Community Opera and Wellness: A Conversation with Dr. Nita Baxani, Carla Lucero, and Mercedes Juan Musotto

LA Opera Connects' annual Community Opera invites hundreds of performers to join LA Opera professionals on stage, no experience necessary. After weeks of rehearsals with Connects teaching artists, performers share that they feel more confident, a sense of belonging, and excited to perform again. Listen in as Dr. Nita Baxani, Chair of Early Childhood Music at the Colburn School, interviews composer and librettist of this year's Community Opera Carla Lucero, and assistant conductor Mercedes Juan Musotto on their experiences with communal music-making and their role in breaking down barriers to opera. Come see The Three Women of Jerusalem, playing March 14 and 15. Tickets are available now at LAOpera.org/CommunityOpera.