LBO STUDIO
A creative incubator
Meet our innovative new company wing focused on advancing operatic commissions, building partnerships in film & television and cultivating world premieres—all while seeking future projects and fresh talent.
RESIDENCIES
2022-2024 Composer-in-Residence
SHELLEY WASHINGTON
Shelley Washington, whose work with LBO includes composing an episode of the 2021 operatic miniseries desert in and creating new orchestrations for Handel’s Giustino in 2022, becomes the company’s new Composer-in-Residence for two years. During this time, she will write her first full-length operatic work, The Passion of Nell, based on the shocking true story of Nell Theobald and her obsession with opera singer Birgit Nilsson.
2022-2025 Artistic Partner
Martha Graham
Dance CompaNY
Utilizing Martha Graham’s own body of choreography, fragments of unfinished pieces from their archives, and the Martha Graham Dance Company’s ongoing foray into diverse, new choreography, this partnership will explore new work and create new productions for LBO, both in the LA area and for venues on tour. James Darrah and Christopher Rountree will work with Janet Eilber, the Graham Company’s artistic director, and their superb roster of dancers and guest choreographers to craft a three-year partnership between the two companies that explores a deeper connection between dance and opera.