LA Opera's Hercules vs Vampires Comes With a $10,000 Halloween Costume Contest
A 1961 cult film with a live opera score at The United Theater on Broadway, October 30 and 31, 2026, plus a Halloween night afterparty.
LA Opera brings Hercules vs Vampires to The United Theater on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 8 PM. Mario Bava's 1961 film "Hercules in the Haunted World," starring Reg Park and Christopher Lee, plays on screen while singers perform Patrick Morganelli's operatic score live, conducted by Blair Salter, in English with subtitles.
The Halloween night performance includes an afterparty and a costume contest with a $10,000 grand prize from an anonymous donor, plus $2,500 for second and $500 for third. Contestants must be 18 or older, and costumes must be made by the entrant or modified by at least 30 percent.
Need to know
- Where
- The United Theater on Broadway, 929 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90015
- Hours
- Friday, October 30, 2026, 8 PM; Saturday, October 31, 2026, 8 PM with afterparty and costume contest. Run time 1 hour 15 minutes, no intermission.
- Price
- Tickets through laopera.org or the LA Opera box office, 213.972.8001 (Tue to Sat, 10 AM to 6 PM). Official prices not published on the event page.
Source: LA Opera