POPeracast: Recent Episodes
Pacific Opera Project
Host Jennifer Miller Hammel and producer Rob Webb, volunteer board members for Pacific Opera Project, along with audio magician David Hobbs bring you a look inside the productions of this exciting and innovative young opera company through musical selections and interviews with cast and crew.
Tickets and more info: www.pacificoperaproject.com
POPeracast host Anthony Whitson-Martini discusses the new opera Zorro with composer Héctor Armienta. Come see Zorro at POP's new production at the San Gabrial Mission Playhouse!
Saturday May 16, 2026 | 7:30PM
Sunday May 17, 2026 | 3:00PM
POPeracast host and Director of Education and Engagement Anthony Whitson-Martini discusses the new season with Artistic Director Josh Shaw.
Join new host Anthony Whitson-Martini for an intimate salon with POP Family and the cast of Abduction from the Seraglio. Artistic Director Josh Shaw even tells the story of how "the best dumb idea" came to life!
Friday February 6, 2026 | 7:30PM
Saturday February 7, 2026 | 7:30PM
Sunday February 8, 2026 | 3:00PM
Thorne Auditorium - Occidental College
1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles, California 90041
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel introduces Director of Education and Engagement Anthony Whitson-Martini to the POP Family. Anthony is taking over POPeracast, and we couldn't be more excited!
Abduction from the Seraglio (in the style of a popular science fiction franchise...)
Thorne Hall - Occidental College
Friday February 6, 2026 | 7:30PM
Saturday February 7, 2026 | 7:30PM
Sunday February 8, 2026 | 3:00PM
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel introduces tenor Patrick Bessenbacher, the devious Count Bandiera in POP's upcoming production of Antonio Salieri’s La scuola de' gelosi, to the POP family.
La scuola de' gelosi
Friday January 10, 2025 | 7:30PM
Saturday January 11, 2025 | 7:30PM
Sunday January 12, 2025 | 3:00PM
Friday January 17, 2025 | 7:30PM
Saturday January 18, 2025 | 3:00PM
Sunday January 19, 2025 | 3:00PM
The Highland Park Ebell Club
131 S Avenue 57
Los Angeles, CA 90042
Watch the video version on YouTube!
Jennifer Miller Hammel discusses POP's upcoming production of Don Bucefalo with conductor/harpsichordist Kyle Naig.
Saturday November 2, 2024 | 7:30PM
Sunday November 3, 2024 | 3:00PM
Friday November 8, 2024 | 7:30PM
Saturday November 9, 2024 | 7:30PM
Sunday November 10, 2024 | 3:00PM
The Garibaldina
4533 N Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90065
Tickets at pacificoperaproject.com
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammell discusses the Los Angeles premiere of Rusalka with guests soprano Rachel Blaustein, mezzo Erin Alford, tenor Derrek Stark, and bass Steve Pence.
Get your tickets now!
Friday July 12, 2024 Saturday July 13, 2024 Sunday July 14, 2024
Friday July 19, 2024 Saturday July 20, 2024 Sunday July 21, 2024
All shows at 7:30PM
Descanso Gardens 418 Descanso Dr La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel does a deep dive with co-librettiests Josh Shaw and Eiki Isomura before the revival of POP's hit Japanese/English production of Madama Butterfly.
Get your tickets now! They are going fast because the Opera America annual conference is in Los Angeles during the run.
JACCC's Aratani Theatre
Saturday June 1, 2024 | 7:00pm
Sunday June 2, 2024 | 3:00pm
Friday June 7, 2024 | 8:00pm
Sunday June 9, 2024 | 3:00pm
2024-25 Season Tickets on sale NOW!
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel sits down with Josh Shaw to discuss POP's upcoming 2024/25 season. Full season ticket packages on sale now!
Don't miss the revival of the bilingual Japanese/English Madama Butterfly at the Aratani Theater in Little Tokyo. Two Weekends ONLY June 1,2,7,9 2024
Avery Boettcher, Schyler Vargas, and Chloe Sundet had some more funny stories to share!
