Guests were welcomed back to the theater by the iconic “Anvil Chorus” and the everlasting theme of unrequited love set amidst the conflict of two brothers on opposing sides of a civil war.Īudiences and critics hailed the production as a “triumphant season opening” full of “thrillingly big, bold voices.” It was a momentous start to the company’s 36th Anniversary season. On September 18, 2021, LA Opera returned to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion stage with a new-to-Los Angeles production of Il Trovatore. And as it has done for hundreds of years – through world wars, fire, and other hardships – opera endures. Each night as the lights dim and the curtain rises, audiences share in a transcendent experience of music and stories that have been performed on opera stages for centuries.