by Julie Riggott | May 31, 2019 | Classical Music and Opera, Featured |
Mount Wilson Observatory — the scientific marvel above Pasadena, atop Mount Wilson — is hosting a six-month series of Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome on the first Sunday of each month through October. The concerts, thoughtfully curated by Artistic...
by Julie Riggott | May 13, 2019 | Classical Music and Opera, Featured |
LA Opera’s 1994 production of Manuel Penella’s “El Gato Montés” starred Plácido Domingo as the bullfighter. In the 2019 production, he’s the titular Wildcat, taking on the darker character in the love triangle. Who would have guessed 25 years had passed when Domingo...
by Julie Riggott | May 9, 2019 | Classical Music and Opera |
The Santa Monica Symphony shines a spotlight on emerging talent in the final concert of its 74th season. The winner of the Symphony’s 2019 Piano Concerto Competition, Nicholas Méndez Del Valle, will be performing Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2. The program will...
by Julie Riggott | May 9, 2019 | Classical Music and Opera |
Numi Opera and its inaugural production — Alexander Von Zemlinsky’s Der Zwerg based on a story by Oscar Wilde — is announced. Directed by Numi Opera Executive Director Gail R. Gordon with musical direction by Christopher Luthi, the rarely performed opera will have two...
by Julie Riggott | May 7, 2019 | Classical Music and Opera |
The Philharmonic Society of Orange County is offering Culture Spot LA readers a discount on tickets to its Thursday, May 9, concert featuring Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis and Jeremy Denk. 20% OFF TICKETS TO Joshua Bell-Steven Isserlis-Jeremy Denk THURSDAY | MAY 9,...
