Opera
Orchestra Nova San Diego Presents:
Greatest Moments in Opera10/9/2010
Hosted by San Diego Opera’s Nicolas Reveles
Chapman University Presents:
Opera Chapman presents “If Music Be the Food of Love”10/22/2010 - 10/31/2010
Peter Atherton, Artistic Director.
A gala evening of opera scenes by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Massenet and more!
Repertory Opera Company Presents:
Magic Flute10/2/2010 - 10/16/2010
Repertory Opera Company opens its second season in Pomona with Magic Flute, presented in English with Musical Director Brian Farrell on the piano.
Claire Trevor School of the Arts Presents:
Hansel and Gretel12/3/2010 - 12/5/2010
Opera returns to UC Irvine with the Humperdinck classic that has engaged audiences for more than a century. Siblings Hansel and Gretel escape from the harsh realities of their family’s poverty into a dream world of danger and delight. Come see what lies beyond the woods and luxuriate in Humperdinck’s post-Wagnerian masterpiece.
College of the Canyons Presents:
San Francisco Opera's Don Giovanni1/25/2011
Experience the full glory of the San Francisco Opera on the big screen. Recorded live in high-definition at San Francisco’s historic War Memorial Opera House, this presentation provides an exceptionally high-quality experience. The Don Juan legend crackles to life in the hands of the world’s most well known classical composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Carefully balancing brilliant comedy with heaping amounts of seduction and ultimate tragedy, Don Giovanni is often referred to as the greatest opera ever composed. Mozart’s score comes to life in this fast-paced production.
Intimate Opera of Pasadena Presents:
Intimate Opera of Pasadena is now opera company in residence at Pasadena Playhouse9/30/2010
Intimate Opera of Pasadena has a new home -- the renowned and historic Pasadena Playhouse.Its inaugural production of Amahl and the Night Visitors will take place December 16 through 19. But, first, IOP is hosting a 'friend-raising' party on September 30
Opera Showcase of the Desert Presents:
Showcase Concert with Metropolitan Opera Finalists of the Western Region1/26/2011
Opera lovers have reason to yell ‘Bravo!’ at this annual concert showcasing the winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Western Region Auditions. Concert features arias and operettas - great introduction to opera.
College of the Canyons Presents:
San Francisco Opera's Madama Butterfly9/28/2010
Experience the full glory of the San Francisco Opera on the big screen. Recorded live in high-definition at San Francisco’s historic War Memorial Opera House, this presentation provides an exceptionally high-quality experience. One of the world’s most beloved and dramatic operas, Madama Butterfly is a classic tale of colliding hearts and cultures set in 19th-century Japan. Cio-Cio-San is a geisha tragically torn between two worlds and forced to make the ultimate sacrifice in order to retain her honor. This stirring production features some of Puccini’s most popular music.
San Diego Opera Presents:
Puccini's TURANDOT1/29/2011 - 2/6/2011
Puccini's masterpiece returns to Southern California in David Hockney's stunning production.
Cal Poly Music Department Presents:
Classic Scenes in Opera and Broadway3/4/2011 - 3/5/2011
Students in Cal Poly's Opera Workshop will perform songs, arias, duets and ensembles from opera and musical theatre. The scenes will be cast with over 25 Music Department voice students and will include works from the shows and operas of Lee Hoiby, Charles Gounod, Antonin Dvorák, Richard Strauss, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Benjamin Britten, Lerner and Loewe, & more!
The Wexford Institute Presents:
Anthony Kearns - The Wexford Tour9/26/2010
‘Irish Tenor’ Anthony Kearns is coming to the Long Beach Center Theater to perform a benefit concert in support of the educational programs of The Wexford Institute on Sunday, September 26th, at 7:00 pm. The performance is a production of Wexford Institute.
San Diego Opera Presents:
Gounod's FAUST4/23/2011 - 5/1/2011
Miss this opera and there will be hell to pay! Starring married opera stars Stephen Costello and Ailyn Perez with Greer Grimsley as Méphistophélès.
Bakersfield Community Concert Association Presents:
The Mikado5/5/2011
Join the Bakersfield Community Concert Association for The Mikado. The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players bring this opulent opera to the Rabobank Theater in Bakersfield.
Opera Buffs Presents:
"Charles Castronovo's Italian Songbook"9/25/2010
Singer Charles Castronovo returns to Los Angeles to say ‘thank you’ to the Opera Buffs – the organization that recognized his talent first – with a special recital for opera lovers throughout Southern California
San Diego Opera Presents:
San Diego Opera Presents Bizet's CARMEN5/14/2011 - 5/22/2011
Bizet's masterpiece returns to Southern California with an international cast of incredible stars.