One Weekend ONLY
February 17-18, 2024
Thorne Hall, Occidental College
Jennifer Miller Hammel discusses the upcoming production of Die Fledermaus with cast members Avery Boettcher, Schyler Vargas, and Chloe Sundet.
One Weekend ONLY
February 17-18, 2024
Thorne Hall, Occidental College
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel sits down with soprano Rachel Policar, tenor William Grundler, and conductor Caleb Yanez Glickman to discuss the Los Angeles PREMIERE! of Derek Wang's Scalia/Ginsberg, paired with the Gilbert & Sullivan early one act comedy Trial by Jury, which in true POP-style, is reimagined in 1980's LA Divorce Court.
Scalia/Ginsberg - Trial by Jury will be performed at the Highland Park Ebell Club
Friday November 17, 2023 | 7:00pm
Saturday November 18, 2023 | 7:00pm
Sunday November 19, 2023 | 3:00pm
Friday November 24, 2023 | 7:00pm
Saturday November 25, 2023 | 7:00pm
Sunday November 26, 2023 | 3:00pm
https://www.pacificoperaproject.com/scalia-ginsburg-trial-by-jury
Jennifer Miller Hammel talks opera, sweets, and childhood trauma with POP favorites Christine Li and Tiffany Ho. Come see them as the title characters in Hansel and Gretel at Descanso Gardens. The show is free with admission to the gardens!
PLEASE bring kids! The opera has been abridged to 1 hour and translated into English.
Friday August 4, 2023 | 5:30pm
Saturday August 5, 2023 | 5:30pm
Sunday August 6, 2023 | 3:00pm
Sunday August 6, 2023 | 5:30pm
Get the inside scoop on the 2023/24 "Hollywood" Season at POP with host Jennifer Miller Hammel and Artistic Director Josh Shaw.
Season tickets on sale now at pacificoperaproject.com
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel catches up with the "young lovers" Mable and Frederic, portrayed by Chloe Sundet and Brian Wallin, in POP's about to open production of Pirates of Penzance.
Pirates of Penzance May 19-28, 2023 at Forest Lawn Glendale
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel discusses opera training, voice types, musical theater, SONDHEIM!, and tropical drinks with old friends Emily Geller and Jake Stamatis, Ruth and the Pirate King in POP's upcomming Pirates of Penzance.
Pirates of Penzance May 19-28, 2023 at Forest Lawn Glendale
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel (RE!)-introduces Katherine Powers to the POP audience.
Get your tickets to POPaganza on April 26, 2023 NOW. It is almost sold out!
Pirates of Penzance May 19-28, 2023 at Forest Lawn Glendale.
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel plays video games with E. Scott Levin and Arnold Livingston Geis while discussing #superflute!
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel is joined by Janet Todd (Butterfly, Yum-Yum, Mimi) and Meagan Martin (Mercedes, Rosina, Tisbe) to dish about all things Ercole!
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! POP is back with the US Premiere of Vivaldi's Ercole su'l Termodonte at the intimate Highland Park Ebell Club for 8 performances January 6 - 21.
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel talks with tenor Logan Webber about his title role of Ercole. (AKA Hercules!)
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! POP is back with the US Premiere of Vivaldi's Ercole su'l Termodonte at the intimate Highland Park Ebell Club for 8 performances January 6 - 21.
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel discuss singing high notes and other Baroque concerns with countertenors Michael Skarke and Kyle Tingzon.
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! POP is back with the US Premiere of Vivaldi's Ercole su'l Termodonte at the intimate Highland Park Ebell Club for 8 performances January 6 - 21.
Josh Shaw and Jennifer Miller Hammel discuss Vivaldi's recently re-discovered Ercole su'l Termodonte, POP's upcoming Immersive Baroque Opera experience.
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! POP is back at the intimate Highland Park Ebell Club for 8 performances January 6 - 21.
Today we learned Brandon J. Gibson, the librettist for I Can't Breath, passed away. In his memory we wanted to re-post our interview with him and composer Leslie Burrs from April 2022 about POP's production of I Can't Breath.
