by Julie Riggott | Jun 20, 2019 | Theater and Dance |
After a 24-year absence from Los Angeles, Great Britain’s most prestigious ballet company, The Royal Ballet, returns to The Music Center for two back-to-back weekends this July at The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. From July 5–7, The Royal Ballet performs...
by Julie Riggott | Jun 20, 2019 | Entertainment and Events |
Hot fun in the summertime begins in June as The Music Center presents Grand Park’s 2019 summer season of free outdoor activities and events offered throughout the 12-acre “park for everyone.” The free fun kicks off with returning favorites, including The Music...
by Julie Riggott | Jun 18, 2019 | Classical Music and Opera |
LA Opera’s season-ending party was a blast. Director and Designer Marta Domingo’s production (also seen in 2006 and 2014) of Verdi’s “La Traviata” places the action of the 1853 opera in the roaring 1920s, an era of excess that perfectly fits the story of Violetta,...
by Julie Riggott | Jun 13, 2019 | Theater and Dance |
Sigrid Gilmer’s “Mama Metal” is a surreal take on the “mama drama,” the two most famous of which, Eugene O’Neill’s “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” and Tennessee Williams’ “The Glass Menagerie,” figure in this new play. Gilmer’s Humanitas-developed meta-theatrical...
by Julie Riggott | Jun 5, 2019 | Classical Music and Opera |
Bravo (on a number of counts) to Numi Opera for their inaugural production of Alexander Zemlinsky’s “Der Zwerg” on May 30 and June 2. First, Founder and Executive Director Gail Gordon has introduced to Los Angeles another arts organization devoted to opera. Second, as...
