by David Maurer | Nov 13, 2014 | Theater and Dance |
Avant-gardistas may well ask themselves, which Lux Aeterna are we talking about here? There are at least a dozen musical works — some relatively well known — that go by this Latinate form of the phrase “eternal light.” But this Lux Aeterna is only peripherally about...
by David Maurer | Oct 30, 2014 | Classical Music and Opera |
What connects a 17th-century English Baroque opera, Dido & Aeneas, to an early 20th-century Hungarian opera based on a fairy tale, Bluebeard’s Castle? You could argue that both, currently on stage at LA Opera, are based on myths, or that both involve...
by David Maurer | Oct 1, 2014 | Entertainment and Events, Featured, Theater and Dance |
Kevin Saunders Hayes, a composer and songwriter, came up with the idea for Vox Lumiere nearly 15 years ago when he picked up some old silent movie DVDs in a dollar store bargain bin. The films were interesting on their own, but could they, he wondered, be made more...
by David Maurer | Sep 25, 2014 | Classical Music and Opera, Featured |
Pacific Opera Project, known for their “POP-up” operas that take place in diverse spaces around town, has just popped up again with Tosca, their first effort of the fall season. In a stroke of supreme savvy, Director Josh Shaw found a venue that is perfectly tailored...
by David Maurer | Sep 17, 2014 | Classical Music and Opera |
When the name Domingo is mentioned in relation to Los Angeles Opera, the first thought is naturally about its director, maestro Plácido. And in this production of La Traviata, the big draw — the ne plus ultra —is Plácido singing the part of père Germont. The roars of...
