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Saturday Mornings At the Opera: Open Door Days
Discover opera with your little ones
Welcome to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, where we open the doors to creativity and adventure every day. Our performers will share how LA Opera creates magic and take you on a world tour through famous operas, featuring cowboys, bullfighters, Parisian party-goers, a very sad clown, and a pair of (literal) lovebirds.
Introduce your young adventurers to opera with a show written just for kids, plus interactive arts workshops where they can sing, dance, act, and craft one-of-a-kind souvenirs. You'll even meet some of our local arts partners and discover more opportunities for your family to bond over the arts, right here in LA.
The program is designed for children 3 to 9 years old (but we welcome all ages). All guests, regardless of age, must have a ticket to attend the performance.
Are you bringing a group of 10 or more? Get 20% off your order when you purchase by phone. Call the Box Office at 213.972.8001 (open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00am-6:00pm).
Performance Schedule
September 26, 2026
October 3, 2026
November 7, 2026
10:00am - Art, music, and dance workshops
11:00am - Open Door Days Performance
About Open Door Days
Step into our opera house and explore the art of musical storytelling, from the conductor leading the orchestra to the supertitles that help you follow along with the drama. Little ones learn to listen with open ears, open eyes, and open minds while our performers regale us with some of opera's greatest hits from Bizet's Carmen, Leoncavallo's Pagliacci, Mozart's The Magic Flute, and Puccini's La Bohème and The Girl of the Golden West.
Saturday Mornings at the Opera is a great opportunity to bond with your little ones and practice creativity together. Learn why musical experiences are so vital for young people in this episode of Behind the Curtain, featuring early childhood music expert Dr. Nita Baxani.
Crafts and Activities
Arts and Crafts
Break out the crayons and glue; remember to sign your masterpiece.
Sing Like an Opera Star
Learn to warm up like a pro and sing your heart out with LA Opera artists.
Move to the Beat
Learn a new dance and get moving with professional choreographers .
Community Partners for Saturday, September 26
Before each performance, explore crafts and activities offered by local arts organizations and nonprofits. Our Community Partners broaden the Saturday Mornings at the Opera experience and provide more opportunities to connect with the arts and cultural life of Los Angeles. Partners vary by performance date and invite children to imagine, move, and create, so that every child can discover their own pathway into the arts. Check back soon to meet our Community Partners for October 3 and November 7.
Founded in 1929, the Assistance League Theatre is one of the oldest continuously performing children’s theatres in the United States. Our mission for 97 years has been to introduce children to the magic of live performance, literature, and music through the joy of theatre.
Storybook Theatre of Los Angeles at Theatre West presents non-threatening, interactive musicals with a message for children 3 – 9 years old. The Los Angeles Times calls Storybook: “Simply the best at what they do,” and Los Angeles Magazine says Storybook Theatre is “the best in the city for the squirmy set.”
Our mission is to engage, educate and entertain audiences of all ages by presenting thought-provoking classics, socially relevant plays, and education programs in a beautiful, natural outdoor sanctuary for the arts. By passing on a sense of history to young people and adults alike, great works of art inform their present and inspire their future.
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