Long Beach Opera

Long Beach Opera Announces 1.25 Million Gift from Carol Richards

In addition to this historic gift, LBO also recently received a $100,000 capacity building grant from the Perenchio Foundation of…

2 years ago

Long Beach Opera’s “The Horse” Is Neither Opera nor Fully Realized

I’ll be the first to say that “opera” is just an overly general label for a vocal tradition typically embedded…

3 years ago

Missed Opportunities in LB Opera’s Second Take on “The Central Park Five”

Three years ago, accolades rained down on Long Beach Opera’s world premiere of Anthony Davis and Richard Wesley’s The Central…

3 years ago

Long Beach Opera’s Tejano Take on Handel Scores with a Sense of Fun that Purists May Hate

It may all be a matter of taste, but a lot of us find Baroque opera, well, boring. All those…

3 years ago

Les Enfants Terribles

An Auspicious Start to Long Beach Opera’s New Era In my 10 years reviewing Long Beach Opera, two productions tower…

4 years ago

The 2020 Songbook UnGala: Long Beach Opera commissions new classical music to fundraise for 2021

A typical annual fundraising gala for Long Beach Opera goes something like this: there’s a big swanky party, with donors…

5 years ago

Long Beach Opera’s New Programming Keeps the Music Coming During COVID-19

By Greggory Moore, Curtain Call Columnist In the time of COVID-19, opera has been deemed inessential. Worse yet, given the…

5 years ago

Long Beach Opera Announced Interim Artistic Advisor

LONG BEACH - Long Beach Opera announced its interim artistic advisors, Yuval Sharon who worked with opera leadership to plan…

6 years ago

New “King Arthur”: Half Baroque, Half Contemporary Political Commentary, Mixed Results

By Greggory Moore, Curtain Call Columnist Don't know much about Henry Purcell's King Arthur? That's just as well for seeing…

6 years ago