Operafest LA
About the Festival
OperaFest LA will return in April and May 2026, continuing the collaborative celebration of opera across Los Angeles. First launched in 2024 alongside the OPERA America Conference and World Opera Forum, the festival spotlights the city’s rich and diverse opera landscape. OperaFest LA brings together leading companies including Beth Morrison Projects, LA Opera, Long Beach Opera, Overtone Industries, Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater, Synchromy, The Industry, The Wallis, and USC Thornton School of Music. This landmark collaboration is unprecedented, and collectively these organizations are uniquely positioned to shape the future of opera in Los Angeles, showcasing the incredible breadth of operatic voices and visions that define the city’s artistic identity.
What's Next
OperaFest LA Kickoff Panel & Performance
The Wallis
Join us at The Wallis on Saturday, April 11 at 4:00-6:00 PM PT for the official kickoff event of OperaFest LA. This special afternoon will feature a panel conversation with one representative from each participating company, offering insight into the works presented during the festival and the artistic vision behind them. The event will also include preview performances from partners’ OperaFest LA presentations, offering a first glimpse of the bold range of music and storytelling that defines this year’s festival.
Overtone Industries
Excerpts from CARCINIZE! by Murphy Severtson & George Landau-Pincus, featured in Original Vision.
Performed by Nelle June Anderson, Liz Eldridge, Elliot Menard, Daniel Voigt, and Hsin-Hua Wang.
Beth Morrison Projects / REDCAT
Mitzvah/Finale from Performance of Self
Performed by Jodie Landau.
Synchromy
Bride Aria from Hysteria by Molly Pease and Divya Maus.
Performed by Molly Pease and Wells Leng.
USC Thornton School of Music
Act II, Scene 7 of Benjamin Britten/Myfawnwy Piper’s TURN OF THE SCREW.
Performed by: Mariah Schaumberg, Joowon Chae, Caroline Duerrs, and Alessia Jensen.
LA Opera
Ach ich fühl's from The Magic Flute.
Performed by Gabrielle Turgeon and Sujin Choi.
Panelists:
- Beth Morrison, Beth Morrison Projects (Moderator)
- Vera Ivanova, Synchromy
- Tim Griffin, The Industry
- Paul Hopper, LAO
- Brent McMunn, USC Thornton School of Music
- O-Lan Jones, Overtone Industries
- Dawn Robinson-Patrick, The Wallis
