Time to recognize that this company, rejuvenated by Artistic and General Director Andreas Mitisek, has become the place for innovative, original and, yes, big productions that Los Angeles Opera, now its only rival, cannot or will not equal.
The result is a masterpiece of minimalism in design and in music, with the music played with an intensity and passion that makes the sensuous, repeated patterns full of deeply felt meaning. Long Beach Opera has produced a winner, a serious production that will be long remembered.