Brandon's Memorial Page: https://everloved.com/life-of/brandon-gibson/
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel chats with Amy Lawrence about her operatic journey and multifaceted contributions to many of POP's most memerable productions!
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http://amylawrencedance.com/
Get your tickets to Elixer of Love (or season tickets?!) now at https://www.pacificoperaproject.com/
POP Favorites Oriana Falla and Arnold Livingston Geis join POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel to discuss their path to opera, getting friend-zone'd, 1950's kitsch, and the upcoming production of Elixer of Love.
https://orianafalla.com/
https://www.arnoldlivingstongeis.com/
Get your tickets to Elixer of Love (or season tickets?!) now at https://www.pacificoperaproject.com/
POP Favorites Oriana Falla and Arnold Livingston Geis join POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel to discuss their path to opera, getting friend-zone'd, 1950's kitsch, and the upcoming production of Elixer of Love.
https://orianafalla.com/
https://www.arnoldlivingstongeis.com/
Get your tickets to Elixer of Love (or season tickets?!) now at https://www.pacificoperaproject.com/
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller-Hammel discusses the 50's inspired production of Elixer of Love with conductor Kyle Naig, and they also preview the concept of POP's January 2023 imersive baroque opera house experience Ercole su'l Termodonte.
https://www.kylenaig.com/
Get your tickets to Elixer of Love (or season tickets?!) now at https://www.pacificoperaproject.com/
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel discusses the behind the scenes aspect of POP's most technically ambitions show yet with long-time POP costumer Maggie Green and Artistic Director Josh Shaw.
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Into the Woods is SOLD OUT! Don't miss out again!
2022-23 Season Tickets available at https://www.pacificoperaproject.com/season-tickets
Jennifer Miller Hammel discusses the 2022-23 season with POP Artistic Director Josh Shaw. For the first time full season tickets are available!
Get yours now at https://www.pacificoperaproject.com/season-tickets
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel introduces POP audiences to important new opera I Can't Breath with special guests composer Leslie Burrs and librettist Brandon J. Gibson. Get your tickets now for the west coast premier of I Can't Breath.
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El Portal Theatre
5269 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood, CA
May 13, 2022 | 8:00 May 14, 2022 | 6:00 May 15, 2022 | 3:00
Jennifer Miller Hammel catches up with one of POP's favorite operatic power couples, Megan and Andrew Potter! Come see them rumble the house with all the low notes!
Get your tickets to Iolanta NOW!
March 26 at 7:30pm
March 27 at 3:00pm
Aratani Theater, Los Angeles
Jennifer Miller Hammel discusses Iolanta with tenor Benjamin Werley and baritone Simon Barrad, Count Vaudemont and Duke Robert in POP's production. This dynamic duo prove that tenors and baritones can get along!
Get your tickets to Iolanta NOW!
March 20 and 27 at 3pm, March 26 at 7:30pm
Aratani Theater, Los Angeles
POPeracast is joined by Scene Change, the National Association for the Blind Performing Arts Division podcast, for a joint episode with the Iolanta creative team including Artistic Director Josh Shaw, soprano Christina Jones, and conductor Isaac Selya.
Special Thanks to Lizzy Muhammed-Park and Katelyn MacIntyre of Scene Change for the collaboration on the joint episode!
Get your tickets to Iolanta NOW!
March 20 and 27 at 3pm, March 26 at 7:30pm
Aratani Theater, Los Angeles
POPeracast is joined by Scene Change, the National Association for the Blind Performing Arts Division podcast, for a joint episode with the Iolanta creative team including Artistic Director Josh Shaw, soprano Christina Jones, and conductor Isaac Selya.
Special Thanks to Lizzy Muhammed-Park and Katelyn MacIntyre of Scene Change for the collaboration on the joint episode!
Get your tickets to Iolanta NOW!
March 20 and 27 at 3pm, March 26 at 7:30pm
Aratani Theater, Los Angeles
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel catches up with Erin Theodorakis and Daniel Scofield to discuss the questionable parenting received by Hansel & Gretel, and we finally get to hear from the crazy kids themselves Kara Morgan and Emily Rosenberg.
