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Transgender opera “As One” gets transcendent Southern California premiere
May 26, 2017“We live on two poles of gender,” said one librettist. “Hopefully we can mess up those lines between them."
Read moreCourageous multimedia opera “Soldier Songs” impresses in San Diego
November 17, 2016At the rate the world is going, I doubt these powerful Soldier Songs will feel dated anytime soon.
Read more“Great Scott” in San Diego: Opera is dead! Long live opera!
May 10, 2016Great Scott is a grand modern send-up of every imaginable operatic cliché and tradition: It's a hoot and a half!
Read moreA “Threepenny” production to take on the road
April 11, 2016Pepperdine University's Theatre Department has just presented a short four-performance run of the classic.
Read moreNew opera “Fallujah”: Heartbreaking look at war and PTSD online now
March 23, 2016It is the first opera written about the Iraq War, and it is highly worthwhile.
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