They called this production La Femme Bohème. LOLA is born: In the summer of 2014, LOLA was created by professional opera singer, arts administrator, and long-time Austin resident Liz Cass and opera director and Austin resident, Rebecca Herman with the idea of creating an all-female production of Puccini’s classic opera, La Bohème.

Our projects give artists unique and interesting outlets for their work, pull in diverse audiences, and propel opera out of the grand hall, flowing into the larger community. We stand with our Black colleagues and all who are working toward radical change, unity, and justice. Our mission includes integrity to our approach to opera, to the Austin community, and to each other.

LOLA is committed to cultivating the future of opera by offering new approaches to this art form and classical singing. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, and was created in collaboration with TimeLooper, Inc. These scenes were directed by the visionary Francesca Zambello and are accompanied by the magnificent sounds of the Washington National Opera Orchestra, conducted by WNO Principal Conductor, Evan Rogister.īeethoven in VR is a project of Washington National Opera, a program of the John F. He is dreaming of Leonora as an angel sent to rescue him when she appears outside his cell door.

Participants find Florestan in his prison cell, struggling with his current situation. The second scene features the aria “Gott! Welch Dunkel hier!” by American tenor and fellow Austin Opera debut, Russell Thomas. The first scene features American soprano Tamara Wilson as Leonora, in her Austin Opera debut, performing the aria “Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern.” Leonora has disguised herself as a guard named Fidelio, and participants can peer in to watch as she vows to rescue her husband Florestan from unjust imprisonment. The Sarah & Ernest Butler Masterclass Series.

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