Will the kiddos make it out? Find out November 13,14,20,21 at the family friendly time of 5pm atop the hill at Forest Lawn Glendale.
Visit pacificoperaproject.com for more details
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller Hammel catches up with Melanie Ashkar, Anastasia Malliaras, and Brooke Iva Lohman the Witch, Sandman, and Dew Fairy of Hansel & Gretel before a POP Showcase, and has an online conversation with conductor/pianist Brian Holman. We also had our recorder running at the showcase!
Will the kiddos make it out? Find out November 13,14,20,21 at the family friendly time of 5pm atop the hill at Forest Lawn Glendale.
Visit pacificoperaproject.com for more details
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller catches up with Chelsea Lehnea and Meagan Martin, Cinderella's evil stepsisters. She also meets with conductor Kristin Roach to get the origin story of this fairy tale production!
Catch the hijinks ONE NIGHT ONLY Friday August 27, 2021 at the Ford in La cenerentola, Rossini's Bel Canto version of the Cinderella story.
pacificoperaproject.com for more details
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller catches up with Andrew Allen Hiers, E. Scott Levin, and Joel Balzun while visiting an exclusive salon for POP donors and volunteers. Sign up to support POP, and you could be there with us next time!
Catch these barihunks® ONE NIGHT ONLY Friday August 27, 2021 at the Ford in La cenerentola, Rossini's Bel Canto version of the Cinderella story.
pacificoperaproject.com for more details
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller discusses bracelets, pants, and theatrical shutdowns with Stephanie Doche and Arnold Livingston Geis. See them ONE NIGHT ONLY Friday August 27, 2021 at the Ford in La cenerentola, Rossini's Bel Canto version of the Cinderella story.
pacificoperaproject.com for more details
Host Jennifer Miller discusses the just announced 2021/22 season with Artistic Director Josh Shaw.
Tickets for La Cenerentola are on sale now! One night only!
August 27, 2021
https://www.theford.com/events/performances/1310/2021-08-27/cinderella
POPeracast host Jennifer Miller visits Don Procopio rehearsal to discuss Bizet, ostriches, and rediscovering music with buffos Ben Lowe, E. Scott Levin, and Armando Contreras, mezzo Jessica Gonzales-Rodriguez, director Josh Shaw, conductor Charlie Kim, and the romantic leads Jon Keenan and Rachel Policar. A good friend also comes by to bid us adieu.
DON PROCOPIO
BY GEORGES BIZET
June 4, 5, and 6 @ 8PM
Gates open at 7:00 for picnicking
Heritage Square Museum
3800 Homer Street
New POPeracast host Jennifer Miller sits down with Rachel and William Grundler, Matthew Ian Welch, and Eleen Hsu-Wentlandt, AKA the Don P chorus of ostrich wranglers, to discuss practice, choral numbers, returning to performance, and, of course, ostriches.
DON PROCOPIO
BY GEORGES BIZET
June 4, 5, and 6 @ 8PM
Gates open at 7:00 for picnicking
Heritage Square Museum
3800 Homer Street
POPeracast host Andreas Kraemer continues his zoom happy hour with the cast and crew of Trouble in Tahiti.
Trouble in Tahiti will be performed at Heritage Square on April 24 and 25, 2021. Get your tickets NOW!
POPeracast host Andreas Kraemer zooms with the cast and crew of Trouble in Tahiti! It was such a good talk, this is just half of it... stay tuned!
Trouble in Tahiti will be performed at Heritage Square on April 24 and 25, 2021. Get your tickets NOW!
Host Andreas Kraemer zooms with Maria Dominique Lopez, returning as Musetta in this final hipster production. We also check in with veterans Keith Colclough and E. Scott Levine.
The final presentations of this ICONIC POP production will be December 12 and 13 at 5:30pm. Get your tickets now at pacificoperaproject.com.
Host Andreas Kraemer zooms with Arnold Livingston Geis and Oriana Falla, Rodolfo and Mimi in this final hipster production. We also check in with Ben Lowe, returning as Marcello, and get the scoop from slumlord/sugar daddy/churro vendor Luvi Avendano, who does quadruple duty as the music director at Camarillo UMC about how this drive in experiment came to be.
