Get the full story by joining other opera-goers at our complimentary pre-opera talks in the Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. You will have the opportunity to listen to LA Opera's acclaimed Music Director Maestro James Conlon, present an entertaining and informative talk on the opera you are about to see.

Generously sponsored by The Flora L. Thornton Foundation and The Opera League of Los Angeles, the talks are free of charge to those attending the performance. Talks are scheduled one hour prior to each performance. Reservations are not required.


If you are unable to make it to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in time to attend a pre-performance talk, you can also listen to the program from your phone*. Each talk is accessible via the following phone number and code:

Phone number: 1-218-936-4700
Access code: 314902#

*Please note: This number is not toll free, so the cost will depend on rates charged by your long distance carrier (Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, etc.) to area code 218, Minnesota. There are no additional fees. We do not require the use of any specific carrier, nor do we know what rates patrons pay on their calling plans. This service accommodates the first 150 callers-if we miss you, don't worry-you can also catch the pre-opera talk here on the LA Opera website as a podcast recording.

Get the full story by joining other opera-goers at our complimentary pre-opera talks in the Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. You will have the opportunity to listen to LA Opera's acclaimed Music Director Maestro James Conlon, present an entertaining and informative talk on the opera you are about to see.

Generously sponsored by The Flora L. Thornton Foundation and The Opera League of Los Angeles, the talks are free of charge to those attending the performance. Talks are scheduled one hour prior to each performance. Reservations are not required.


If you are unable to make it to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in time to attend a pre-performance talk, you can also listen to the program from your phone*. Each talk is accessible via the following phone number and code:

Phone number: 1-218-936-4700
Access code: 314902#

*Please note: This number is not toll free, so the cost will depend on rates charged by your long distance carrier (Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, etc.) to area code 218, Minnesota. There are no additional fees. We do not require the use of any specific carrier, nor do we know what rates patrons pay on their calling plans. This service accommodates the first 150 callers-if we miss you, don't worry-you can also catch the pre-opera talk here on the LA Opera website as a podcast recording.

Get the full story by joining other opera-goers at our complimentary pre-opera talks in the Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. You will have the opportunity to listen to LA Opera's acclaimed Music Director Maestro James Conlon, present an entertaining and informative talk on the opera you are about to see.

Generously sponsored by The Flora L. Thornton Foundation and The Opera League of Los Angeles, the talks are free of charge to those attending the performance. Talks are scheduled one hour prior to each performance. Reservations are not required.


If you are unable to make it to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in time to attend a pre-performance talk, you can also listen to the program from your phone*. Each talk is accessible via the following phone number and code:

Phone number: 1-218-936-4700
Access code: 314902#

*Please note: This number is not toll free, so the cost will depend on rates charged by your long distance carrier (Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, etc.) to area code 218, Minnesota. There are no additional fees. We do not require the use of any specific carrier, nor do we know what rates patrons pay on their calling plans. This service accommodates the first 150 callers-if we miss you, don't worry-you can also catch the pre-opera talk here on the LA Opera website as a podcast recording.

Get the full story by joining other opera-goers at our complimentary pre-opera talks in the Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. You will have the opportunity to listen to LA Opera's acclaimed Music Director Maestro James Conlon, present an entertaining and informative talk on the opera you are about to see.

Generously sponsored by The Flora L. Thornton Foundation and The Opera League of Los Angeles, the talks are free of charge to those attending the performance. Talks are scheduled one hour prior to each performance. Reservations are not required.


If you are unable to make it to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in time to attend a pre-performance talk, you can also listen to the program from your phone*. Each talk is accessible via the following phone number and code:

Phone number: 1-218-936-4700
Access code: 314902#

*Please note: This number is not toll free, so the cost will depend on rates charged by your long distance carrier (Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, etc.) to area code 218, Minnesota. There are no additional fees. We do not require the use of any specific carrier, nor do we know what rates patrons pay on their calling plans. This service accommodates the first 150 callers-if we miss you, don't worry-you can also catch the pre-opera talk here on the LA Opera website as a podcast recording.

Get the full story by joining other opera-goers at our complimentary pre-opera talks in the Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. You will have the opportunity to listen to LA Opera's acclaimed Music Director Maestro James Conlon, present an entertaining and informative talk on the opera you are about to see.

Generously sponsored by The Flora L. Thornton Foundation and The Opera League of Los Angeles, the talks are free of charge to those attending the performance. Talks are scheduled one hour prior to each performance. Reservations are not required.


If you are unable to make it to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in time to attend a pre-performance talk, you can also listen to the program from your phone*. Each talk is accessible via the following phone number and code:

Phone number: 1-218-936-4700
Access code: 314902#

*Please note: This number is not toll free, so the cost will depend on rates charged by your long distance carrier (Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, etc.) to area code 218, Minnesota. There are no additional fees. We do not require the use of any specific carrier, nor do we know what rates patrons pay on their calling plans. This service accommodates the first 150 callers-if we miss you, don't worry-you can also catch the pre-opera talk here on the LA Opera website as a podcast recording.

