Lyric Opera of Los Angeles is a small non-profit opera company in
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
, California. It was founded in 2002 by Laura Sage and features lesser known opera works that have rarely been made into staged productions. LOLA (as it is also known) has since put on several premiere productions including
Heinrich Marschner
Heinrich August Marschner (16 August 1795 – 14 December 1861) was the most important composer of German opera between Weber and Wagner. 's ''
Der Vampyr
'' Der Vampyr '' (''The Vampire'') is a Romantic opera in two acts by Heinrich Marschner. The German libretto by Wilhelm August Wohlbrück (Marschner's brother-in-law) is based on the play ''Der Vampir oder die Totenbraut'' (1821) by Heinrich Lud ...
'' and
Daniel Auber
Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (; 29 January 178212 May 1871) was a French composer and director of the Paris Conservatoire.
Born into an artistic family, Auber was at first an amateur composer before he took up writing operas professionally when ...
's ''
Manon Lescaut
''The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut'' ( ) is a novel by Antoine François Prévost. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of ''Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité'' (''Memoirs and Adventures of a Ma ...
''. As part of their 2010/2011 season, Lyric Opera of Los Angeles presented the U.S. staged premiere of
Wagner’s ''
Die Feen
''Die Feen'' (, ''The Fairies'') is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner. The German libretto was written by the composer after Carlo Gozzi's ''La donna serpente''. ''Die Feen'' was Wagner's first completed opera, but remained unperformed in h ...
'' (The Fairies).
The opera company was chosen as a partner with
Los Angeles Opera
The Los Angeles Opera is an American opera company in Los Angeles, California. It is the fourth-largest opera company in the United States. The company's home base is the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, part of the Los Angeles Music Center.
Leadersh ...
along with more than 75 other L.A. institutions in its Ring Festival LA, an event showcasing the works of Richard Wagner.
Ring Festival LA: Lyric Opera of Los Angeles
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References
External links
Home page
Lyric Opera of Los Angeles: ''Die Feen''
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2002 establishments in California
Opera companies in Los Angeles
Non-profit organizations based in Los Angeles
Musical groups established in 2002