding and Domingo’s Angels, the outstanding support of the 20th Anniversary Angels has helped ensure an artistically vibrant and financially secure future for LA Opera.

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation

Colburn Foundation

County of Los Angeles

Mr. Harold Alden and Dr. Geraldine Alden

Annenberg Foundation

Ambassador Frank and Kathy Baxter

Yuki and Alex Bouzari

Nancy Daly

Edgar Foster Daniels

Kelly and Robert Day

Leslie and John Dorman

Malsi Doyle and Michael Forman

Carol and Warner Henry

Alfred and Claude Mann

Sebastian Paul and Marybelle Musco

Richard Seaver and Sara Jayne Kimm

Brindell Roberts Gottlieb

The Green Foundation

Bernard and Lenore Greenberg, in honor of Leonard Green

Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine Family Foundation

LGHG Foundation

Beatrix F. Padway, in honor of Nathaniel W. Finston

Mr. and Mrs. Milan Panic

Domingo’s Angels

Marc and Eva Stern Foundation

Flora L. Thornton

Marilyn Ziering

Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer

Tarasenka Pankiv Fund (Tara Colburn)

Barbara Augusta Teichert

The Joop van den Ende Foundation

Christopher V. Walker

Richard and Lenore Wayne

Ziering Family Foundation

Selim K. Zilkha and Mary Hayley / Selim K. Zilkha Foundation

MARC STERN, CHAIR MARY HAYLEY, CO-CHAIR WARNER

HENRY, CO-CHAIR

Domingo’s Angels are individuals who made a leadership commitment to fulfilling the artistic initiatives of the Domingo Seasons, 2001-2005. Their remarkable generosity provided a new threshold from which the artistic professionals associated with LA Opera created and produced opera that thrilled and inspired Los Angeles audiences and the world.

Robert V. Adams and Barbara Abercrombie

Ambassador Frank and Kathy Baxter

Colburn Foundation

Kelly and Robert Day

Marta and Plácido Domingo

Leslie and John Dorman

The Green Foundation

Lenore and Bernard Greenberg

Carol and Warner Henry

Walter Lantz Foundation / Edward A. Landry, Trustee

Rosemary and Milton Okun

Mr. and Mrs. Milan Panic

Richard Seaver and Sara Jayne Kimm

Marc and Eva Stern Foundation

The Skirball Foundation

Flora L. Thornton Foundation

Selim K. Zilkha and Mary Hayley / Selim K. Zilkha Foundation

Founding Angels

WARNER HENRY, CHAIR

LA Opera is grateful for the vision, boldness and extraordinary generosity of the Founding Angels, whose commitment to the company in its early years helped ensure the future of opera in Los Angeles.

Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Ash

Dorothy Collins Brown

Mr. Richard D. Colburn

The Edgar Foster Daniels Foundation Forman Family Foundation

Gordon Getty

The Emese and Leonard Green Foundation

Carol and Warner Henry

Opera League of Los Angeles

Artistic Excellence Circle

Richard Seaver

The Skirball Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard H. Straus

Flora L. Thornton Foundation

LA Opera recognizes the dedicated individuals whose annual support ensures that the finest singers, conductors, directors and designers bring the power and beauty of the art form to our stage. To learn more, call John Nuckols at 213.972.7256.

PREMIER DIAMOND PATRON ($500,000 & ABOVE)

Anonymous

The Ahmanson Foundation

GRoW @ Annenberg

Herbert Berk Estate

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation

Colburn Foundation

Cosgrove Family Trust

Malsi Doyle and Michael Forman / Pacific Theatres Foundation

Dunard Fund USA

Penelope Foley

Valerie Franklin Estate

Gemini Industries, Inc.