The final presentations of this ICONIC POP production will be December 11,12,13 at 5:30pm. Get your tickets now at pacificoperaproject.com.
Host Andreas Kraemer zooms with Jessica Sandidge, Tiffany Ho, Meagan Martin, Audrey Yoder, and conductor Kyle Naig to discuss POP's drive-in American premiere of two one-act operas by Gluck.
La Corona & Il Parnaso Confuso: November 20 and 21
COVID fan tutte: One last show November 22
Drive in opera at the parking lot of Camarillo United Methodist Church
Host Andreas Kraemer zooms with Scott Levin, Ariel Pisturino, Jamie Chamberlin, Nathan Granner, and Christina Pezzarossi to discuss POP's new drive-in opera experience.
COVID fan tutte: November 14, 15, and 22 in the parking lot of Camarillo United Methodist Church.
Andreas does a deep dive with Eiki Isomura and Josh Shaw in preparation for the 7/15 Watch Party revisiting POP's Japanese-English reimagining of Puccini's Madama Butterfly.
Tune in 7/15 at 5pm PDT on POP's YouTube channel and Facebook page.
Andreas continues his conversation with Josh and Scott to cover the process of writing a new libretto, collaborations, opera in quarantine, and LIGHTNING ROUND!
Host Andreas Kraemer zooms with Josh Shaw and E. Scott Levin to preview the 5/13/2020 watch party of Super Magic Flute and explore the origin story of POP's innovative re-imagining.
Host Andreas Kraemer discusses the how POP is dealing with the COVID-19 crisis with Josh Shaw and sits down with Captain James T. Belmonte himself, tenor Brian Cheney.
Host Andreas Kraemer talks with L'enfant herself Kimberly Sogioka about being the glue that holds the double bill together. Tenor Jonathan Matthews discusses the acting side of being an opera singer. Newcomers Audrey Yoder, Sarabeth Belón, and conductor Joshua Horsch discuss creating an aural atmosphere with music.
Get your tickets to the show at pacificoperaproject.com!
Saturday February 1 at 7:00 PM
Sunday February 2 at 3:00 PM
Host Andreas Kraemer has very serious conversations about art, opera, creativity, Dante's inferno, bad boys, scheming relatives, and forging wills with POP favorites Robert Norman, E. Scott Levin, Tiffany Ho, William Grundler, Joel Balzun, and newcomer Thomas Sitzler.
Get your tickets to the show at pacificoperaproject.com!
Saturday January 25 at 3:00 PM (Celebration Brunch at 1:00PM)
Saturday February 1 at 7:00 PM
Sunday February 2 at 3:00 PM
Host Andreas Kraemer previews the 10th POP season at a Gianni Schicchi/L'enfant et les Sortilèges rehearsal with Artistic Director Josh Shaw.
Get your tickets to the show at pacificoperaproject.com!
Saturday January 25 at 3:00 PM (Celebration Brunch at 1:00PM)
Saturday February 1 at 7:00 PM
Sunday February 2 at 3:00 PM
Andreas gets to know a whole new class of hipsters! We are so excited we got to talk to Janet Todd for a moment between scenes at a dress rehearsal. Luvi Avendano and Robert Norman explain how a character tenor and a bass baritone can share a triple-role. Newcomer Adam Cioffari discusses joining POP for the first time. Finally POP stalwart E. Scott Levin teases Gianni Schicchi next month!
Two shows remaining in 2019! 12/13, and live-streamed on 12/14! All shows 8pm at the historic Highland Park Ebell Club.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB-n3vTuL9s
Andreas gets to know a whole new class of hipsters! Orson Van Gay and Parisa Zaeri discuss what it really means to be a hipster, Maria Dominique Lopez fiercely fills some (figuratively) big shoes, Kenneth Stavert gets goofy, and Josh Shaw discusses cat herding.
Three shows remaining in 2019! 12/11, 12/13, and live-streamed on 12/14! All shows 8pm at the historic Highland Park Ebell Club.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB-n3vTuL9s
Just in time for closing weekend!
