by Henry Schlinger | Dec 27, 2010 | Classical Music and Opera, Featured |
While you are planning how to ring in another new year, you might also start thinking about the second half of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 2010-2011 season because it promises to be a doozy. First off, if you are a Brahms lover, heaven waits just around the corner....
by Theodore Bell | Dec 18, 2010 | Classical Music and Opera |
Intimate Opera of Pasadena set my holiday spirit in motion with a delightful coupling of Dylan Thomas’ A Child’s Christmas in Wales and Gian Carlo Menotti’s beloved Amahl and the Night Visitors. Pasadena is an exciting place this time of year, and the Dec. 16 gala...
by Penny Orloff | Dec 16, 2010 | Featured, Theater and Dance |
In an era of catastrophic personal belt tightening and calamitous corporate downsizing, too many promising arts organizations have fallen face-first into the chasm of disappearing dollars. When even an established, respected old organization like the Pasadena...
by Julie Riggott | Dec 6, 2010 | Classical Music and Opera, Theater and Dance |
There are plenty of cultural events happening all over Los Angeles during the holiday season. Here are just a few: 51st Annual L.A. Holiday Celebration: A free afternoon of performances by 23 music and dance groups from across L.A. County. Friday, Dec. 24, from 3 to...
by Julie Riggott | Dec 5, 2010 | Theater and Dance |
A “Desperate Housewives” actress and a Chinese zither? That unusual pairing is exactly what makes “Laughing with My Mouth Wide Open” at the El Centro Theater such an intriguing show. Gwendoline Yeo wrote and performs in this riotously funny...