10K views · 54 reactions | #Crossing opens this week! Watch here for composer, librettist and conductor Matthew Aucoin's insight on this extraordinary piece, which recounts poet Walt Whitman's experiences tending to wounded soldiers during the Civil War. #Crossing in Concert runs May 25 & 26 at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts! More info ➡️ goo.gl/t3Ctx3 | LA Opera | Facebook

🇦🇲 Discover Armenia’s Opera House: A Timeless Icon of Armenian Art, Culture & History! 🎶 Yerevan’s Opera House, designed by Alexander Tamanyan in the 1920s, stands as a cultural masterpiece in the heart of Armenia’s capital. Since its debut in 1930, its two grand halls have hosted world-class performances, captivating audiences for nearly a century. Statues of Armenian icons like Hovhannes Tumanyan and Aram Khachaturian surround the building, which is named after composer Alexander Spendiarya

2.3K views · 66 reactions | “Music has a relationship to the air that surrounds us,” says acclaimed conductor Sir Antonio Pappano. Watch more: https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0g1hf0p/antonio-pappano-opera-is-an-art-form- | BBC Culture | Facebook