She might not have been the original femme fatale, but Carmen has surely carved a niche in our consciousness as one of opera's most dangerous women. Stunningly beautiful and wholly aware, her habit of taking and breaking hearts can only lead to trouble for her and her bedazzled targets. One of the most explosively entertaining works in the repertoire, Georges Bizet's Carmen couples an enticing storyline with a heart-stopping score that'll have you on the very edge of your seat.

Get swept up as Los Angeles Opera presents Leonard Bernstiens's exuberant Candide, taking you on a round-the-world thrill ride! An operatic and musical theatre great that follows the ups and downs and further downs of the eternally optimistic titular character, expect an evening full of spirit, satire, silliness, and sass as Candide touches down at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion this fall!

Follow the titular King of Babylon, driven mad by his lust for power, in this career-making Grand opera from the pen of Verdi. Matched in its lofty subject matter, taken from the biblical books of Jeremiah and Daniel, by an exceptional score, this bloodthirsty and passion-filled story of the oppression of the Israelites and their fight for freedom is truly a transcendental experience rarely matched in the genre.

LA Opera's rollicking staging of Mozart's enduring opera buffa, The Marriage of Figaro, returns for the 2026/27 season! Directed by filmmaker James Gray and with stunning costumes by Christian Lacroix, the high-spirited masterpiece is more sumptuous than ever. Don't miss the fun when it brings the comedy to Dorothy Chandler Pavilion from May 2027.

As savage as she is beautiful, Princess Turandot has concocted a series of nefarious tasks to put off potential suitors. If you lose, you die at the hands of the executioner; if you win? Well, no one ever has. That is, until the besotted Prince Calaf accepts the challenge. With a little savagery of his own, he throws himself into the tasks, growing ever closer to the hard-hearted Princess. This stunning production with a design from David Hockney marks the triumphant return of Puccini's fantasy to the LA Opera, back by popular demand!