Plan Ahead: Next Weekend

* Music. Los Angeles Opera opens its 15th season with its long-anticipated production of Verdi’s “Aida,” conducted by company artistic director Placido Domingo, and with Deborah Voigt, Nina Terentieva, Johan Boths and Simon Estes in the leading roles. The opening is Wednesday, with eight more performances, through Sept. 28. Second production of the season is Rossini’s “Cinderella,” with the acclaimed mezzo-soprano, Jennifer Larmore in the title role, opening Sept. 8. Tickets for both operas: $28-$148. (213) 365-3500.

* Dance. Kitty McNamee’s locally based Hysterica Dance Company presents the premiere of “Noir” on Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. in the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood. $12 (students)-$20. (323) 461-3673.

* Art. Eleven artists, including Eleanor Antin, John Outterbridge and Martin Kersels, create interactive works of art designed specifically for children, their families and teachers in “Made in California: Now,” the inaugural project created by LACMALab, a new experimental research and development unit within the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, opening next Thursday. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, noon-8 p.m.; Fridays, noon-9 p.m.; Saturdays-Sundays, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. (323) 857-6000.

* Theater. “Everett Beekin,” a comedy by Pulitzer Prize nominee Richard Greenberg (“Three Days of Rain”), about an immigrant family’s road to assimilation spanning 50 years and three generations, opens Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. at South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. Regular schedule: Tuesdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Ends Oct. 8. $23 to $49. (714) 708-5555.

* Theater. Julie Harris is Emily Dickinson in William Luce’s play “The Belle of Amherst,” opening Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Laguna Playhouse, 606 Laguna Canyon Blvd., Laguna Beach. Regular schedule: Tuesdays-Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 7 p.m.; Saturdays-Sundays at 2 p.m. Ends Oct. 8. $44 to $53; benefit opening, $100. (949) 497-2787.