Gordon Getty

Bernard A. and Lenore S. Greenberg Opera Fund

DIAMOND PATRON ($250,000 & ABOVE)

Anonymous

Mr. Harold Alden‡ and Dr. Geraldine Alden‡

Ana and Robert Cook

Leslie and John Dorman

Nancy Geller Trust

Peter and Diane Gray

Carol and Warner Henry

Terri and Jerry M. Kohl

Margo Leavin

Nanette and Keith Leonard

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors

Supervisor Janice Hahn

Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath

Claude Mann and Alfred E. Mann Estate

Sebastian Paul and Marybelle Musco

The Tarasenka Pankiv Fund

(Tara Colburn)

Linda and Alvaro Pascotto

Andrea and Janie Pessino

Suzanne Rheinstein, in honor of Fred Rheinstein

The Green Foundation

Cornelia Haag-Molkenteller, M.D.

Latham & Watkins, LLP

Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine Family Foundation

Dan Murphy Foundation

Ceil and Michael E. Pulitzer

PREMIER PLATINUM PATRON ($150,000 & ABOVE)

Anonymous (3)

Patricia Artigas and Lucas Etchegaray

Stanley Black; in memory of Joyce Black

The Blue Ribbon

Max H. Gluck Foundation

The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation

Patty and Ken McKenna

James Mulally

The Music Man Foundation

Michele and Dudley Rauch / The Rauch Family Foundation

Barry and Nancy Sanders

PLATINUM PATRON ($100,000 & ABOVE)

Anonymous (2)

Dr. Robert Adler and Alexis Deutsch-Adler

The Armenian Consortium

Karen Beecher Trust

Jules Brenner Trust

The Capital Group Companies

Charitable Foundation

Family of Ginger Conrad

Estate of Edgar Foster Daniels

Kathleen and Jerrold Eberhardt

Manuel Gutierrez, in memory of George Sponhaltz

Hispanics for Los Angeles Opera

Freya and Mark Ivener

Richard Kendall and Lisa See

Lawrence A. Kern

LGHG Foundation, in memory of Louise Garland

L.L. Foundation for Youth

The Opera League of Los Angeles

Ronus Foundation

Kenneth D. Sanson, Jr., Trust

Ariane and Lionel Sauvage

The Richard Seaver Trust for the Opera

Eugene and Marilyn Stein

Marc and Eva Stern Foundation

Ms. Barbara Augusta Teichert

Emanuel Treitel Trust

US Small Business Administration

Gregory and Régina Weingarten

Marilyn Ziering

Ann Ziff

Selim K. Zilkha and Mary Hayley / Selim K. Zilkha Foundation

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

The David and Linda Shaheen Foundation

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton LLP

Wells Fargo

David Sanders Living Trust

Laura and Carlton Seaver

Elizabeth Segerstrom

Christopher V. Walker

In loving memory of our beloved parents, Ted and Hedy Orden

Dr. Heinrich and Barbara Schelbert

Susan R. Shapiro

Thurmond Smithgall and The Lanie & Ethel Foundation

South Coast Plaza

Alyce de Roulet Williamson

Ellen and Arnold Zetcher

Jane D. Zimmerman Trust

THE OPERA COUNCIL

Chaired by Paul and Catherine Tosetti

The dedicated support of the Opera Council enables LA Opera to achieve its artistic goals. This program offers exclusive privileges and behind-the-scenes opportunities to those individuals, foundations and corporations who make annual gifts of $25,000 or more. For information, please call 213.972.3160.

GRAND GOLD PATRON ($75,000 & ABOVE)

Anonymous (2)

Ahsan Aijaz

Mr. Haig S. Bagerdjian

Barbara Burtin

California Arts Council

Joan H. Hotchkis

Stephen A. Kanter Estate

Susan Lord and Scott Richard Lord

Paul and Sandra Montrone

OPERA America/Opera Fund

Linda Pierce

Caroline and Andrew Randall, in memory of Ann Ronus

Michelle Rohé

John and Gill Wagner

“You are all magicians. When I come to LA Opera, I enter a world of beauty. You always lift me to heights I’d never reach on my own.” —Lisa (donor)

GRAND GOLD PATRON ($50,000 & ABOVE)

