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Puccini’s final masterpiece gets the full POP treatment in this stunning new production of Turandot, set in a magical world of ice and snow—frozen, like the heart of its title character. Featuring real-life husband and wife 2024 Richard Tucker Award-winning tenor Clay Hilley as Calàf and POP favorite Sara Duchovnay as Liù, this production brings Puccini’s epic score to life with grandeur, grit, and plenty of high drama. In a kingdom ruled by riddles and fear, Turandot has vowed never to marry, punishing all who dare pursue her. But when the mysterious Prince Calàf answers her challenge, everything begins to change—including Turandot herself. Packed with soaring arias, a massive chorus, and the world’s most famous showstopper, “Nessun Dorma,” Turandot is opera at its most powerful. Performed at the Aratani Theatre, one of LA’s most beloved cultural venues located in the heart of Little Tokyo, this unique production with a fairytale twist promises to be unforgettable.
Performed with orchestra. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

Zorro comes home when POP presents the Los Angeles premiere of Héctor Armienta’s acclaimed new opera, filled with romance, humor, and suspense. Set in the early 1800s in el pueblo de Los Angeles, still a colony of Spain, this thrilling new work follows the adventures of the Spanish nobleman who hides his true identity behind a black mask to become Zorro, the dashing defender of the poor and enslaved. With a lush score influenced by mariachi, flamenco, and corrido music, Zorro leaps into dashing sword fights and passionate romance while battling tyranny and corruption and defending California’s disenfranchised and indigenous peoples. Presented in English and Spanish with projected supertitles, fully staged with orchestra, costumes, sets, and operatic talent from across the country. Runtime is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, with one intermission.
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Zorro regresa a su tierra natal con la primera presentación en Los Angeles de esta ópera nueva de Hector Armienta llena de romance, comedia y suspenso llevada al escenario por POP. Zorro tiene lugar (se desarrolla) en el Pueblo de Los Angeles a principios de los años 1800 durante el reinado de Empaña en California. La ópera se trata de las aventuras de un noble español que oculta su verdadera identidad tras una mascara negra para defender a los pobres y esclavizados luchando contra la tiranía y la corrupción en la vieja California con su espada y su valentía y viviendo aventuras llenas de apasionado romance y misterio. La lujosa musica que acompaña la historia de Zorro tiene influencias de mariachi, flamenco y corrido. Zorro sera presentada en ingles y español con supertítulos, orquesta completa, trajes y vestidos especiales, escenarios y talento operático que proviene del país entero. La duración de la obra será de una hora y 45 minutos aproximadamente con un intervalo.
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