Opera founding artistic advisor Plácido Domingo), before he finally joined L.A. Opera presented three productions by Deutsche Oper Berlin at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion - “The Marriage of Figaro,” “Tosca” and Korngold’s “Die tote Stadt.” Sterne sang in those shows but missed the company’s inaugural production a year later (“Otello” starring L.A.

Then, in late 1985, under the direction of opera administrator Peter Hemmings, L.A. Back then, they provided the chorus for visiting opera companies from places such as New York or Berlin.

Master Chorale, founded by choral conductor Roger Wagner. “And it seems to be, so I decided to go ahead and do that.' “It will be bittersweet, but I’m ready to retire.” His reason for retiring after this show is mostly practical: “I decided a number of years ago when I got to retirement age, I would retire if it were financially feasible,” he says. “I’ll miss the place, miss the people, miss the productions and I’ll miss the music,” he says during a break in between rehearsals for 'Aida,' which opened last weekend at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. He’s taken the spotlight and taken pratfalls. He’s seen it all: The revolving door of big-name guest directors - Julie Taymor, William Friedkin, Franco Zeffirelli. Opera tenor George Sterne will step down from his post after over 150 productions, more than any other chorus member in the company’s history.

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