SINCE Placido Domingo took over artistic leadership of Los Angeles Opera in 2000, local opera-goers have been hearing a lot about one of his favorite forms of music, zarzuela, a product of his native ...

BERLIN — Operalia has launched high-profile singer careers on stages around the world. But the competition has also preserved the legacy of an art form that has a long history in the Domingo family.

Zarzuela comes to San Diego! A passionate beauty sways the hearts and political leanings of two men as Spain is torn between monarchy and revolution in Federico Moreno Torroba’s “Luisa Fernanda.” This ...