E Scott Levin explains his workout (napping) regimen, Phil Meyer's voice is a baboon, Matthew Ian Welch keeps the Mikado secret safe, and Maggie Green drops absolute stunners in lightning round.
The 2019 run of the Mikado is sold out, but you can catch our recorded livestream at https://youtu.be/tE1FxIjubM0
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Little maids Janet Todd, Tiffany Ho, and Abbe Drake and conductor Parisa Zaeri sit down with host Andreas Kraemer to discuss satire, shifting socio-political norms, intense pressure, and operetta.
Get your Mikado tickets now! They are going fast!
August 16, 17(two shows!), 22, 23, 24, 28, 30, 31 at the Highland Park Ebell Club
Andreas sits down with Charlie Kim and Josh Shaw to discuss The Mikado, Gilbert & Sullivan, cultural representation in opera, and lots more.
Get your Mikado tickets now! They are going fast!
August 16, 17(two shows!), 22, 23, 24, 28, 30, 31 at the Highland Park Ebell Club
Host Andreas Kraemer visits Madama Butterfly rehearsal! We talk with Keiko Clark, Kimberly Sogioka, Eiji Miura, Chelsea Obermeier, and Eiki Isomura about the show, and it gets intense.
Host Andreas Kraemer and POP Artistic Director Josh Shaw discuss POP's groundbreaking new concept of Puccini's Madama Butterfly with tenor Peter Lake (Pinkerton) and baritone Kenneth Stavert (Sharpless).
See this fantastic production at the Aratani Theater in Little Tokyo on April 6, 13, and 14. Get your tickets now!
Host Andreas Kraemer sits down with E. Scott Levin, Andrew Potter, Ariel Pisturino, and Megan Potter to discuss video games, origin stories, and the vagaries of costume design.
VERY FEW tickets to Magic Flute available March 8,9,10 at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood.
Costume Contest and Pre-show "8bit covers" band The Extra Lives on Friday March 8!
www.pacificoperaproject.com
Our visit to the Magic Flute rehearsal was too much awesome for a single episode, so here is the second part! POP's Queen of the Night Michelle Drever discusses elegant evil. Conductor Ed Benyas talks inventive stagings. We get a visit from three spirits (Emily Rosenberg, Amanda Benjamin, and Christine Marie Li), and Tara Wheeker joins us to discuss being the head minion.
Tickets to Magic Flute available March 2,3,8,9,10 at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood.
Costume Contest and Pre-show "8bit covers" band The Extra Lives on Friday March 8!
www.pacificoperaproject.com
Host Andreas Kraemer visits a Magic Flute rehearsal to talk with Tamino Linkman (Arnold Livingston Geis), Zelda Pamina (Alexandra Schoeny), Wariostatos (Robert Norman), and enjoy the comedy stylings of Joshua Alarcon and Jonathan Matthews.
Tickets to Magic Flute available March 2,3,8,9,10 at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood.
Costume Contest and Pre-show "8bit covers" band The Extra Lives on Friday March 8!
www.pacificoperaproject.com
Andreas and Artistic Director Josh Shaw discuss the exciting and ambitious 2019 POP season.
The Magic Flute - March 2,3,8,9,10 at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood
Madama Butterfly, a new English/Japanese translation - April 6,13,14 at the Aratani Theater in Little Tokyo
The Mikado - August 16, 17 (matinee), 17, 22, 23, 24, 28, 30, 31 at the Highland Park Ebell Club
La bohème (AKA The Hipsters) - December 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 at the Highland Park Ebell Club
All tickets on sale now!
Host Andreas Kraemer visits the set to speak with lovebirds Dane Suarez and Kerriann Otaño, influencer Elle Valera, the ever stoic Vincent Grana, true American hero E. Scott Levin, and music director Parisa Zaeri Reaves.
Don't miss the livestream 12/21 at 8pm! Links on the POP homepage and Facebook page. Subscribe to the newly created POP Youtube Channel!
