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2022-2023 Season Tickets

January 2023

Season tickets available through January 27th!

Two Remain

January 29-31, 2023

"A survivor is not a hero. A survivor is... a survivor."

Roméo et Juliette

March 3, 2023

From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, a pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life

La Traviata

June 2023

Toast to life, and freely frolic from joy to joy. Coming June 2023

Don't forget: Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday and Lyric

Don't forget: Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday and Lyric Opera OC has been offered a $10K Match!
Your support is more important now than ever! LOOC has been graciously offered a $10,000 Match by the Gonzales Family, but due to some big changes on our end we are unable to do social media fundraising this year.
You can still make our match a success on Giving Tuesday!
There are so many ways to make your tax deductible donation in any amount.
See below for all the details.
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If you are signed up for our mailing list you got an amazing opportunity to save 67% on single season tickets! This limited time offer is capped at 15 tickets or expires on Sunday night... whichever comes first! Don't miss your opportunity to save, and we will see you at the opera. 🎶
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On this day of gratitude, we say "Thank You" Than

On this day of gratitude, we say "Thank You"
Thank you to our audiences,
Thank you to our donors,
Thank you to our artists,
Thank you to our friends,
...for 5 amazing years and a bright future!
Love, LOOC

OMG, he's back! This time in the role of Manfred i

OMG, he's back! This time in the role of Manfred in Heggie's Two Remain. Michael O’Halloran has performed over 40 operatic roles domestically and internationally. Recently, he has been seen as Sharpless in Puccini’s Madam Butterfly, Marcello in Puccini’s La bohème, Mizgir’ in the West Coast premiere of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Снегурочка, Guglielmo in Mozart’s Così fan tutte, Mercutio in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, Don Annibale in Donizetti’s Il Campanello, Dancaïro in Bizet’s Carmen, King Melchior in Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors, Peter in Hansel and Gretel, and Lysander in Purcell’s The Fairy Queen. He workshopped the role of Tenorio in Armienta’s Bless Me, Ultima with Opera Southwest, and performed the role of the Policeman, as well as covered Orphée in Philip Glass’ Orphée as an Emerging Artist at Virginia Opera. Michael made his Virginia Opera debut as a Spectrum Resident Artist, singing Il Principe Yamadori and covering Sharpless in Madama Butterfly. While at Manhattan School of Music, he was seen as Pisandre in Fauré’s Pénélope, and Vernon in Summer and Smoke, having the honor of being a part of the world premiere recording, which was hailed as one of the “Top Ten New Recordings” by Opera News. He is proud to be the first American vocalist to be a junger Künstler Bayreuth at the Bayreuther Festspiele. he has performed as a featured soloist with the Aspen Festival Orchestra, the Marina del Rey Symphony, and the Lucca Festival Symphony Orchestra. Michael holds a Masters in Music from the Manhattan School of Music. #LOOCSingerSpotlight

Welcome back in the role of Zosia, in Heggie's Two

Welcome back in the role of Zosia, in Heggie's Two Remain: Ms. Emily Weinberg!

Emily Weinberg is a 27-year-old mezzo-soprano who has been studying with private teacher Daniel Hendrick (tenor) for the last 13 years. Since her graduation from CSUF in 2019, Emily has become a regular performer with the Pacific Chorale and has gone on to perform as Cenerentola in Pacific Symphony’s “La Cenerentola”, Miss Todd in “The Old Maid and the Thief” with the International Lyric Academy in Vicenza, Italy, and made her debut as the title role in “Carmen” with the Pacific Lyric Association in October, 2022. Her upcoming engagements include appearances in the San Diego Opera’s “Suor Angelica” and “Tosca” in the spring of 2023.

