George Sterne has sung with the L.A. Opera since the 1980s. He’s taken the spotlight and taken pratfalls. In June, he'll be taking his final bow.
. He was replaced in 2006 by current music director James Conlon. “Nagano is a little more cerebral and, from a personal standpoint, he’s a little bit aloof from both the orchestra and from the chorus,” Sterne says. “Whereas James is actually quite personable, and I think goes out of his way to fraternize with everybody in the company.”
He moved to San Diego when he was in the seventh grade and saw his first opera a year later — Gounod’s “Faust.” The production cemented what he wanted to do for a living. He went on to study voice and choral music at what was then Chapman College in Orange County. There he developed his crisp and cutting midrange tenor vocal style.
In a career full of highs, Sterne’s also had a few lows — like the production of “The Marriage of Figaro” where he entered Count Almaviva’s chamber at top speed. “On my way in, I lost my footing and I fell on my stomach,” he laughs. “I slid for about 10 feet, and I got up real fast and continued the scene. Everyone said, ‘Are you okay?’ Only my ego has been bruised, everything else is fine.”
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