“Four thousand years ago, someone pressed a reed into clay to preserve this story. Tonight, we sing it forward.” — Diana Farrell, librettist and artistic director Ahmad Joudeh (young Gilgamesh), center, with ensemble in "Gilgamesh: The Opera" at Cerritos Center (Photo by Christina Gandolfo) The 4,000-year-old epic tale of Gilgamesh was brought to life last weekend in the form of a lush opera five years in the making. With culturally inflected orchestral music, a rich libret

From left to right: Julia Eichten and Ariadne Greif in Long Beach Opera's "Isola" (Photo by J.J. Geiger for Long Beach Opera) Though it...

Interview with Fahad Siadat, composer of "The Conference of the Birds," by Anita W. Harris for LA Theatrix