On today's episode of "Behind the Curtain," LA Opera Chorus Director Jeremy Frank sits down with "La Bohème" star Janai Brugger. Follow Janai's journey all the way back to the start as she shares spectacular stories about following her dreams, approaching opera as an actor, balancing work and family, and her unbelievable experience at the Operalia competition. She also shares her approach to embodying Mimì, a role debut and the timeless beauty of "La Bohème." Get your tickets to this lavish production of "La Bohème," playing November 22 through December 14, at LAOpera.org.
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On today's episode of "Behind the Curtain," LA Opera Chorus Director Jeremy Frank sits down with "La Bohème" star Janai Brugger. Follow Janai's journey all the way back to the start as she shares spectacular stories about following her dreams, approaching opera as an actor, balancing work and family, and her unbelievable experience at the Operalia competition. She also shares her approach to embodying Mimì, a role debut and the timeless beauty of "La Bohème." Get your tickets to this lavish production of "La Bohème," playing November 22 through December 14, at LAOpera.org.
Opera In the Community: West Side Story and LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes with Dr. Tiffany Kuo and Karen Crews Hendon
LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain
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Opera In the Community: West Side Story and LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes with Dr. Tiffany Kuo and Karen Crews Hendon
In this episode, Connects affiliated scholar, Dr. Tiffany Kuo brings you "Opera in the Community," a Behind the Curtain mini-series that pairs each opera in our historic 40th Anniversary Season with an arts organization in Los Angeles. This episode pairs "West Side Story" with LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes. Their current immersive music exhibit, A Great Day in East LA, illustrates the heritage, rhythm, and struggle of East LA, the neighborhood that actually inspired the conflict in "West Side Story." Hear Tiffany Kuo and Karen Crews Hendon, Senior Curator of the museum, discuss A Great Day in East LA and don't miss West Side Story tickets are available now at LAOpera.org.
LA Opera Podcasts: Behind the Curtain
On today's episode of "Behind the Curtain," LA Opera Chorus Director Jeremy Frank sits down with "La Bohème" star Janai Brugger. Follow Janai's journey all the way back to the start as she shares spectacular stories about following her dreams, approaching opera as an actor, balancing work and family, and her unbelievable experience at the Operalia competition. She also shares her approach to embodying Mimì, a role debut and the timeless beauty of "La Bohème." Get your tickets to this lavish production of "La Bohème," playing November 22 through December 14, at LAOpera.org.