Anonymous

Wallis Annenberg and the Annenberg Foundation

Mr. James Asperger and Ms. Christine Adams

Paul and Marie-France Bloch Fund at The Miami Foundation

Lynn A. Booth and Kent Kresa

The Otis Booth Foundation

Maynard and Linda Brittan

Brian P. Brooks

Janet and Nicholas Ciriello

Mark H. Dalzell and James Dao-Dalzell

De Marchena-Huyke Foundation

Elsa and Craig Donohue

GOLD PATRON ($25,000 & ABOVE)

Anonymous (5)

Gregory A. Adams

Maria Altmann; in memory of Fritz Altmann

Debbie and Mark Attanasio

Shirley Barasch Family Trust

Ambassador Frank and Kathy Baxter

Thomas and Judith Beckmen

Beverly Hills Porsche

Hans and Dianne Bozler

Carol Bramont and David Chesley

Drs. Maryam and Iman H. Brivanlou

Marlene Schall Chávez, Ph.D.

Edward E. and Alicia Garcia Clark

Ginger Conrad

Mrs. Alice S. Coulombe

John and Gina Despres

Mr. Alex Furlotti

Kiki and David Gindler

Goldman Sachs & Co.

Sally and Irwin Goldstein

Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Em Green

Michael and Jane Eisner

Geoff Emery

Annette Ermshar and Dan Monahan

Mr. Robert Finnerty and Mr. Richard Cullen

Catherine and Andrew Garroni

Betty L. Hall Trust

Ms. Janet Jones

Monique and Jonathan Kagan

Travis and Thomas Kranz

Renee and Meyer Luskin / Scope Industries

LLWW Foundation

Fredrik Malmberg and Joakim Zetterberg

The Rafael and Luisa de Marchena-Huyke Foundation

Michael and Lori Milken Family Foundation

Gary Gugelchuk

Nicolas Hamatake

Eloisa and Chris Haudenschild

In memory of Morris A. Hazan

Catherine and Mark Helm

HUB International Insurance Brokers

Mr. and Mrs. David K. Ingalls

Rian Johnson

Tim Johnson and Jean Cunningham

Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. Jones

James P. Kelley and Joseph W. Lund

William and Priscilla Kennedy

Landmann Family and the Rivelle Family

Drs. Anu and Ali Leemann

Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture

City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs

Merrill Lynch

J.H.B. Kean and Toby E. Mayman

Carolyn L. Miller, in honor of Chaz’men Williams-Ali

Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Mollura, Sr.

Anthony and Olivia Neece

National Endowment for the Arts

Wendy and Ken Ruby

George and Terry Schreyer

Tina L. Segel

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Seidel

Dr. Vina Spiehler

Alan and Janet Stanford

Jay and Deanie Stein

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Stein

James and Ellen Strauss

Mrs. Laney G. Techentin

Warren and Mimi Techentin

Paul and Catherine Tosetti

Brigitta B. Troy

Estate of Monica Weil and Paul Schrade

Dr. Leslie A. Pam and Dr. Ann Christie

Petersen / Esper A. Petersen Foundation

The Louis and Harold Price Foundation

Mrs. Rita Coveney Pudenz

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VERDI REQUIEM

GRANT GERSHON, conductor ANA MARÍA MARTÍNEZ, soprano

MELODY MOORE, mezzo-soprano

SATURDAY, JUNE 8 AT 2PM | SUNDAY, JUNE 9 AT 7PM

SEAN PANIKKAR, tenor

PEIXIN CHEN, bass

100 singers, orchestra

GIUSEPPE VERDI Requiem

Thunderous rhythms, sublime melodies, and rhapsodic solo passages express both the heights of salvation and depths of damnation in this epic and panoramic masterpiece. A performance of Verdi’s Requiem by the Grammy® Award-winning LA Master Chorale is not to be missed.

