For many, the Northridge earthquake that rippled through Los Angeles was a devastating event. It changed many lives but also inspired a “song play” in two actsI was looking at the ceiling and then I saw the sky. Now, 20...
Category - Opera
Pauline Adamek
“Thaïs” – soprano Nino Machaidze stars as the ill-fated Egyptian courtesan – Los Angeles Opera review
ONE performance remains for Thaïs– the lush opera by Jules Massenet starring soprano Nino Machaidze, now being staged by L.A. Opera at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, in downtown Los Angeles. Secure tickets for Saturday...
Ash Revell
Dmitri Hvorostovsky – a personal remembrance by Jeffrey Roberts – Los Angeles opera report
Dmitri Hvorostovsky and I are not exactly close… I once encountered the Siberian operatic baritone 25 years ago, at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco, when he was an unknown young singer traveling with Irina Arkhipova...
FINAL PERFORMANCE – Renée Fleming stars in “Streetcar” – Los Angeles Opera review
One performance remains of A Streetcar Named Desire – the Lyric Opera of Chicago and LA Opera’s co-production – featuring superstar soprano Renée Fleming in the iconic lead role of Blanche DuBois. The...
Four Larks presents “Orpheus” – Los Angeles opera theater review
Four Larks’ gorgeous production of Orpheus made its premier last night in Downtown Los Angeles. Previously developed and presented at the J. Paul Getty Museum’s Getty Villa as part of their Theater Lab Series...
