Los Angeles Opera

Downtown Los Angeles Places Another Big Bet on the Arts

By Robin Pogrebin April 9, 2024Area Planning and Renewal, Bass, Karen Ruth, Broad Museum (Los Angeles, Calif), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Crypto.com Arena, Culture (Arts), Disney, Walt, Concert Hall, Gehry, Frank, Ghebaly, Francois, Gallery, Hauser & Wirth, Koelsch, Christopher, Los Angeles (Calif), Los Angeles Music Center, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Museums, Music, Real Estate (Commercial), Solis, Hilda L

The pandemic was tough on city centers and cultural institutions. What does that mean for Los Angeles, whose downtown depends on the arts?

James Conlon to Step Down as Music Director of Los Angeles Opera

By Robin Pogrebin March 13, 2024Appointments and Executive Changes, Conlon, James, Content Type: Personal Profile, Domingo, Placido, Koelsch, Christopher, Los Angeles (Calif), Los Angeles Opera, Music, Opera

James Conlon, who has conducted more performances with the company than anyone else, will step down from his post in 2026.

An Opera Company’s Precarious Future Has Some Worried About a Ripple Effect

By Alex Marshall December 9, 2022Arts Council England, Classical Music, English National Opera, Finances, London (England), Los Angeles Opera, Metropolitan Opera, Music, Opera

For a month now, politicians, newspapers and classical music stars have been arguing over the future of English National Opera. A funding cut could have repercussions far beyond Britain.