The Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience and the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music will present the West Coast premiere of composer Tod Machover’s chamber opera, Schoenberg in Hollywood, May 18, 20 and 22, 2025 at the newly-renovated UCLA Nimoy Theater. These performances are part of Schoenberg 150, the worldwide celebration of the sesquicentennial of composer Arnold Schoenberg’s birth.
Based on a scenario by Braham Murray with a libretto by Simon Robson, Schoenberg in Hollywood was commissioned by Boston Lyric Opera, which gave its world premiere in 2018. The West Coast production will feature English baritone Omar Ebrahim, who created the role of Schoenberg in the Boston production, and American director Karole Armitage, who directed the Boston premiere. Playing multiple supporting roles will be soprano Anna Davidson and tenor Jon Lee Keenan. The orchestra of 15 will be conducted by UCLA Director of Orchestral Studies and Milken Center Artistic Director Neal Stulberg.
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