In just a quarter-century of existence, LA Opera has become, under the leadership of General Director Plácido Domingo, the fourth largest opera company in the United States. Conductor and Music Director James Conlon has developed a vast symphonic, operatic and choral repertoire and has established enduring relationships with the world's most prestigious symphony orchestras and opera houses. Through worldwide touring to North and South America, Asia, and Europe, an extensive discography, frequent television appearances and guest speaking engagements, he has become one of today's most recognized conductors.
Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
LA Opera
James Conlon, conductor
LA Opera Chorus
Grant Gershon, chorus master
Roberto Frontali, Carmen Giannattasio, Marco Caria, Ekaterina Sadovnikova, Juan Francisco Gatell, Erica Brookhyser, Ronnita Nicole Miller, Robert Brubaker, Rodell Rosel, Valentin Anikin
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Georges Bizet: Carmen
LA Opera
Plácido Domingo, conductor
LA Opera Chorus
Grant Gershon, chorus master
Patricia Bardon, Brandon Jovanovich, Pretty Yende, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Valentin Anikin, Daniel Armstrong, Hae Ji Chang, Cassandra Zoé Velasco, Keith Jameson, Museop Kim, Melissa Treinkman, Abdiel Gonzalez, Steven Pence
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)
LA Opera
James Conlon, conductor
LA Opera Chorus
Grant Gershon, chorus master
Janai Brugger, Lawrence Brownlee, Erika Miklósa, Evan Boyer, Rodion Pogossov, Amanda Woodbury, Rodell Rosel, Hae Ji Chang, Cassandra Zoé Velasco, Peabody Southwell, Phillip Addis, Drew Pickett, Charles Connon, Jamal Jaffer, Vladimir Dmitruk, Valentin Anikin
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Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd
LA Opera
James Conlon, conductor
LA Opera Chorus
Grant Gershon, chorus master
Liam Bonner, Richard Croft, Greer Grimsley, Anthony Michaels-Moore, Daniel Sumegi, Patrick Blackwell, Greg Fedderly, Museop Kim, Jonathan Michie, James Creswell, Craig Colclough, Keith Jameson, Paul LaRosa, Daniel Armstrong, Valentin Anikin, Vladimir Dmitruk, Matthew O'Neill, Rory Hemmings
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Gaetano Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
LA Opera
James Conlon, conductor
LA Opera Chorus
Grant Gershon, chorus master
Albina Shagimuratova, Saimir Pirgu, Stephen Powell, James Creswell, Joshua Guerrero, D'Ana Lombard, Vladimir Dmitruk
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Jules Massenet: Thaïs
LA Opera
James Conlon, conductor
LA Opera Chorus
Grant Gershon, chorus master
Nino Machaidze, Plácido Domingo, Paul Groves, Valentin Anikin, Milena Kitic, Hae Ji Chang,
Cassandra Zoé Velasco, Kihun Yoon
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