by David Maurer | Oct 3, 2012 | Classical Music and Opera |
More than a century and a half after composition, the operas of Giuseppe Verdi dominate the operatic canon. A half-dozen or so of his operas are among the most widely performed in the world. But Verdi wrote 28 operas, some of which, like The Two Foscari, have...
by David Maurer | Sep 30, 2012 | Featured, Theater and Dance |
Theatergoers like surprises, so I was delighted when what seemed to be a rather conventional madcap comedy called By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, currently onstage at the Geffen Playhouse for its West Coast premiere, abruptly shifted gears and fractured into a myriad of...
by David Maurer | Sep 24, 2012 | Classical Music and Opera |
As one of the world’s best loved and most performed operas, there is no question that Mozart’s Don Giovanni is going to be enjoyable. Just how enjoyable is up to the production and the orchestra. LA Opera mostly delivers with its solid casting and James Conlon’s...
by David Maurer | Sep 20, 2012 | Featured, Theater and Dance |
Savvy Angelenos know that there better be a damn good reason to pilot themselves to Hollywood and Highland, that nexus of traffic, tourists and tackiness. Well, here’s one: go to the Stella Adler Theatre to witness Anthony Skordi as Aristotle Onassis. The world...
by David Maurer | May 15, 2012 | Classical Music and Opera, Featured |
Let’s get this out of the way right up front: Crescent City is a difficult piece, and it’s not for everyone. It’s not being uncharitable to say it’s not even for most. That said, if you fancy yourself a connoisseur of the avant-garde, then this one’s for you! There is...