Andreas sits down with Maya Rothfuss, Aubrey Trujillo-Scarr, JJ Lopez, and Ben Lowe to discuss La boheme, Hipsters, love, opera, cats, and button-pushing.
Host Andreas Kraemer visits a La traviata rehearsal! We speak with Eric McKeever, Emily Rosenberg, Laura Zahn, conductor Jesse Leong, and POP comedic duo Balzun and Grundler. Stay tuned to the very end for a very special guest....
Maggie Green, Evie Banuelos, and Carson Gilmore talk about what happens behind the scenes at POP.
Get your tickets to La traviata at Thorne Hall of Occidental College October 27 and 28!
Andreas couldn't make this recording, but Josh Shaw steps in to interview Maria Dominique Lopez, Mercedes in Carmen at the Ford, and long time POP choreographer Amy Lawrence. They talk about choreography for opera singers, the mezzo voice, Carmen's cultural significance, and the rehearsal process.
Carmen at the Ford is SOLD OUT, so don't wait to get your tickets to La Traviata on October 27 and 28, 2018 and La boheme in December!
Host Andreas Kraemer visits a rehearsal of Carmen at the Ebell Club to talk to Nora Graham-Smith, Dane Suarez, Babatunde Akinboboye, William Grundler, and Joel Balzun about mezzo-sopranos, smuggling, orientalism, and relationships with coworkers.
Andreas sits down with Katherine Powers, the original Musetta from Hipster Boheme and Frasquita in Carmen, to discuss POP history, Carmen in the context of #metoo, tenors, and music education.
Carmen at the Ford is SOLD OUT! Get your tickets for La traviata at Occidental and La boheme in Highland Park NOW!
Andreas sits down with Josh Shaw, Aubrey Scarr, and Michael Powers to discuss fighting, Spanish music, female empowerment, complex relationships, all things Carmen!
Very few seats left for Carmen, but every seat at the Ford is a good seat! Buy your tickets for the September 1 show now!
Andreas sits down with Kyle Patterson and Armando Contreras to talk about the POP family, new opera, voice types, slapstick comedy, and the process of putting together La gazzetta.
Tickets are sold out, but check POP's Facebook page for a live video stream hosted by our own Andreas Kraemer on closing night, Saturday 7/7/2018 at 8pm!
Host Andreas Kraemer visits a rehearsal of La gazzetta at the Ebell Club to talk to Rachel Policar, Mollie Clementz, Jessie Shulman, Scott Ziemann, and Phil Meyer about voice types, pants, and dream opera roles.
Host Andreas Kraemer sits down for a discussion with coloratura soprano, composer, and conductor Brooke deRosa about POP's upcoming production of Rossini's rediscovered masterpiece La gazzetta, singing agility, women in music, composing new work, and opera in Los Angeles.
Visit pacificoperaproject.com for La gazzetta tickets!
June 28, 29, 30
July 6 and 7 at 8pm
Highland Park Ebell Club 131 S. Ave. 57 Los Angeles 90042
Sung in Italian with projected English titles and orchestra.
Table seating available. Only the second staging ever in the US.
Host Andreas Kraemer sits down with low voices E. Scott Levin, Luvi Avendano, and Andrew Potter to discuss Don Giovanni, POP shows past and present, low voices in Opera, Mozart, acting, and the artistic lifestyle.
Visit pacificoperaproject.com for Don Giovanni tickets!
Evening of April 20,21
Matinee April 22, 2018
Host Andreas Kraemer visits the Don Giovanni set at the Vortex for a rehearsal and promo film session. Interviews with Adrian Rosas, Daria Somers, Saira Frank, Ryan Murray, Robert Norman, and Tiffany Ho.
Andreas and Artistic Director Josh Shaw discuss POP's 2018 Season opener, Don Giovanni, and what to expect at The Vortex, a venue new to POP.
Visit pacificoperaproject.com for Don Giovanni tickets!
Evening of April 13,14,20,21
Matinee April 22, 2018
Andreas Kraemer sits down with Josh Shaw to discuss POP, the 2018 season, cultural influences, POPaganza, and men's fashion.