Get the full story by joining other opera-goers at our complimentary pre-opera talks in the Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. You will have the opportunity to listen to LA Opera's acclaimed Music Director Maestro James Conlon, present an entertaining and informative talk on the opera you are about to see.

Generously sponsored by The Flora L. Thornton Foundation and The Opera League of Los Angeles, the talks are free of charge to those attending the performance. Talks are scheduled one hour prior to each performance. Reservations are not required.


If you are unable to make it to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in time to attend a pre-performance talk, you can also listen to the program from your phone*. Each talk is accessible via the following phone number and code:

Phone number: 1-218-936-4700
Access code: 314902#

*Please note: This number is not toll free, so the cost will depend on rates charged by your long distance carrier (Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, etc.) to area code 218, Minnesota. There are no additional fees. We do not require the use of any specific carrier, nor do we know what rates patrons pay on their calling plans. This service accommodates the first 150 callers-if we miss you, don't worry-you can also catch the pre-opera talk here on the LA Opera website as a podcast recording.

Get the full story by joining other opera-goers at our complimentary pre-opera talks in the Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. You will have the opportunity to listen to LA Opera's acclaimed Music Director Maestro James Conlon, present an entertaining and informative talk on the opera you are about to see.

Generously sponsored by The Flora L. Thornton Foundation and The Opera League of Los Angeles, the talks are free of charge to those attending the performance. Talks are scheduled one hour prior to each performance. Reservations are not required.


If you are unable to make it to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in time to attend a pre-performance talk, you can also listen to the program from your phone*. Each talk is accessible via the following phone number and code:

Phone number: 1-218-936-4700
Access code: 314902#

*Please note: This number is not toll free, so the cost will depend on rates charged by your long distance carrier (Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, etc.) to area code 218, Minnesota. There are no additional fees. We do not require the use of any specific carrier, nor do we know what rates patrons pay on their calling plans. This service accommodates the first 150 callers-if we miss you, don't worry-you can also catch the pre-opera talk here on the LA Opera website as a podcast recording.

Get the full story by joining other opera-goers at our complimentary pre-opera talks in the Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. You will have the opportunity to listen to LA Opera's acclaimed Music Director Maestro James Conlon, present an entertaining and informative talk on the opera you are about to see.

Generously sponsored by The Flora L. Thornton Foundation and The Opera League of Los Angeles, the talks are free of charge to those attending the performance. Talks are scheduled one hour prior to each performance. Reservations are not required.


If you are unable to make it to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in time to attend a pre-performance talk, you can also listen to the program from your phone*. Each talk is accessible via the following phone number and code:

Phone number: 1-218-936-4700
Access code: 314902#

*Please note: This number is not toll free, so the cost will depend on rates charged by your long distance carrier (Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, etc.) to area code 218, Minnesota. There are no additional fees. We do not require the use of any specific carrier, nor do we know what rates patrons pay on their calling plans. This service accommodates the first 150 callers-if we miss you, don't worry-you can also catch the pre-opera talk here on the LA Opera website as a podcast recording.

OPERA 101

(Available for Salary Point Credit)
Learn about the history of opera from 16th Century Italy to present day, through presentations by experts on the art form. Full of fun and practical ways to get to know and embrace, Opera 101 will provide teachers with materials and strategies including tools for critical listening, examining the libretto, adapting source material and more. At the end of each session, LA Opera teaching artists will lead participants in a hands-on workshop that teachers can then take to the classroom.

Program Details:

• Dates: All sessions take place on Saturdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm downtown at the Dorothy Candler Pavilion.
  • October 22, 2011 - The Beginnings of Opera
  • December 10, 2011 - The Classical Period
  • March 3, 2012 - The Romantic Period
  • April 21, 2012 - Contemporary Opera
• Fee:
  • $60 for entire series (25% off when purchasing all four).
  • $20 per session after October 22, 2012
• Salary Points: Attend two classes and two operas or attend two classes and complete homework assignments for one salary point. Two salary points available for this program. Additional fees apply for UCLA Extension Credit. Enrollment in programs does not include admission to main stage opera productions.
  
  
• Parking: We are not able to guarantee free parking for the series at this time. Everyone who purchases the full series before October 22 will be entered into a drawing. The winner will receive complimentary parking for the series. Parking at the Music Center is $9 per session.
  
  
• Light refreshments included in fee
  
  
• Deadline: Online registration will be open until classes are filled.
  
  
• Registration:
  • Register for entire series by clicking HERE. Please use the following promotion code when logging in: 15922
  • Register for individual sessions by clicking HERE. Please use the following promotion code when logging in: 15922
  • Registration is primarily for actively employed teachers. Registration for retired teachers will be limited to 10% of the total enrollment.

LA Opera offers an in-depth youth Opera Camp for singers and non-singers ages 9-17. This unique program has a playful, yet intense focus, offering individual attention and peer collaboration that culminates in community performances alongside professionals.

For more information please contact Jacob Shideler at (213) 972-3105.

LA Opera offers an in-depth youth Opera Camp for singers and non-singers ages 9-17. This unique program has a playful, yet intense focus, offering individual attention and peer collaboration that culminates in community performances alongside professionals.

For more information please contact Jacob Shideler at (213) 972-3105.