Melinda McLain

Former production coordinator, LA Opera

Former production coordinator, LA Opera

Melinda McLain on KCRW

The LA Opera’s new season begins this weekend with a romantic opera "La Boheme." But there's a storm cloud looming overhead.

‘We didn’t trust him,’ says Plácido Domingo’s former colleague

The LA Opera’s new season begins this weekend with a romantic opera "La Boheme." But there's a storm cloud looming overhead.

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