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🎉 Board Announcement: Introducing Our Newest Di

🎉 Board Announcement: Introducing Our Newest Directors! 🎉

We’re proud to welcome two visionary leaders to the LOOC Board of Directors: Dr. Jacob Sustaita and Cynthia Stokes. Their innovative artistry and commitment to community make them ideal stewards for our mission.

🎵 Dr. Jacob Sustaita – Conductor, educator, and champion of youth orchestras, Dr. Sustaita currently leads the orchestral program at the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA), teaches on the instrumental conducting faculty at USC’s Thornton School of Music, and serves as a Teaching Artist with Disney’s Imagination Campus. From 2020 to 2025, he served as Assistant Conductor of Pacific Symphony and Music Director of the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra, where he designed immersive family concerts and mentored some of the region’s finest young musicians. Known for his storytelling, warmth, and collaborative spirit, Jacob is a beloved figure in the classical music world—and a tremendous asset to LOOC's mission.

🎭 Cynthia Stokes – A visionary in immersive and site-specific direction, Stokes has produced compelling operatic experiences from canyon lobbies to cliffside stages. Her groundbreaking VR opera The Andrée Expedition 360 premiered at SXSW, and her innovative installation Hearing the Invisible merges performance with neuroscience. With directing credits at LA Opera, San Diego Opera, Opera Philadelphia, and more, she now leads the opera program at the University of Arizona as the Amelia T. Rieman Endowed Chair. A recipient of the Charles Nelson Reilly Directing Award, Cynthia is redefining how opera engages audiences—and we’re honored to have her leadership on our board.

🙏 We've enjoyed having these talents leading productions in the past, but we are honored that they've committed to helping LOOC grow for years to come. Please join us in welcoming Jacob and Cynthia to the LOOC family!

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BIG NEWS! WE GOT THE GRANT! Thank you to the San C

BIG NEWS! WE GOT THE GRANT!
Thank you to the San Clemente History, Arts & Culture Endowed Fund, and the OC Community Foundation for your support. We can't wait to show you what we have planned for San Clemente at Casa Romantica next season!

TICKET SALES ARE LIVE!
🎉✨ Exciting News! ✨🎉

Ticket sales for Gilgamesh are NOW LIVE! Don't miss your chance to be part of the world premiere on March 28th, 2026! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: be a part of history when Derrick Skye & Diana Farrell's masterpiece takes the stage for the first time. Be among the first to experience this breathtaking original operatic adaptation of the classic epic. 🎭

Secure your tickets today and join us on this incredible journey!

Assyrian Arts Institute Presents Gilgamesh Tickets Mar 28, 2026 Cerritos, CA | Ticketmaster https://share.google/V1NMBPkNHj6Pj2ljB

Beautiful AND talented?! It's too much to bear! Co

Beautiful AND talented?! It's too much to bear! Congratulations to these ladies, who knocked it out of the park last night at the Muck!

You'll hear music from Mozart to Duke Ellington, w

You'll hear music from Mozart to Duke Ellington, with a splash of Jason Robert Brown Plus anything and everything in between! These divas will have you laughing and loving every second of your Thursday night at the @muckcc
Grab your seat and your drinks early for the sunset serenades.

Congratulations to this young powerhouse, Ashley H

Congratulations to this young powerhouse, Ashley Holguin, for being named winner of the 2025 Mary Anne King Scholarship Award! Your poise, preparation, performance, and incredible personality are worth celebrating and we were so proud to have you as a 2025 Lyric Opera OC Emerging Artist.

📷 @mollynooriphotography

We've squeezed in 10 more chairs for today's final

We've squeezed in 10 more chairs for today's final performance!
Close the gates to hell today at 2:00 p.m. at OC Music& Dance! Getting your ticket now to join this laugh-a-minute performance. At the end of today's show, one of our incredible artists will be honored with the Mary Anne King Scholarship Award!
This is an incredible group of singers that you won't want to miss.

TFW your original young/youngest artists return fu

TFW your original young/youngest artists return fully grown to enjoy the Opera from the audience! Thanks for joining us, ladies!

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