Livermore Valley Opera

06/04/2026

A Bay Area native with a voice that fills a vineyard. Tenor Joachim Luis is back at Opera in the Vineyard after a crowd-favorite performance last summer. With roles ranging from Count Almaviva to Don Basilio and stages across the country, Joachim brings warmth, charm, and serious vocal power to every song. Join us at Garré Vineyard on June 28.

Tickets at lvopera.com. Seats are limited.

06/02/2026

For one longtime opera lover, supporting Livermore Valley Opera is deeply personal.

Raised in a family of musicians and introduced to opera at an early age, our anonymous Matching Campaign donor remembers when seeing world-class opera meant driving to San Francisco. The opening of the Bankhead Theater helped change that, giving LVO a home and helping the company grow into a fully professional regional opera company serving the entire East Bay.

As LVO approaches its 35th season, this donor has stepped forward with a $100,000 Matching Campaign to help keep opera alive, local, and accessible.

Every new or increased gift is matched through July 31.

Because keeping opera in our community matters.

Learn more at https://livermorevalleyopera.com/match

05/29/2026

This AAPI Heritage Month, Livermore Valley Opera celebrates artists of Asian, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander heritage who have shared their voices, talent, and artistry with our audiences.

In recent seasons, LVO has been honored to feature artists including Sid Chand, of New Zealand Fijian-Indian heritage, who appeared in Così fan tutte; Brad Bickhardt, a Korean-American singer who appeared in La Traviata; and Phoebe Chee, from Singapore, who appeared in Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute.

Opera is shaped by many cultures, languages, traditions, and lived experiences. We are grateful for the artists whose work helps make this art form more vibrant, more human, and more alive.

This month, and always, we celebrate the many voices that enrich our stage and community.

05/27/2026

She's back. Mezzo-soprano Edith Dowd returns to Opera in the Vineyard after bringing down the house last summer. A Curtis Institute graduate who has performed on stages from Santa Fe Opera to New York City Opera, Edith brings a voice you feel in your bones. Catch her live at Garré Vineyard on June 28.

Tickets at lvopera.com. This event sells out every year, so don't wait.

05/21/2026

Some of the most important opera audiences are seven years old.

This past January and February, soprano Hannah Cho, Livermore Valley Opera's 2026 Young Artist, performed in Rossini's The Barber of Seville for thousands of Tri-Valley elementary students across twenty performances. A 45-minute staging. Four professional artists and a pianist. A lot of small hands clapping for opera for the first time.

Hannah came to us by way of the Merola Opera Program, and her residency included English diction coaching with Erie Mills. The Young Artist Performance Program is one of the most joyful parts of what we do, and it's where the next generation of opera lovers begins.

05/21/2026

Livermore Valley Opera mourns the loss of our friend and colleague, Limmie Pulliam. We are grateful he sang his first fully-staged OTELLO with LVO in March, 2022.

He was a wonderful artist and a gentleman in every sense of the word. He will be sorely missed. LVOpera sends our sincerest sympathy to his family, friends, and all those fortunate enough to have experienced his artistry.

We are deeply saddened to share that dramatic tenor and Oberlin Conservatory alum Limmie Pulliam ’98 has died at the age of 50. A gifted artist whose late-career rise led to acclaimed appearances at the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, and with major orchestras worldwide, Pulliam inspired countless musicians through both his voice and his story of resilience.

Trained at Oberlin with renowned voice professor Richard Miller, he later returned often to campus to perform alongside our students—including a powerful performance of R. Nathaniel Dett’s “The Ordering of Moses” with the Oberlin Orchestra and choirs at Carnegie Hall, and of Rhiannon Giddens’ and Michael Abels’ “Omar” at Oberlin and in Cleveland. Limmie is remembered as an extraordinary musician and a generous, warm presence in the Oberlin community.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, classmates, and all who were moved by his artistry. His Oberlin family will miss him profoundly.

Read more about Limmie Pulliam ’98 and his life in music in this article: https://www.oberlin.edu/news/tenor-limmie-pulliam-98-who-sang-stages-worldwide-dies-50

05/13/2026

A generous anonymous donor is matching new gifts dollar for dollar, up to $100,000, through July 31. If you're a new donor or it's been a while, your full gift is doubled. Current donors that increase their gift will have the increase matched.

Learn more: https://lvopera.com

05/06/2026

Tickets are on sale now for Opera in the Vineyard on June 28 and August 16th at Garré Vineyard & Winery.

Join Livermore Valley Opera for a summer evening of wine, dinner, live opera, musical theater, and a la carte songs performed right at your table.

It is elegant, joyful, and just the right amount of drama. As opera should be.

Reserve your spot today.

https://lvopera.com

05/05/2026

Livermore Valley Opera’s own Erie Mills is featured in this TV30 segment, sharing about LVO’s 35th anniversary year, our mission to bring professional opera to the Tri-Valley, educational outreach for children, and the joy of Opera in the Vineyard.

Catch Erie at the 6:48 mark.