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Two New The Industry Company Members!
We are thrilled to welcome two Company Members, projection designer Jason H. Thompson and bass James Hayden. Jason has been creating visual worlds with The Industry from the very first production Crescent City, then for Invisible Cities, Hopscotch, and Young Caesar. While James has had some of the more memorable roles in The Industry’s recent…
Read MoreThe Industry’s 2018 Year In Review: A Momentum Year
The Industry premieres experimental artist-driven productions every other year, with smaller-scale yet artistically ambitious programs between them — both of which work towards our goal of expanding the definition of opera. In these “between years,” our focus is momentum. It’s the momentum from previous productions that brings artistic and civic innovation to LA, gives artists…
Read MoreYuval Sharon and The Industry in Bayreuth: Reflections
In July 2018, executive director Elizabeth Cline, music director Marc Lowenstein, and a group of 12 The Industry supporters traveled to the Bayreuth Festspiele to experience Yuval Sharon’s monumental Lohengrin production, where he was the first American to direct a production in it’s 142 year history. Elizabeth and Marc reflect on their time in Bayreuth.…
Read MoreThe Industry’s 2017 Year In Review
In 2017 The Industry invaded Los Angeles in a major way— and we’re not just talking about alien puppets here! This past year we created more innovative & accessible cultural experiences than ever before, stretching our limits and impacting the arts community in Los Angeles and beyond. Click here to download our 2017 Industry Year…
Read MoreCongratulations MacArthur fellow Yuval Sharon
Photo courtesy of the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Dear friends, On behalf of The Industry I want to share some very exciting news–it was announced today that our founder and artistic director Yuval Sharon was named a 2017 MacArthur Fellow from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The Foundation website…
Read MoreYuval Sharon becomes first American director invited to Bayreuth
We are pleased to announce our Artistic Director, Yuval Sharon, has become the first American director invited to produce work at the prestigious Bayreuth Festival in Germany. The festival, founded by Richard Wagner in 1876, will feature Sharon’s new “Lohengrin” as the centerpiece for the 2018 season. In his recent New York Times profile, Mr.…
Read MoreHopscotch recording out January 13, release concert January 20
The Industry drew international acclaim last year for Hopscotch, a revolutionary mobile opera that took place in cars and public sites around Los Angeles. The recording will be released on January 13 via The Industry Records, and is available to order now by clicking here. To mark the occasion, a release event titled “Hopscotch in Concert” will take place…
Read MoreWelcome New Board Member Ruth Eliel
The Industry is thrilled to welcome Ruth Eliel to The Industry Board of Directors. Ruth joins us from her recent retirement from the prestigious Colburn Foundation, where she served as executive director from 2008 to 2015. At the foundation, Ruth was committed to building and sustaining a strong infrastructure for the arts in Southern California,…
Read MoreWelcome New Board Members!
The Industry is thrilled to welcome four new members to our Board of Directors. With their expertise and passion for the arts, The Industry is poised to make an even more substantial impact towards culture in Los Angeles and beyond. Please welcome Christine Adams, Lexa Morris, Chiedu Egbuniwe, and Debra Vilinsky! Christine Adams currently serves…
Read MoreThe Industry’s FIRST TAKE Application
Submit your work for the third edition of FIRST TAKE, The Industry’s incubator for new operatic ideas and works-in-progress. The third iteration of FIRST TAKE will have a public performance in February 2017 in Los Angeles. In this biannual program, composers/librettists work with LA-based chamber orchestra wild Up and fantastic singers to try out new…
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