Art should be shared and when that happens, love emerges. The work remains dear to those who were invested in it and unforgotten. This is my credo. —-Stephanie Vlahos Intimate Opera’s encore By RICHARD S. GINELL DEC. 8, 2011 12 AM PT LA Times Intimate Opera was a small company that got tired of bouncing around from one Learn More
Author: Stephanie Vlahos
Story teller, Ideator, Writer, Creator, Director, Artistic Consultant
The First Mrs. Rochester – a play written by Willy Holtzman
Written by Pulitzer Prize nominee, Willy Holtzman, The First Mrs Rochester evinces the wit and depth of character of Jean Rhys. It is part of our exploration of the stranger. We are all foreigners.
Cooperstown – a jazz opera by Sasha Matson
The story of Cooperstown is an American story about the great American pastime–baseball. It speaks to the heart of country and of our passions and how they easily and guilelessly blur or tear apart.
Tales of Hoffmann
The Tales Of Hoffmann find their inspiration from the short stories of the 19th century German composer, painter, caricaturist, and author E.T.A. Hoffmann, wherein Hoffmann himself is the protagonist.
In the Moon Room
Everlasting, steadfast beacon, she moves in phases of renewal. The moon. We stand in her sanctuary. We tell stories of moments that change the human complexion, moments that are unanticipated but challenge us to stand up and be counted. This is the story about a moment. This is the story of Rosa Parks. In The Learn More
WeARE Adaawe at the Edinburgh Fringe
This is a story about the moon This is a story about hands reaching for shining icons This is a story about dreams that shed light in the dark We are the moon We are women Life is our sanctuary Beat the drum. Be the beat. The Adaawe tradition is a gathering of Ghanaian Learn More
Thea Musgrave for her 90th Birthday
“I am a woman and I am Scots and I was educated in France.” —Thea Musgrave Women in the arts are unique. Their voices can be filled with light and darkness. They tread hard edges, softening or gently revealing the depth of human experience through the inspired womb of invention and deep reflection. Thea Musgrave Learn More
Mavro Gala, a film by Nicholas Triandafyllidis
“A young writer, who wastes his talent in a soap opera, mourns the end of his affair with the protagonist of the serial. He then gets entangled with an editor, while seducing his wife. A black surrealistic comedy, whose hero also has the ability to transfer himself in time-space. He finally transfers himself to his Learn More
“What If?” Inaugural Production for Domingo-Thornton Young Artists Program at LA Opera
What If is the question first asked by the great father of theatre technique, Constantin Stanislavski . It is the springboard for the actor’s imagination. We often forget (or neglect) the great aspect of theatre in opera. We rightfully mistake its theatre as its music. I have always said, that the greatest thing about opera, Learn More
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The Gangster Hour
A pastiche of whodunnit mixed with big band taken to its funk and jazz extremes. “In the best numbers, Juilliard-trained Vlahos covers well-known, though not often-heard tunes, giving them a dark edge. Most memorable are Cab Calloway’s “Minnie the Moocher” and John Lennon’s “Jealous Guy.” A Maurice Ravel sound poem, “A Piece in the Form Learn More
The Morini Strad, Willy Holtzman, The Colony Theatre
Recommended to everyone, but if you happen to be a music lover also, you should get your tickets before you even finish reading this.