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DESCRIPTION:Apr 18 - Jun 21\, 2026\nWho knows where the time goes? Six deca
 des ago and counting\, one 12-year-old James Conlon of Queens\, New York\,
  made his professional debut as the mama’s boy with his heart set on a t
 oy trumpet and a horsey in Act Two of Puccini’s La Bohème. In 1972\, at
  age 21\, still in his final year at the Juilliard School\, that same Jame
 s Conlon conducted La Bohème. He’d been conducting rehearsals for the M
 etropolitan Opera’s glamorous Thomas Schippers\, who was unwell\; and Ma
 ria Callas\, who was in town for her historic masterclasses\, had dropped 
 in to watch him in action. On her say-so\, Juilliard handed Conlon the bat
 on. Jump cut to the present and find Conlon in the home stretch of his ten
 ure as music director of the LA Opera. For two decades\, he has regaled th
 e city with consistent world-class excellence\, left no corner of the inte
 rnational repertoire unexplored\, and built an ardent and informed fan bas
 e with riveting pre-performance talks that draw SRO crowds. (His internati
 onal career in the symphonic realm has been just as distinguished and less
  chockablock\, but that’s another story.) For now\, let’s note that Co
 nlon is making his farewell with a smile on his face and a spring in his s
 tep. From late April into June\, he leads back-to-back productions of the 
 operatic swan songs of Mozart and Verdi\, of whose legacy Conlon has been 
 one of his generation’s most inspiring custodians. Verdi’s Falstaff is
  up first (April 18 to May 10)\, with Craig Colclough’s Plump Jack leadi
 ng the romp. And then—fanfares in E-flat major please!—journey with Ja
 mes into the Masonic labyrinth of Mozart’s The Magic Flute as staged by 
 the wizardly Barrie Kosky (May 30 to June 21). All this\, plus the de rigu
 eur star-studded gala (April 24). Way to go\, James! Thanks for the memori
 es! We love you! Don’t be a stranger!
LOCATION:Los Angeles Opera\, 135 N Grand Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA 90012\, USA
SUMMARY:James Conlon conducts Falstaff\, The Magic Flute
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 -falstaff-the-magic-flute
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