Articles written by Heidi Waleson
Apr 03, 2024
Los Angeles’ thriving opera ecosystem
Los Angeles hosts numerous opera companies, many of which share audiences and donors alike.
Jul 19, 2021
Return to Gathering: Back into Theaters
The industry readies itself for the post-pandemic era.
Feb 04, 2021
Live and In Person
In the midst of the pandemic, innovative solutions bring opera to live audiences.
Nov 13, 2020
The 2010s: A Decade of Change
A look at new works and a new attention to diversity in the 2010s.
Oct 04, 2019
Seismic Shifts
A decade-by-decade look at the evolution of opera in the US since OPERA America’s founding in 1970.
Apr 04, 2019
The Redoing of Women
Revisionist productions give new agency to the standard repertoire’s victimized heroines.
Oct 04, 2018
Ripped from the Headlines
New works about recent events and real people pay off for opera companies.