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 UCLA's Dr. Mitchell Morris, associate professor of musicology, 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 UCLA's Dr. Mitchell Morris, associate professor of musicology, 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 UCLA's Dr. Mitchell Morris, associate professor of musicology, 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 UCLA's Dr. Mitchell Morris, associate professor of musicology, 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 UCLA's Dr. Mitchell Morris, associate professor of musicology, 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 UCLA's Dr. Mitchell Morris, associate professor of musicology, 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 FOR EDUCATORS

(Available for Salary Point Credit)
LA Opera's award-winning Opera for Educators series explores opera from an interdisciplinary point of view. Gain insight about opera and the historical context in which it was created. Discuss opera as history and art, as well as language and social commentary. Learn all about the stars and artists of the opera world, as well as the production and business of opera. Enjoy recitals and rehearsals, and receive special opera news updates. Up to three LAUSD salary points or equivalent UCLA Extension credits are offered for participating teachers.

Program Details:

• Dates: All sessions take place on Saturdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm downtown at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
  • August 27, 2011 - Eugene Onegin
  • September 10, 2011 - Così Fan Tutte
  • October 1, 2011 - TBD
  • October 29, 2011 - Roméo et Juliette
  • January 28, 2012 - Simon Boccanegra
  • February 11, 2012 - Albert Herring
  • May 5, 2012 - La Bohème
• Fee:
  • $20 per session
• Salary Points: Attend two classes and two operas or attend two classes and complete homework assignments for one salary point. Three 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 August 27 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 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. Opera 101 is not a pre-requisite for this course.

Working in partnership with the County of Los Angeles Public Library, LA Opera has developed this fun, high energy show that tours to various libraries for free family performances. Verdi Opera Tales features musical moments from such Verdi opera stories as Falstaff, Simon Boccanegra, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, and La Forza del Destino in celebration of the composer’s 200th birthday.

Working in partnership with the County of Los Angeles Public Library, LA Opera has developed this fun, high energy show that tours to various libraries for free family performances. Verdi Opera Tales features musical moments from such Verdi opera stories as Falstaff, Simon Boccanegra, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, and La Forza del Destino in celebration of the composer’s 200th birthday.

Working in partnership with the County of Los Angeles Public Library, LA Opera has developed this fun, high energy show that tours to various libraries for free family performances. Verdi Opera Tales features musical moments from such Verdi opera stories as Falstaff, Simon Boccanegra, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, and La Forza del Destino in celebration of the composer’s 200th birthday.

Working in partnership with the County of Los Angeles Public Library, LA Opera has developed this fun, high energy show that tours to various libraries for free family performances. Verdi Opera Tales features musical moments from such Verdi opera stories as Falstaff, Simon Boccanegra, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, and La Forza del Destino in celebration of the composer’s 200th birthday.

Working in partnership with the County of Los Angeles Public Library, LA Opera has developed this fun, high energy show that tours to various libraries for free family performances. Verdi Opera Tales features musical moments from such Verdi opera stories as Falstaff, Simon Boccanegra, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, and La Forza del Destino in celebration of the composer’s 200th birthday.

Working in partnership with the County of Los Angeles Public Library, LA Opera has developed this fun, high energy show that tours to various libraries for free family performances. Verdi Opera Tales features musical moments from such Verdi opera stories as Falstaff, Simon Boccanegra, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, and La Forza del Destino in celebration of the composer’s 200th birthday.

Working in partnership with the County of Los Angeles Public Library, LA Opera has developed this fun, high energy show that tours to various libraries for free family performances. Verdi Opera Tales features musical moments from such Verdi opera stories as Falstaff, Simon Boccanegra, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, and La Forza del Destino in celebration of the composer’s 200th birthday.

Working in partnership with the County of Los Angeles Public Library, LA Opera has developed this fun, high energy show that tours to various libraries for free family performances. Verdi Opera Tales features musical moments from such Verdi opera stories as Falstaff, Simon Boccanegra, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, and La Forza del Destino in celebration of the composer’s 200th birthday.

Working in partnership with the County of Los Angeles Public Library, LA Opera has developed this fun, high energy show that tours to various libraries for free family performances. Verdi Opera Tales features musical moments from such Verdi opera stories as Falstaff, Simon Boccanegra, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, and La Forza del Destino in celebration of the composer’s 200th birthday.

Working in partnership with the County of Los Angeles Public Library, LA Opera has developed this fun, high energy show that tours to various libraries for free family performances. Verdi Opera Tales features musical moments from such Verdi opera stories as Falstaff, Simon Boccanegra, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, and La Forza del Destino in celebration of the composer’s 200th birthday.