LA Opera’s Music Director James Conlon conducted a vibrant and emotionally charged performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Otello based on William Shakespeare’s play Othello at the Music Center. Conlon explained in a pre-performance talk that Verdi had evolved away from the traditional
The LA Phil New Music Group conducted by Brad Lubman at Disney Hall presented an exceptionally enjoyable evening of the meditative and entrancing music of Steve Reich, which is distinguished by his minimalist compositions of intricate repetitive patterns and harmonic gradual
The world acclaimed classical Los Angeles Ballet presented a program of three iconic works by master choreographer Christopher Wheeldon at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica. As each of the works had an abstract quality without explicit storylines, the audience was
Luminario Ballet Artistic Director Judith FLEX Helle’s program of “Heroes, Sheroes, and Eros” took us on a trip into, what she calls, the “Weird” visions of her choreography and that of four other talented choreographer/performers. The program deftly incorporated an exquisitely
The LA Phil conducted by Gustavo Dudamel presented the “Tristan Project”, based on Richard Wagner’s opera “Tristan and Isolde,” in three separate 80-minute concert performances at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Photo courtesy of Mathew Imaging/LA Phil The “Tristan
Tis the season for “The Nutcracker” and it was most wonderfully presented by the LA Phil at the elegant and acoustically magnificent Disney Concert Hall. Gustavo Dudamel, the world renowned LA Phil Music and Artistic Director, masterfully conducted a rousing rendition
LA Opera continues its 2022/23 season at The Music Center with a revival of “Tosca,” Giacomo Puccini’s riveting drama of love, jealousy, depravity, and violence within a backdrop of religious and political turmoil. Soprano Angel Blue captivates as Tosca with her range
In the intimate setting of the Audey Skirball Kennis Theater at the Geffen Playhouse, Vinny DePonto, entertained, engaged and educated an awestruck audience with his solo performance of “Mindplay.” A core component of the show had DePonto relying on randomly selected
Commissioned by BroadStage, the Mark Morris Dance Group presented the world premiere of “The Look of Love,” a journey into the sweetness and sorrowful emotions of romantic love as evoked by the music of Burt Bacharach. Before the curtain rises, the
With an invite to the audience to “get down” with a live DJ set and complimentary champagne before and after the performance, and during the intermission, Los Angeles-based BODYTRAFFIC set the mood for an entertaining program of works from four choreographers
