James Darrah’s nomination for Best Opera Recording came for his work as a producer of the Opera Philadelphia performance of “Soldier Songs,” which is based on interviews with veterans of five wars.

“We all know what it means to go watch a streaming program…and opera needs to harness that that’s a reality of our world”

Long Beach Opera invites the public to tune in to a virtual discussion on race and opera.

LBO becomes the first major local arts organization to announce an entirely new season.

Catch Long Beach Opera’s live videos featuring performers and staff on a weekly basis through Friday, June 26.

The Pulitzer committee called it “a courageous operatic work… that skillfully transforms a notorious example of contemporary injustice into something empathetic and hopeful.”

The news follows the announcement in July that longtime Artistic and General Director Andreas Mitisek is leaving LBO at the end of the 2020 season.

Patrons of the arts, meet the “UnGala.”

Long Beach Opera’s reputation for putting on some of the most innovative productions was largely thanks to Mitisek.