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A new face to the #LOOCSingerSpotlight is the incr

A new face to the #LOOCSingerSpotlight is the incredible performer, Phil Meyer! Phil takes on the role of Gad Beck in Jake Heggie's Two Remain THIS JANUARY! Grab your tickets today!
Phil Meyer is delighted to be debuting with Lyric Opera of Orange County as Gad. He has sung leading and supporting roles as Old Guys, Bad Guys and Funny Guys for many California companies including the Mendocino Music Festival, Center Stage Opera, Vox Viceralis, Repertory Opera Company, Mission Opera, LA Metropolitan Opera, Celestial Opera and Angel City Opera. He is most proud of his work with the Pacific Opera Project, where he is a founding member, most recently playing the Narrator/Mysterious Man in Into the Woods.

Our Artistic Director takes on a NEW role within t

Our Artistic Director takes on a NEW role within the company for the first time this season and will be appearing in the role of Krystyna Zywulska in January's production of Jake Heggie's Two Remain! Diana - err, Maestra Farrell - WELCOME, to the #LOOCSingerSpotlight!

Making her stage debut with Lyric Opera OC is American lyric spinto soprano, Diana Farrell, has been hailed for her “golden voice.” Her most recent stage performances include the titular role of Puccini’s Tosca, Magda in Menotti’s The Consul, and Verdi’s Lady Macbeth, for which her “passionate intensity…” earned high praise as she “consistently sang with beauty and sensitivity.” In 2023, Ms. Farrell will be seen in her signature role of Tosca with South Coast Symphony. She has also appeared in the roles of Rosalinda (Die Fledermaus), Contessa Almaviva (Le nozze di Figaro), Micaëla (Carmen), Anna Maurrant (Street Scene), Berta (Il barbiere di Siviglia), and Miriam (Lee Hoiby’s The Scarf).

Behind the scenes, Diana has garnered attention for her insightful work as a stage director and vocal coach. She is the Artistic Director for Lyric Opera of Orange County, which was named Emerging Arts Organization of the Year for 2022 by Arts OC. In 2022 Diana was also named a Women Leader in Orange County Arts, and an OC Visionary by the LA Times. Diana has become a frequent judge and panelist for competitions, grant committees, and young artist training programs around the country. She has worked as a director at multiple opera and musical theatre programs around the Great Lakes area and for companies like Pacific Lyric Association and Opera Western Reserve.

Diana performs with the Pacific Chorale. Highlights from past concert engagements Soprano Soloist with Poway Symphony Orchestra, Peninsula Symphony Orchestra, an appearance with the Miami Valley Symphony Orchestra, and the soprano soloist with the Centre Chorale. Diana is the winner of multiple awards throughout her career, completing her formal studies with an Artist Diploma from the Cleveland Institute of Music.

La voila, Carmencita! Oops, scratch that - our Car

La voila, Carmencita! Oops, scratch that - our Carmen from last season, Jessica, actually will be singing the role of Edka in January's production of Jake Heggie's Two Remain - get your ticket TODAY at LyricOperaOC.org

Jessica Mamey is a mezzo-soprano, performing a variety of musical styles from Cabaret to Classical. She has been noted for her wide dramatic and musical range, bringing a “gorgeous mezzo soprano voice that is crisp and clear” (Stage and Cinema). Ms. Mamey enthusiastically digs into new musical compositions, which led to her Long Beach Opera Debut as the District Attorney in Anthony Davis’ Pulitzer Prize winning Central Park 5. This past year, she made her Lyric Opera of Orange County (LOOC) debut in the title role of Bizet’s Carmen. This upcoming year she will appear with LOOC in Jake Heggie’s Two Remain as Edka and with Vox Visceralis, debuting as Sesto in Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito.

A native to Southern California, Ms. Mamey has enjoyed performing with Pacific Opera Project, Chamber Opera Players of LA, Center Stage Opera and Townsend Opera in roles including Dinah in Trouble in Tahiti, Dorabella and Despina in Così fan tutte, Zerlina in Don Giovanni and in several new and rare works. Past concert engagements include Beethoven’s 9th Symphony with Pasadena Master Chorale and Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy with Hollywood Master Chorale. Ms. Mamey graduated from Occidental College where she began her vocal studies with Scott Blois. She continues her studies with teacher Joann Zajac. www.jessicamamey.com

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