LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain

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Omar Pre-Performance Talk with Michael Abels and Dr. Tiffany Kuo

LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain

10/21/22 • 25 min

In this episode, Omar co-composer Michael Abels and Professor of Music at Mount San Antonio College, Dr. Tiffany Kuo discuss the music, the story and the process of creating Omar in this pre-recorded pre-performance talk. Tickets to Omar are available now at LAOpera.org.

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Frankenstein in Conversation with Michael Shapiro

LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain

10/26/22 • 21 min

In this episode, composer Michael Shapiro is interviewed by LA Opera's Senior Director of Artistic Programs Joshua Winograde. Together they discuss Michael's atmospheric and original score for Frankenstein. Come see composer Michael Shapiro conduct his new score to this 1931 masterpiece of horror at the Ace Theater, performed by the LA Opera Orchestra on October 28 and 29.

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From the Vaults: Renowned Opera Artist Maria Ewing and UCLA's Michael Hackett

LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain

02/12/19 • 52 min

LA Opera is proud to share this special conversation recorded on November 9, 2015 between renowned opera artist Maria Ewing and Michael Hackett of UCLA. Throughout her remarkable career, Ms. Ewing has astonished audiences with her searing performances in both soprano and mezzo-soprano roles. As one of the early leading artists at LA Opera, she spoke with Dr. Hackett as part of LA Opera’s oral history project to discuss her career, roles and a life in opera.

Behind the Curtain: "p r i s m" Composer Ellen Reid with Brian Lauritzen

LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain

11/27/18 • 29 min

Composer Ellen Reid sits down with Classical KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen to discuss her opera “p r i s m”, which premieres with LA Opera on November 29, 2018 at REDCAT. The opera is about the boundaries we create to around ourselves to separate us from our own darkness or trauma, and the lengths we go through to keep those boundaries up. CONTENT WARNING: This podcast and the opera contain information about assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors.

Behind the Curtain: Orpheus Afterwards, Myth in Romantic Aesthetics (Mitchell Morris at Getty Villa)

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04/17/18 • 41 min

UCLA Professor of Musicology Mitchell Morris at Getty Villa on Sunday, March 11, 2018. Composers and artists of the 19th century embraced the iconic figure of Orpheus, portraying him as the passionate hero of symphonic poems and concerti, the ultimate poet as prophet, and the very model of the Romantic musician. This talk traces the continuing power of the myth in music by Beethoven, Liszt, and Scriabin, as well as in paintings created at the turn of the century.

Behind the Curtain: Stephen Fry and James Conlon in Conversation

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04/03/18 • 42 min

On Sunday, March 25 following the closing performance of Orpheus and Eurydice, Stephen Fry - English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, and film director — joined Maestro James Conlon in the Stern Grand Hall for a conversation about the Orpheus & Eurydice myth throughout literature and music.

Pre-Show Talk: James Conlon Introduces "Salome"

LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain

05/25/17 • 43 min

In this pre-show talk, James Conlon discusses "Salome."

Pre-Show Talk: James Conlon Introduces "The Abduction from the Seraglio"

LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain

05/25/17 • 44 min

In this pre-show talk, James Conlon discusses "The Abduction from the Seraglio."

Pre-Show Talk: James Conlon Introduces "Norma"

LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain

05/25/17 • 42 min

In this pre-show talk, James Conlon discusses "Norma."

Behind the Curtain: Composer David Lang with Brian Lauritzen

LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain

12/18/18 • 35 min

Composer David Lang sits down with Classical KUSC’s Brian Lauritzen to discuss his opera “the loser”, which will be presented with LA Opera in February 2019 at the Theatre at Ace Hotel. They talk about “solving musical problems”, what draws him to compose, and how opera in the 21st century is a lot like experimental theater.

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LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain currently has 314 episodes available.

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The episode title 'Omar Pre-Performance Talk with Michael Abels and Dr. Tiffany Kuo' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain is 33 minutes.

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Episodes of LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain are typically released every 7 days.

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The first episode of LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain was released on Feb 26, 2015.

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