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2006

Elizabeth Futral

2014

2019

MATCHING GIFTS

LA Opera is pleased to acknowledge the companies that support our company with matching gift programs. Under a corporate matching gift program, cash gifts from eligible employees are matched with company or corporate foundation funds. This additional contribution increases a participating employee’s membership level, enhancing their benefits and privileges of membership. Please call 213.972.7277 for more information.

AmazonSmile

Amgen Foundation

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Benevity

The Boeing Company

The Capital Group Companies

Charitable Foundation

Chevron Corporation

CNA Foundation

Colony NorthStar Employees Community Fund of Boeing

Goldman Sachs & Co.

The J. Paul Getty Trust

Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies

Merrill Lynch & Co. Foundation, Inc.

Morgan Stanley

Netflix

PPG Foundation

Sempra

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Thrivent

Laraine Ann Madden Accompanist Excerpts

Anne

The Walt Disney Company SUPPORTERS Sun.,

Colin

Adela Zaharia

Nino Machaidze and Arturo Chacon-Cruz

Troy Blendell Chris Butler

Marks

Welcome to The Music Center!

Thank you for joining us.

The Music Center is your place to experience all the arts have to offer, where you can express yourself, connect with others and enjoy incredible live performances and events in our four beautiful theatres, at Jerry Moss Plaza and in Gloria Molina Grand Park.

We promise to provide you the best, safest experience possible on our campus.

Be sure to visit musiccenter.org to learn about upcoming events and performances.

Enjoy the show!

#BeAPartOfIt

@musiccenterla

General Information (213) 972-7211 | musiccenter.org

Support The Music Center (213) 972-3333 | musiccenter.org/support

TAKE A TOUR OF THE MUSIC CENTER

Free 90-minute docent-led tours take you through the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum and Walt Disney Concert Hall, along with Jerry Moss Plaza. You’ll learn about the history and architecture of the theatres along with The Music Center’s beautiful outdoor spaces. Tours are offered daily. Check the schedule to plan a fun-filled day in Downtown L.A.! Visit musiccenter.org for additional information.

2023/2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

Cindy Miscikowski Chair

Robert J. Abernethy Vice Chair

Darrell R. Brown Vice Chair

Rachel S. Moore

President & CEO

Diane G. Medina

Secretary

Susan M. Wegleitner

Treasurer

William Taylor Assistant Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

MEMBERS

AT LARGE

Charles F. Adams

William H. Ahmanson

Jill C. Baldauf

Susan E. Baumgarten

Phoebe Beasley

Thomas L. Beckmen

Kristin Burr

Dannielle Campos

Elizabeth Khuri Chandler

Amy R. Forbes

Greg T. Geyer

Joan E. Herman

Jeffrey M. Hill

Mary Ann Hunt-Jacobsen

Carl Jordan

Richard B. Kendall

Terri M. Kohl

Lily Lee

Cary J. Lefton

Keith R. Leonard, Jr.

David B. Lippman

Susan M. Matt

Elizabeth Michelson

Darrell D. Miller

Teresita Notkin

Michael J. Pagano

Cynthia M. Patton

Karen Kay Platt

Joseph J. Rice

Melissa Romain

Beverly P. Ryder

Maria S. Salinas

Corinne Jessie

Sanchez

Mimi Song

Johnese Spisso

Michael Stockton

Philip A. Swan

Timothy S. Wahl

Jennifer M. Walske

Jay S. Wintrob

GENERAL COUNSEL

Rollin A. Ransom

DIRECTORS

EMERITI

Wallis Annenberg

Peter K. Barker

Judith Beckmen

Ronald W. Burkle

John B. Emerson **

Richard M. Ferry

Brindell Gottlieb

Bernard A. Greenberg

Stephen F. Hinchliffe, Jr.

Glen A. Holden

Kent Kresa

Edward J. McAniff

Mattie McFaddenLawson

Fredric M. Roberts

Richard K. Roeder

Claire L. Rothman

Joni J. Smith

Lisa Specht **

Cynthia A. Telles

James A. Thomas

Andrea L. Van de Kamp **

Thomas R. Weinberger

Alyce de Roulet

Williamson

** Chair Emeritus

Current as of 2/22/24

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Yannick Lebrun.

