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LA Opera, Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto Review

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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

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Review: LA Opera’s Madame Butterfly at the Music Center

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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,

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Trombone Shorty, Big Boi, and Danielle Ponder Bring the Heat to the Hollywood Bowl

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Earlier this week, Trombone Shorty, Big Boi, and Danielle Ponder delivered an unforgettable performance at the iconic Hollywood Bowl. This eclectic lineup brought together diverse musical styles, creating a night of pure sonic bliss. Trombone Shorty, Big Boi, and Danielle Ponder

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Review: Rachmaninoff and the Tsar at The Broad Stage 

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I attended a performance of Rachmaninoff And The Tsar at the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica starring Pianist/actor/playwright/producer, Hershey Felder and for the first time, a second actor Italian Jonathan Silvestri. The show runs through August 25, 2024.

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Review: Puccini’s Turandot at the Music Center

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LA Opera’s presentation of Giacomo Puccini’s Turandot at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is musically captivating and visually stunning. Set in ancient China, the tragic opera tells the story of a beautiful but cruel princess named Turandot. She refuses to marry to

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