Tenor Russell Thomas, LA Opera's Artist in Residence, premieres a major new commission: a deeply personal, evening-length concert work created expressly for him by the Emmy Award-winning composer Joel Thompson with an original libretto by the celebrated poet Imani Tolliver.
Dynamic rhythms, sublime melodies, and virtuosic solo moments express both the heights of salvation and depths of damnation in the composer’s epic and dramatic ancient Catholic funeral mass.
Dance in The Plaza in the blackbox series curated by American songwriter, blues singer, author and record producer The Reverend Shawn Amos. On this night, The Reverend, performs his one-of-a-kind harmonica driven, blues roots revival.
The Sunday Morning Music/Santa Monica series was crafted and curated with such care and passion by the late Antonio Lysy, and in only two short years, it became one of our biggest success stories in Chamber Music. The series will continue in celebration of his passion for music, and for bringing our community together.
When a “friends with benefits” relationship unexpectedly results in the early arrival of a baby girl, Daniel must choose between being a biological parent or becoming a father.
The iconic soprano closes out the season with an enchanting evening of arias and songs. This is your chance to savor the exquisite voice and peerless artistry of this longtime audience favorite, treasured for her unforgettable LA Opera appearances in La Traviata, A Streetcar Named Desire and The Light in the Piazza, as well as numerous concerts […]
One of the premier dance companies, the Joffrey Ballet has a 65+ year reputation for boundary-breaking performances. Anna Karenina, which won the 2019 Oscars of Dance Benois de la Danse International Prize for Best Choreography, makes its debut at The Music Center.
South Pacific, Mary Poppins, Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto, The Planets and more. These are some of the fabulous pieces that the LA Lawyers Philharmonic and its chorus, Legal Voices, will perform at their 15th Anniversary Concert Extraordinaire under the baton of founder-conductor Gary S. Greene, Esq. The concert will be dedicated to the memory of legendary songwriter and LA Lawyers […]
The Off-Broadway hit comedy Men Are From Mars – Women Are From Venus LIVE!, is a one-man fusion of theater and stand-up, and is a light-hearted theatrical comedy based on the New York Times #1 best-selling book by John Gray.
In honor of Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday, the POPS celebrates the explosion of music in 1920s New York that gave birth to the Jazz Age, Swing Era and beyond. Hear favorites from Gershwin and Ellington to Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald and more.
Ballet Hispánico, the largest Latinx cultural organization in the U.S., brings to life an explosive portrait of Eva “Evita” Perón, one of the most recognizable and controversial women in Argentinian history.
The top ABBA tribute group in the world, audiences will be dazzled by dancing to ABBA’s most iconic hits with “Mamma Mia,” “S.O.S,” “Money, Money, Money,” “Waterloo,” “Dancing Queen” and more.
