Domingo Is Nabucco in LA Opera’s Authentic Period Production
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Mr. Domingo, amazingly, had sung the tenor role Ismaele some 35 years ago and here sings the agony of the flawed king of Babylon with heartrending pathos.
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An Enchanted Evening at LA Opera’s ‘Pearl Fishers’
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This “Pearl Fishers” is unapologetically traditional, an enchanting mise-en-scène populated with real divers, fishermen, ocean waves and exotic Oriental colors on stage, as well as real pearls in the cast and orchestra.
Read MoreLA Opera’s Landmark ‘Carmen’ Has Vocal Glamour and Audience of 10,000
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Anna Maria Martinez, in her second outing as Bizet’s femme fatale since Houston ’14, sang to a combined crowd of 10,000 at the Dorothy Chandler and, through live satellite beams, Santa Monica Pier and Exposition Park.
Read MoreCast Change Adds Vocal Glamour to L.A. Opera’s Final ‘Tosca’
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As Cavaradossi, tenor Russell Thomas apparently saves his best for last and sings with rining Italianate tone and slancio that have heretofore escaped him.
Read MoreL.A. Opera Ends Main Season with Unexpectedly Entertaining ‘Tosca’
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Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky looks imperious as the eponymous prima donna Floria Tosca, sings powerfully with Scarpia, and sweetly with Cavaradossi, floating some poignant pianissimo high notes and spinning long, creamy lines of great beauty.
Read MoreSuperstar Tenor Plácido Domingo in Gala Concert with Young Artists
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The entire concert was most impressive and inspiring because of Mr. Domingo, who just turned 76 and still sang and conducted almost non-stop with boundless energy.
Read MoreL.A. Opera’s Long but Entertaining “Tales of Hoffmann” Is a Crowd Pleaser
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Loosely based on the 1991 critical edition by Michael Kaye, but replaced most of the dialogues with Guiraud’s long recitatives that made it a long evening
Read MoreL.A. Opera revives legendary “Salome” with soprano Patricia Racette
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At age 51, Ms. Racette still sounds and looks fabulous, requiring little suspension of belief on the part of the opera-goer.
Read More“Abduction” on L.A. Opera’s lavish, exuberant Orient Express
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L.A. Opera’s Music Director since 2006, James Conlon not only gave a highly stimulating pre-opera talk, but also directed a stylish and lively Abduction, balancing Mozart’s comical Turkish elements with the soft tender moments between the lovers.
Read MoreLA Opera opens 2016/17 season with a dynamic and powerful 'Macbeth'
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From the perfectly molded phrases and shimmering strings in the overture to the thundering apotheosis of the final chorus, the orchestral pit of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion rarely sounded this good.
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