Los Angeles Children\u2019s Chorus (LACC) is launching its 2026-27 season with two notable engagements in October, including seven performances of LA Opera\u2019s (LAO) new production of \u201cCarmen,\u201d which marks Domingo Hindoyan\u2019s first appearance in his new role as LAO\u2019s Music Director, Oct. 17 to Nov. 7 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
LACC headlines the 31st Annual \u201cBach to Broadway\u201d concert on Oct. 23, at St. Andrew Church in Pasadena, which benefits the historic landmark\u2019s restoration fund.<\/p>\n
LACC leaps into the 2026-27 season with 14 choristers appearing as a chorus of mocking street urchins in LA Opera\u2019s brand-new production of Georges Bizet\u2019s masterpiece \u201cCarmen.\u201d Drenched in Spanish Gothic splendor, it was created by director\/designer Thaddeus Strassberger and is a co-production of LA Opera, Houston Grand Opera and Detroit Opera.<\/p>\n
Passion, jealousy, obsession and tragedy collide in the dramatic opera about a mercurial, free-spirited gypsy.<\/p>\n
Domingo Hindoyan, in his debut as LA Opera Music Director, conducts the production, which features one of the world\u2019s most iconic scores. The cast includes Rihab Chaieb (Carmen), Joshua Guerrero (Don Jos\u00e9), Kathleen O\u2019Mara (Mac\u00ebla) and Liam James Karai (Escamillo).<\/p>\n
Performances are Saturday, Oct. 17, 6 pm; Sunday, Oct 25, 2 p.m.; Tuesday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 1, 2 p.m.; Wednesday, Nov. 4, 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m., at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Tickets, beginning at $51, are available at laopera.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n LACC\u2019s Concert Choir and Young Men\u2019s Ensemble, both conducted by Artistic Director Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, showcase their considerable artistry at the 31st Annual \u201cBach to Broadway,\u201d a concert benefitting the restoration fund for Pasadena\u2019s historic St. Andrew Church, on Friday, Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m., at the church.<\/p>\n The Romanesque building, currently celebrating its centennial, is an artistic treasure designed by architect Ross Montgomery and dedicated in 1927.<\/p>\n The cultural landmark has been undergoing extensive repairs in recent years to restore its structural elements and historic details.<\/p>\n The program also features several members of the Los Angeles Master Chorale and LA Opera, including sopranos Sunjoo Yeo, Courtney Taylor and Rachel Yeo; mezzo-soprano Danielle Marcelle Bond; tenors Todd Strange and Rohan Ramanan; and baritone Abdiel Gonzalez. In addition, Patrick Flahive directs the Pueri Contores SGV and the St. Andrew School Choir. Tickets ($50) are available at saintandrewpasadena.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Los Angeles Children\u2019s Chorus also hosts its Preparatory Choir Fall Concert on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 5:30 p.m., at Pasadena Presbyterian Church.<\/p>\n The Preparatory Choir, designed for young children with little to no prior musical experience, features foundational folk-based repertoire.<\/p>\n The Grammy Award-winning Chorus heralds the holidays with two performances of its beloved annual Winter Concert, entitled \u201cBecoming,\u201d on Sunday, Dec. 6, 7 pm, at Pasadena Presbyterian Church, and Tuesday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m., at First United Methodist Church.<\/p>\n The program, which varies for the two concerts, includes an array of seasonal songs, and winter-themed works. Some 400 choristers from six of LACC\u2019s ensembles perform.<\/p>\n LACC then joins the Pasadena Symphony and POPS for its popular Holiday Candlelight conducted by Brett Mitchell at Pasadena\u2019s All Saints Church, with three performances on Friday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 12, 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.<\/p>\n The festive performance, bathed in candlelight, also features the Donald Breinegar Singers and the LA Bronze Handbell Ensemble.<\/p>\n LACC\u2019s Spring 2027 programs will be announced later.<\/p>\n