Bravo (on a number of counts) to Numi Opera for their inaugural production of Alexander Zemlinsky’s “Der Zwerg” on May...
Classical Music and Opera
Concerts at Mt. Wilson Observatory
Mount Wilson Observatory — the scientific marvel above Pasadena, atop Mount Wilson — is hosting a six-month series of...
Review: Dudamel Conducts Beethoven and Haydn with Lang Lang
On May 17, the LA Phil, conducted by Dudamel and joined by five well-known pianists, embarked on a week-long series of...
Review: LA Opera’s ‘El Gato Montés’
LA Opera’s 1994 production of Manuel Penella’s “El Gato Montés” starred Plácido Domingo as the bullfighter. In the...
Santa Monica Symphony closes season with Verdi, Rachmaninov and Brahms
The Santa Monica Symphony shines a spotlight on emerging talent in the final concert of its 74th season. The winner of...
Numi Opera inaugural season opens with Zemlinsky’s ‘Der Zwerg’
Numi Opera and its inaugural production — Alexander Von Zemlinsky’s Der Zwerg based on a story by Oscar Wilde — is...
Discount tickets to Philharmonic Society of Orange County concert with Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis and Jeremy Denk
The Philharmonic Society of Orange County is offering Culture Spot LA readers a discount on tickets to its Thursday,...
Review: Salonen Conducts the Pines of Rome
LA Phil’s Conductor Laureate Esa-Pekka Solenen was still in town this past weekend from his two-week Stravinsky...
Review: Salonen conducts Stravinsky
On Saturday night, Esa-Pekka Salonen returned (did he ever really leave?) to Southern California to conduct his old...