Archive for May, 2018

Tickets for LA Opera’s Rigoletto

Tickets for LA Opera’s Rigoletto

LA OPERA PRESENTS VERDI’S RIGOLETTO CONDUCTED BY MATTHEW AUCOIN May 12 through June 3 (Los Angeles) April 24, 2018 — Plácido Domingo, LA Opera’s Eli and Edythe Broad General Director, has announced final details about the company’s spring presentation of Rigoletto, the classic tragedy by Giuseppe Verdi. “I can think of no opera that better demonstrates the power of deeply […]

Review: LA Opera – Rigoletto May 31st

Review: LA Opera – Rigoletto May 31st

Bravo to LA Opera for delivering an outstanding evening of Opera! Sneak Peek Video – Rigoletti Guiseppe Verdi’s opera Rigoletto takes place in Mantua, Italy. It is the 16th century and men of royalty, means and power were often corrupt. Women were mere objects to do with what they wanted, without objection or public outcry. […]

LA OPERA PRESENTS “Crossing”

LA OPERA PRESENTS “Crossing”

“Crossing” the West Coast Premiere from LA Opera is inspired by poet Walt Whitman’s experiences working in military hospitals during the Civil War. His diary is a messy compilation  as a volunteer nurse. His personal and loving connection to each patient in the hospital is what attracted  Matthew Aucoin (composer, librettist and conductor) to the […]