Photo by Dario Calmese.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Support from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors plays an invaluable role in the successful operation of The Music Center.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As a steward of The Music Center of Los Angeles County, we recognize that we occupy land originally and still inhabited and cared for by the Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh and Chumash Peoples. We honor and pay respect to their elders and descendants — past, present and emerging — as they continue their stewardship of these lands and waters. We acknowledge that settler colonization resulted in land seizure, disease, subjugation, slavery, relocation, broken promises, genocide and multigenerational trauma. This acknowledgment demonstrates our responsibility and commitment to truth, healing and reconciliation and to elevating the stories, culture and community of the original inhabitants of Los Angeles County.

Janice Hahn Supervisor, Fourth District

Hilda L. Solis Supervisor, First District

Lindsey P. Horvath Chair, Third District

Kathryn Barger Chair Pro Tem, Fifth District

Holly J. Mitchell Supervisor, Second District

We are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work on these ancestral lands. We are dedicated to growing and sustaining relationships with Native peoples and local tribal governments, including (in no particular order) the:

• Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians

• Gabrielino Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council

• Gabrieleno/Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians

• Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians-Kizh Nation

• San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

• San Fernando Band of Mission Indians

To learn more about the First Peoples of Los Angeles County, please visit the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission website at lanaic.lacounty.go

(From left to right)

Live at The Music Center

TUE 2 APR / 8:00 P.M.

Funny Girl CENTER THEATRE GROUP

@ Ahmanson Theatre Thru 4/28/24

TUE 2 APR / 8:00 p.m.

Debussy, Ewald & Françaix: Chamber Music

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

TUE 2 APR / NOON - 11:00 p.m.

Music off the Wall

THE MUSIC CENTER

@ Jerry Moss Plaza & Plaza Gallery Thru 5/4/24 (Tuesday - Sunday)

WED 3 APR / 8:00 p.m.

Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott Colburn Celebrity Recital

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

THU 4 MAR / 8:00 p.m.

Elgar and Vaughan Williams

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 4/7/24

SAT 6 APR / 8:00 p.m.

La Traviata

LA OPERA

@ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Thru 4/27/24

SAT 6 APR / 2:00 p.m.

I Believe: The Music of Bach, Bonds & Robles

LOS ANGELES MASTER

CHORALE

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall 4/7/24 at 7:00 p.m.

TUE 9 APR / 8:00 p.m.

UNSTILL LIFE

Colburn Celebrity Recital

LA PHIL

APR 2024

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

FRI 12 APR / 8:00 p.m.

Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 4/14/24

SAT 13 APR / 8:00 p.m.

Feinstein's at the Taper CENTER THEATRE GROUP

@ Mark Taper Forum

TUE 16 APR / 8:00 P.M.

John Adams Conducts the LA Phil New Music Group

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

THU 18 APR / 8:00 p.m.

The Labèques, Muhly, and Dessner

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 4/21/24

SAT 20 APR / 7:30 p.m.

Patti LuPone in Concert

LA OPERA

@ Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

SAT 20 APR / 8:00 p.m.

Herbie Hancock

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

SUN 21 APR / 7:30 p.m.

Anna Lapwood

Organ Recital

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

WED 24 APR / 8:00 p.m.

Yefim Bronfman

Colburn Celebrity Recital

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

FRI 26 APR / 8:00 p.m.

Bartók and Mozart

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall Thru 4/28/24

SAT 27 APR / 11:00 a.m.

Very Special Arts Festival Family Day

THE MUSIC CENTER

@ Jerry Moss Plaza

SUN 28 APR / 7:30 P.M.

CTG: The Gala 2024

CENTER THEATRE GROUP @ Mark Taper Forum

TUE 30 APR / 8:00 p.m.

Pan-American New Music - Green Umbrella

LA PHIL

@ Walt Disney Concert Hall

@musiccenterla

Photo by John McCoy.