Opera for Educators / Tosca

Opera for Educators / Tosca

Tosca: Puccini’s ultimate prima donna! This Opera for Educators session is open to the public, not just educators! Dr. Brown-Montesano will delve into the aesthetics of Italian “verismo” (“realism”) and consider opera’s central conflict between celebrated diva...
Opera for Educators / Rhiannon Gidden’s Omar

Opera for Educators / Rhiannon Gidden’s Omar

Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels bring their new opera—Omar—to Los Angeles. This presentation is open to the public, not just educators! Co-presentation with Dr. Tiffany Kuo on the sounds of contemporary opera and the musical styles of Omar’s co-composers....
Final Pre-Concert Lecture / Lucia di Lammermoor

Final Pre-Concert Lecture / Lucia di Lammermoor

Lucia is trapped in an impossible situation. Her abusive brother hates the man she loves. Worse, he’s forcing her to marry someone else in a last-ditch effort to shore up the family’s failing finances. Her only way out seems to be murder… Learn more...
Final Pre-Concert Lecture / Lucia di Lammermoor

Pre-Concert Lectures / Lucia di Lammermoor

Lucia is trapped in an impossible situation. Her abusive brother hates the man she loves. Worse, he’s forcing her to marry someone else in a last-ditch effort to shore up the family’s failing finances. Her only way out seems to be murder… Learn more...