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Malibu Library Speaker Series: James Conlon

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2025-06-16 19:00:00 2025-06-16 20:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Malibu Library Speaker Series: James Conlon James Conlon has been LA Opera's Music Director since 2006. As of the end of the 2023/24 season, he had conducted 469 performances with the company, including 68 operas by 32 different composers. For adults. Malibu Library - Meeting Room

Monday, June 16
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-06-16 19:00:00 2025-06-16 20:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Malibu Library Speaker Series: James Conlon James Conlon has been LA Opera's Music Director since 2006. As of the end of the 2023/24 season, he had conducted 469 performances with the company, including 68 operas by 32 different composers. For adults. Malibu Library - Meeting Room

Malibu Library

Meeting Room

James Conlon has been LA Opera's Music Director since 2006. As of the end of the 2023/24 season, he had conducted 469 performances with the company, including 68 operas by 32 different composers. For adults.

The Malibu Library Speaker Series presents LA Opera Music Director James Conlon, one of the most esteemed and influential conductors of our time. His work has defined and enriched the classical music traditions of the U.S. and Europe for over 50 years. Since his New York Philharmonic debut in 1974, he has led nearly every major American and European orchestra and has conducted at most of the world’s most prestigious opera houses.

Through his extensive touring, acclaimed recordings, published writings, and widely recognized public presence, Conlon stands as one of classical music’s most visible and enduring artistic leaders.

Conlon is Music Director of LA Opera, where since 2006 he has led more performances than any other conductor in the company’s history. He will serve as Music Director of the company until his 20th season in 2026, at which time he will become Conductor Laureate. He has been Principal Conductor of the Paris Opera; General Music Director of the City of Cologne, Germany, where he was Music Director of both the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne and the Cologne Opera; Music Director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, and Principal Conductor of the Orchestra Nazionale Della RAI in Torino, Italy. He has served as Music Director of the Ravinia Festival, summer home of the Chicago Symphony, and Artistic Advisor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He is now Music Director Laureate of the Cincinnati May Festival, where he was Music Director for 37 years. As a guest conductor at the Metropolitan Opera, he has led more than 270 performances since his 1976 debut. 

Conlon is a noted advocate for composers suppressed by the Nazi regime and is an enthusiastic advocate of public scholarship, and he appears throughout the country as a speaker on a variety of cultural and educational topics. At LA Opera, his popular pre-performance talks — each attended by over 1,000 people — draw upon musicology, literary studies, history, and social sciences to contemplate the enduring power and relevance of opera, and classical music in general.

This event takes place at Malibu Library. RSVPs are required.

Malibu Library

Phone: 310.456.6438

Hours
We're closed Monday May 26
Mon, May 26 Closed
Tue, May 27 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, May 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, May 29 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, May 30 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, May 31 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jun 01 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

Malibu Library, located in the Malibu Civic Center Complex, was established in 1970 by the County of Los Angeles Public Library. Prior to 1970, a bookmobile provided library service to the Malibu community serving residents in Topanga Canyon and along the Pacific Coast Highway.

On April 22, 2012, a grand opening celebration was held to mark the completion of a $6 million renovation of the Malibu Library, designed by the architectural firm of LPA, Inc. and funded by revenue generated from local property taxes.

The new sustainable, LEED-certified library has been redesigned to represent Malibu's sand, sea and sun culture with features such as:

-A replica of the Adamson House tile rug in the main lobby
-A photographic exhibit featuring historical images of the area
-The Children's area featuring a marine life motif, including an 8' by 14' porcelain tile art piece designed by artist Christine Nguyen
-A Teen area that embraces Malibu's surf culture.
 

Upcoming events

Wed, Jun 04, 10:30am - 11:30am
Discover the nature that is all around us! Take a walk through Legacy Park with a City of Malibu naturalist. We'll start at Malibu Library and finish with a short storytime in the park. For ages 2 – 10 with parent or caregiver.
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Tue, Jun 10, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room
Local author and whitewater rafting guide Bridget Crocker will discuss her new memoir, 'The River's Daughter'. For adults.

Wed, Jun 11, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room
This groundbreaking opera was created by LA Opera to engage babies with beautiful and comforting sights and sounds. In BambinO's world of soft pillows and gentle music, participation is encouraged! For ages 0 – 3 with parent or caregiver.

Wed, Jun 11, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room
A novel about idealism and courage under fire, Kristen Hannah's 'The Women' follows a patriot who joins the Army Nurse Corp after her brother ships out to Vietnam. For adults.

Thu, Jun 12, 10:00am - 11:00am
Preschool storytime at Bluffs Park. For ages 2 - 5.
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Fri, Jun 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver.

Mon, Jun 16, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room
James Conlon has been LA Opera's Music Director since 2006. As of the end of the 2023/24 season, he had conducted 469 performances with the company, including 68 operas by 32 different composers. For adults.

Wed, Jun 18, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room
A fun, interactive and engaging workshop kids. Participants will learn the basics of face painting, including different techniques and tools used to create various designs. For ages 5 - 12.

Fri, Jun 20, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver. *Please note that there is no Storytime on Friday, July 4.

Fri, Jun 20, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Join us at Malibu Equestrian Park for an afternoon of relaxing open-air painting. Follow instructions to create your own masterpiece. All materials provided. Beginners welcome! We will meet at the picnic tables next to the arena. For adults.

Wed, Jun 25, 10:30am - 11:30am
Discover the nature that is all around us! Take a walk through Legacy Park with a City of Malibu naturalist. We'll start at Malibu Library and finish with a short storytime in the park. For ages 2 – 10 with parent or caregiver.
Register

Wed, Jun 25, 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Meeting Room
In this highly engaging program full of audience participation, California Joe will take your kids on a magical journey with magic tricks and stories that will have everyone on the edge of their seats! For ages 5 – 12 with parent of caregiver.

Thu, Jun 26, 11:00am - 11:30am
Meeting Room
Families will sing, move, and play child-friendly instruments together. For children ages 0 - 3 and their caregivers.

Thu, Jun 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Meeting Room
Choose favorite colors that represent you and make your own personal glowing planet to light up a locker, desk or way around. For Pride Month, we will be discussing the colors that make up the LGBTQ+ Flag and what they mean. For teens ages 13 – 17.

Fri, Jun 27, 10:30am - 11:00am
Meeting Room
Let’s get ready for school! Enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and movement while learning school readiness skills and having fun. For ages 2 - 5 with their parent or caregiver. *Please note that there is no Storytime on Friday, July 4.

Sat, Jun 28, 10:00am - 11:00am
Bring your cuttings, seedlings, or plants to the Malibu Equestrian Park to share with fellow garden enthusiasts. While you are here, learn how to make DIY wildflower seed balls. All ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Sat, Jun 28, 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room
Join former Malibu Poet Laureate Ann Buxie for selected poets, open mic, and conversation. For adults.