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Four musical gifts you should give yourself if you didn’t get them during the holidays
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Four musical gifts you should give yourself if you didn’t get them during the holidays

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Christmas, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, and Festivus — all of their latest editions are now a distant memory.  Perhaps it passed by and you didn’t get the CD you had secretly hoped for.   Or maybe you’ve got an Amazon gift card and you’ve decided that you should really stop accumulating novels about forlorn vampires that … Continue reading →

Strong vocalists overcome some hurdles in LA Opera’s season opening <i>Carmen</i>
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Strong vocalists overcome some hurdles in LA Opera’s season opening Carmen

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The mood at Los Angeles Opera leading up to the beginning of this new season has been thoroughly buoyant, the result of a confluence of good news: After successfully dealing with a pulmonary embolism that kept him off stages and podiums all over the world,  Plácido Domingo — the company’s General Director, überbaritenor, and part-time conductor —  triumphantly returned to … Continue reading →

Behind the scenes: notes, pictures, and even a little video from a rehearsal of LA Opera’s <i>Carmen</i>
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Behind the scenes: notes, pictures, and even a little video from a rehearsal of LA Opera’s Carmen

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Yesterday afternoon, the good folks at Los Angeles Opera opened up their doors to the media for a behind-the-scenes peek at preparations for their season opening production of Bizet’s Carmen. Christopher Koelsch (President and CEO) gave a brief welcome before Rupert Hemmings (Senior Director, Production) led us onto the stage of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion … Continue reading →

An old-school Don Giovanni: Ildebrando D’Arcangelo stars in LA Opera’s latest production
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An old-school Don Giovanni: Ildebrando D’Arcangelo stars in LA Opera’s latest production

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Last May, the Los Angeles Philharmonic presented Don Giovanni with a vocally and visually strong baritone leading a solid cast in a thoroughly avant-garde production.  Beginning tonight, Los Angeles Opera presents the same opera, with another hunky baritone leading a another solid cast, this time in an unapologetically traditional production. Judging by Wednesday’s final dress … Continue reading →

Back so soon? Live tweeting Don Giovanni at LA Opera tonight
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Back so soon? Live tweeting Don Giovanni at LA Opera tonight

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Opening night for Los Angeles Opera’s latest production of Don Giovanni isn’t until this coming Saturday, Sept 22nd, but I’ll be back at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion tonight, live tweeting the final dress rehearsal.  Unlike last Saturday’s gala opening of I Due Foscari (The Two Foscari), this time I’ll be in the front of the … Continue reading →