Long Beach Opera Presents US Stage Premiere of MEDEA
US Stage Premiere of MEDEA based on the original 1797 version by Luigi Cherubini Libretto by François Benoît Hoffmann and Nicolas Étienne Framéry With a site-specific setting and a strong cast, LBO’s...
View ArticleParsons Dance and East Village Opera Company Set West Coast premiere of...
Parsons Dance and East Village Opera Company bring the West Coast premiere of Remember Me, the most ambitious and talked about production created by Parsons Dance in its 22-year history, to the...
View ArticleCelebrate an Evening With Long Beach Opera at Utopia Good Food & Fine Art
Photo by Tracy Allison Altman Downtown Long Beach’s Arts-centric dining experience, Utopia Good Food & Fine Art, will host the Long Beach Opera on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 in the first of a...
View Article9 Parts of Desire, a Perspective on Love and Courage in a War-Torn World
University Players at California State University, Long Beach, present 9 Parts of Desire, by Heather Raffo, March 18, 2011 through April 9th. The play is co-directed by Anne Justine D’Zmura and Trevor...
View ArticleL’Opera to Host Wine Tasting Fundraiser Benefiting Homeless Dogs
Photo by Summer of '69 Animal lovers, wine aficionados, community members and those looking for fun will sample assorted fine vintages and fetch silent auction bargains while raising funds and...
View ArticleMovies, Opera and Other Fun Things to Do at the Library This Weekend
There’s something for everyone at the Long Beach library! This weekend both the Los Altos Neighborhood and El Dorado Libraries have events planned for Saturday — a family-friendly movie for the kids...
View ArticleJUNETEENTH WorldWide Concert Featuring Mezzo-Soprano Denyce Graves June 19th
Denyce Graves has thrilled audiences world-wide with the wonder and beauty of her mezzo-soprano voice and stunning stage presence. She will perform in recital for the JUNETEETH WorldWide Concert on...
View Article‘Education Within Arms Reach’ Fundraiser to Showcase Artwork of Photographer...
Lisa Kristine Internationally renowned for her evocative, stunning and colorfully saturated images of indigenous people around the world, photographer Lisa Kristine has donated artwork to be sold...
View ArticleLong Beach Opera Receives $300,000 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant
Long Beach Opera (LBO) is thrilled to announce the award of a three year grant in the amount of $300,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Foundation provides multi-year arts grants on an...
View ArticleICT Welcomes Tony Award-Winning God of Carnage January 27th
Bad behavior has never been so much fun. Artistic director caryn desai [sic] jump starts International City Theatre’s 27th season at the helm of Yasmina Reza’s scathingly funny, Tony Award-winning God...
View ArticleLong Beach Band ‘Z’ Debuts With New Name, New Album — And It’s Free
Self-produced and digitally released by Z, the 7-track album embraces their progressive Pop and Hip Hop sound. Best-known as the premier live band for Hip Hop icon Nas, Z, formally known as Mulatto,...
View ArticleThe Cast of MTW’s Man of La Mancha Announced
Paul Garman, Executive Director/Producer, and Steven Glaudini, Artistic Director, are proud to announce the cast of MAN OF LA MANCHA, previewing February 10 and running for fourteen performances...
View ArticleUniversity Players of Cal State Long Beach Presents Sonia Flew, a Family...
University Players of Cal State Long Beach presents Sonia Flew by Melinda Lopez, March 2nd through March 17th. Directed by Luke Yankee, Sonia Flew explores betrayal and forgiveness across two...
View ArticleEdgar Allan Poe Meets Philip Glass: Long Beach Opera Presents Deep into the...
Two American artistic pioneers – Edgar Allan Poe, the “father of the modern mystery” and Philip Glass, the face and sound of 21st century American music – meet at 1:00 PM on Saturday January 19, 2013,...
View ArticleInternational City Theatre Presents Terrence McNally’s Tony Award-winning...
Gigi Bermingham will star as internationally renowned opera diva Maria Callas when International City Theatre (ICT) presents Terrence McNally’s Tony Award-winning Master Class. Todd Nielsen directs a...
View ArticleLong Beach Opera’s 2014 Season Steps “Out Of Bounds”
Long Beach Opera’s Artistic and General Director Andreas Mitisek announces the company’s 2014 plans to produce five rarely performed 20th and 21st century, “Out Of Bounds,” operas. The new season...
View ArticleInternational City Theatre Takes on Uniquely American stories in 2014
International City Theatre producing artistic director caryn desai [sic] has announced a season of five plays for 2014 that will focus on uniquely American stories. The season will open on Jan. 24...
View ArticleLong Beach Camerata Singers Kick Off 2013-2014 Season November 9
Long Beach Camerata Singers launch the 2013-2014 season with Singers’ Choice, a two-night performance dedicated to their singing artists. On Saturday, November 9, the Camerata Singers perform at...
View ArticleExplore Billy Budd with LA Opera at the El Dorado Library
LA Opera will lead a discussion of Billy Budd at El Dorado Library. What is opera? Opera is a merging of orchestral music, vocal music, dance, and the drama of theater. What is theater? Theater blends...
View ArticleCarpenter Center Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Exciting 2014-15 Season
The Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center The Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center on the campus of Cal State Long Beach announces its 2014-15 season featuring performances...
View ArticleEl Dorado Neighborhood Library to Host LA Opera Lecture “A Streetcar Named...
On Saturday, May 10, at 2:00 PM, the El Dorado Neighborhood Library will host an LA Opera Lecture Series featuring the opera, A Streetcar Named Desire. This program is part of the LA Opera Lecture...
View ArticleLong Beach Opera Names Elizabeth Kurila Director of Development
Elizabeth Kurila, newly appointed Director of Development for Long Beach Opera To facilitate its continued growth, Long Beach Opera (LBO) announces the appointment of Elizabeth Kurila as its new...
View ArticleJohn DeMain Takes the Podium to Open LB Symphony’s 80th Season
With its majestic brass, Aaron Copland’s beloved 3-minute Fanfare for the Common Man will begin Long Beach Symphony’s 2014-2015 80th Anniversary Classical Series on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at 8 pm,...
View ArticleCSULB University Players Present The Colored Museum
The CSULB Theatre Arts Department University Players is proud to present The Colored Museum, written by George C. Wolfe, music by Kysia Bostic, and directed by Trevor Biship. Playing October 17th...
View ArticleArtist Jocelyn Foye Presents Field Dance & The Crane at A LOT
Artist Jocelyn Foye, known for her dynamic performance-based works, will present a spectacular dance and music project as part of the Arts Council for Long Beach’s A LOT Initiative. For this project,...
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