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THE EVERYWHERE OF HER
January 27 *FOURTH PRODUCTION* The Ebell of Los Angeles
The Everywhere of Her is an inspiring opera for young people by Carla Lucero and Velina Hasu Houston. Commissioned by The Ebell of Los Angeles and featuring Maria Elena Altany (soprano), Thalia Moore (soprano), Katy Tang (mezzo), and music director/pianist, Grace Lee. Stage direction by Judy Louise Johnson.
NO ORDINARY WOMAN
January 30 *ALBUM RELEASE* Navona Records
No Ordinary Woman is a tantalizing album by soprano, Katherine Jolly, with pianist Emily Yap Chua. Featuring a song cycle about the awakening of love and desire in dangerous times, “Love in Times of War”, by Carla Lucero.
MURIEL & ANITA
February 11, 7:00 pm *LIBRETTO READING* Mercury Theater, Petaluma, CA
Muriel & Anita is a moving true crime/mystery opera in development by Carla Lucero. Music direction by Mary Chun, stage direction by Elly Lichenstein. Q&A and reception to follow reading. Project sponsored in part by Mercury Theater and InterMusicSF.
HELLO, STAR
February 12 - 15 *EAST COAST OPERA PREMIERE* Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Hello, Star is an intergalactic opera for families by Carla Lucero and Jarrod Lee. Commissioned by Opera Parallèle and Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University.
OTRO CORAZON 3: Queering of Sor Juana
February 26 ALL DAY SYMPOSIUM WITH 4:00 PM SHOWCASE OF EXCERPTS FROM JUANA & FILM SCREENING
UCLA, Northwest Campus Auditorium
Otro Corazon 3 is part of a year-long celebration of Dr. Alicia Gaspar de Alba’s 32-year retirement from UCLA and lifelong study of 17th century Mexican poet, philosopher and nun, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. A showcase of excerpts from the opera Juana, by Carla Lucero and Alicia Gaspar de Alba, features María Valdes-Gomez (soprano), Meagan Martin (mezzo) and Peter Walsh (music director and pianist). Stage direction by Sara Widzer. A film screening of “Sin vos”, by director, Carson Gilmore of Vox Visceralis, (based on an aria from Juana), stars Michelle Allie Drever and María Dominique Lopez, topping off the stellar symposium!
https://schoolofmusic.ucla.edu/event/otro-corazon-3-queering-sor-juana/
Carla Lucero featured on Composers Now IMPACT Series!
I had the great honor of being featured on the Composers Now IMPACT Series. In the video, created by Spencer Keene, I speak about my work and what motivates me to create stories rooted in social justice.
Tea
Tea, a haunting and empowering story centering on the lives of five Japanese war brides who reunite under less than ideal circumstances. Despite being separated after the war, they find their bond cannot be broken, even in death. Music by Carla Lucero & Libretto by Velina Hasu Houston. Based on the play, Tea, by Velina Hasu Houston. Commissioned by Hawai’i Opera Theatre. Premieres 2026/2027 Season.