New LA Opera Falstaff is a merry treat

Von Matthew Richard Martinez, 13 November 2013

Laden, bitte warten...

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, am 9 November 2013

Verdi, Falstaff

LA Opera

Roberto Frontali, Sir John Falstaff

Carmen Giannattasio, Alice Ford

Marco Caria, Ford

Juan Francisco Gatell, Fenton

James Conlon, Musikalische Leitung

Lee Blakeley, Regie

Die Geister von Versailles - Triumph an der LA Opera

Matthew Richard Martinez, 7th February

Triumph für die Neuproduktion von John Coriglianos Geister von Versailles an der Los Angeles Opera

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La bohème as escapist epic at LA Opera

Néstor Castiglione, 22nd November

Puccini's tale of bohemian love lives on at the Dorothy Chandler as LA Opera launches its 2025-26 season.

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LA Opera’s Rigoletto: a feast for the ears – and the mind

Matthew Richard Martinez, 31st May

Quinn Kelsey shines as Verdi’s court jester as Tomer Zvulun's production opens in Los Angeles.

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Mozart meets Gatsby in LA Opera’s new Così fan tutte

Laurence Vittes, 8th March

Michael Cavanagh's sleek new production, designed by Erhard Rom and conducted by James Conlon, transforms the 18th-century opera into a Broadway musical, score by Mozart.

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Compelling Turandot as LA Opera imports Hockney designs

Matthew Richard Martinez, 18th May

Angela Meade and Russell Thomas provide the vocal fireworks in LA Opera's staging of David Hockney's beloved production designs.

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Book of Mountains and Seas reaches the American Pacific

Katherine Syer, 10th April

Time is suspended in Huang Ruo and Basil Twist's meditative, 80-minute stagework, now receiving its West Coast premiere.

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Matthew Richard Martinez

A professional conductor living in Costa Mesa, California, Matthew received Bachelor of Music and MFA degrees from University of California, Irvine. An avid sports fan, when he’s not conducting or listening to music, he can be found cheering for his hometown San Diego Padres.