Music Reviews, The Hollywood Bowl
Here at LAArtParty.com - we LOVE the Hollywood Bowl. We attend many concerts, and of course list this fabulous venue. Here are a few recent reviews at the Hollywood Bowl Recent Reviews at the Hollywood Bowl Jazz on Tap at the
Review: Herbie Hancock Defies Time and Space at Walt Disney Concert Hall
As the Creative Chair for Jazz with the LA Philharmonic, Herbie Hancock has turned his annual spring residency at the Walt Disney Concert Hall into a mandatory pilgrimage for West Coast jazz fans. Coming just two days after his 86th birthday,
Review: Akhnaten at the LA Opera
Dalia Stasevska makes her LA Opera debut conducting Phillip Glass’s rhythmically signature repetitive hypnotic and meditative score for Akhnaten. The breathtaking production, directed by Plelim McDermott, is visually striking with sets by Tom Pye and elaborate costumes by Kevin Pollard. 2026
Review: 2025 LA Opera La Bohème
LA Opera La Bohème LA Opera’s revival of filmmaker Herbert Ross’s production of Puccini’s heartbreaking romance La Bohème is an emotionally engaging enchantment. Lina González-Granados conducts the sublime romantic and melodic score that complements the singers’ voices to flourish individually and
LA Opera, Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto Review
Music Director James Conlon conducts the emotionally riveting production of Verdi’s Rigoletto at the LA Opera (Music Center). Director Tomer Zvulun brings the classic 19th century opera into 1930’s fascist Italy. Jessica Hahn’s costumes populate the scene with masked men in
Review: LA Opera’s Madame Butterfly at the Music Center
LA Opera at the Music Center opened its 2024/25 season with Puccini's Madame Butterfly. The production uses the original staging of Spanish-Uruguayan director Mario Gas that juxtaposes the Japanese setting onto a 1930’s Hollywood film soundstage.While we get seated, on stage,