Kristi Brown-Montesano is featured in a pre-recorded video lecture for this Baroque music can’t-miss performance. Conductor Harry Bicket and The English Concert (a period instrument orchestra) make their first LA Opera appearance in concert performances of Handel’s thrilling Alcina.

Set on an enchanted island with not one but two sorceresses (maybe evil, maybe not), a flock of discarded lovers transformed into wild beasts, and a young woman disguising herself as a man so she can track down her missing lover—it happens, right?—Alcina offers a nonstop thrill ride of gorgeous music and astounding singing.

All tickets now on sale and run from $17 to $149 depending on location in the theater. And all purchases include LA Opera’s ticket guarantee: should anything change and you don’t feel comfortable attending the performance, they will happily exchange or refund your tickets free of charge.