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James Conlon Farewell Concert
Listen Saturday, September 26th, at 1pm. Program notes courtesy of WFMT. After 20 years as the LA Opera’s Music Director, James Conlon retired from his position at the end of the 2025/26 season. His farewell celebration featured some of the company’s biggest stars and audience favorites. Tune in to hear excerpts from Verdi's La forza del Destino, Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro, and Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg from the concert. CONDUCTOR:James Conlon VERDI: EXCERPTS FROM ACTS THREE AND FOUR OF LA FORZA DEL DESTINODon Alvaro - Rodrick DixonDon Carlo di Vargas - Ernesto PettiSurgeon…
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