OPERA & ENTERTAINMENT 

Euterpe Opera Theatre:

Founded in 1924, to provide performance opportunities for singers in their initial stages of their professional careers, this small opera theater company performs in English. This theater company produces a recital series from Bellini to Gershwin, improv to spirituals performed by some of Los Angeles' finest vocal talents. On the campus of Pasadena City College in Harbeson Hall, each recital is followed by a reception where you can meet the musicians. Recent productions have included Hayden's "Infidelity Foiled" in 1993, Mozart's "Zaide" in 1994 and Mozart's "Impresario" and Pergolesi's "La Serva Padrona" in 1995.

Location: Harbeson Hall, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA. Phone (626) 794-7835

Los Angeles Opera:

Los Angeles Opera created a sensation with its debut production of Verdi's Otello starring Placido Domingo in October of 1986. With thirteen seasons under their belt the company has grown to international stature, presenting eight operas in a season that runs from September through June with a subscriber base of over 16,000 season ticket holders. The Los Angeles Opera brings some of the world's finest artists to Los Angeles with their productions of standard repertory as well as new and rarely staged operas. The LA Opera traces its roots back to 1948, then called the Los Angeles Civic Grand Opera, presented a performance of Rigoletto in a church hall in Beverly Hills. In 1964 the company performed its first opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Location: 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. Phone (213) 972-8001