Venue: Los Angeles Opera
Address: 135 North Grand Avenue
Town: Los Angeles, US
Capacity: 3,156

The Los Angeles Opera, originally called the Los Angeles Music Center Opera and now styling itself as LA Opera, is an American opera company in Los Angeles, California. It is the fourth-largest opera company in the United States. The company's home base is the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, part of the Los Angeles Music Center. Peter Hemmings was hired as the company’s inaugural general director in 1984. He retired in 2000. Spanish tenor and conductor Plácido Domingo was general director of Los Angeles Opera from 2003 to 2019. Domingo sang 31 different roles with the company. He has also conducted 18 different operas and numerous concerts with the company. Domingo resigned in October 2019 following numerous accusations of sexual misconduct. Los Angeles Opera subsequently hired the law firm of Gibson Dunn, under the leadership of former United States Attorney and Superior Court Judge Debra Wong Yang, to conduct an independent investigation of the accusations. After interviewing 44 individuals, Gibson Dunn found that Domingo neither engaged in sexual quid pro quo nor any professional retaliation against women who rebuffed his advances. They also concluded that Los Angeles Opera policies and procedures against sexual harassment were "sufficient on their face," but suggested a number of improvements. Los Angeles Opera accepted the findings and committed to implementing Gibson Dunn’s recommendations. American conductor James Conlon has been music director since 2006, succeeding Kent Nagano, who held the official title of "principal conductor" from 2001 until 2003 and then became music director from 2003 to 2006. Conlon will step down as music director in 2026, having led more than 500 performances with the company to take on the newly created role of conductor laureate. He will be succeeded as music director by Domingo Hindoyan beginning in the fall of 2026. Christopher Koelsch has been the president and chief executive officer of Los Angeles Opera since 2012. He previously