Up Next: The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse March 21, 22, 28, & 29 at the Aquarium of the Pacific
Based on a true story, The Lighthouse is a haunting opera with an atmospheric score by the lauded English composer Peter Maxwell Davies. Part detective mystery and part ghost story, The Lighthouse tells the tale of three officers who were sent to relieve three lighthouse keepers, only to find they had vanished into thin air. All performances of The Lighthouse are at the Aquarium’s new cutting-edge, high-definition technology space with a breathtaking 32-foot-tall 180-degree arc projection wall.
Billy The Kid
Billy the Kid May 3, 8, 9, & 10 at Sunnyside Cemetery
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Drawing on contemporary accounts, period photographs, dime novels, this visionary opera traces the legendary outlaw's passage across the blasted landscape of 1880 New Mexico and the collective unconscious of his country.
The Collected Works of Billy the Kid is a virtuoso synthesis of storytelling, history, and myth by a writer and composer who bring us back to our familiar legends with a renewed sense of wonder.
Learn MoreFrida
Frida June 20, 21, 27, & 28 at the Museum of Latin American Art
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LBO REPRISE back by popular demand.
“I never paint dreams or nightmares, I paint my own reality.” Famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo lived as she painted — with pain and passion in bold, vibrant colors. This celebration of Kahlo’s vivacious spirit, sexuality, fragility and her tumultuous life with muralist Diego Rivera is captured with music as rich and haunting as her art. Frida sings as she lived — against the tide from the very first note.
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Student Rush Now Available
College students can purchase a Student Rush Ticket* for only $15 at the door.
*Must present a valid student ID to purchase. Subject to availability. Limit 1 ticket per student.
This activity is supported in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency. Learn more at www.arts.ca.gov
Supported in part by a grant from the Arts Council for Long Beach and the City of Long Beach.
Long Beach Opera events are supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission