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LA’s Top Picks
LA’s Top Cultural picks A dash of Mozart and a literal blast from the past make the recipe for this week’s explosive Cultural Cocktail by Leticia Marie Sanchez Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered trademark The scent-sational Don Giovanni at LA Opera “I think I smell a woman,” Don Giovanni remarks in LA Opera’s hilarious interpretation of Mozart’s opera starring Ildebrando D’Arcangelo as the infamous…
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L.A. Opera’s “The Two Foscari”- A Must-See Production
What Lies Beneath: Probing the Shadows of Power in LA Opera’s I Due Foscari by Leticia Marie Sanchez Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown, rued Shakespeare’s Henry IV. Or, in the case of Giuseppe Verdi’s I Due Foscari, uneasy lies the head that wears the corno ducale, the gemmed, scarlet Doge-cap. This rarely produced opera about Venice’s…
Read MoreARIA: Ignite: LA Opera’s Season Opening Gala
ARIA: Ignite: LA Opera’s Season Opening Gala A Party So Hot…It Sizzled.. by Leticia Marie Sanchez Photography and text © 2012 Leticia Marie Sanchez Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered trademark As Marilyn Monroe would say, Some Like it Hot. ARIA’s Ignite Opening Gala was so hot that it sizzled. And I’m not just talking about the over 100 degree heat…
Read MoreCultural Cocktail Hour in the Tropics the first week of September..
Cultural Cocktail Hour has spent September exploring the Tropics of Ecuador, a vibrant spot for arts and culture. This month, none other than actor John Malkovich presented he “Giacomo Variations,” a chamber opera about the life of famed ladies man, Giacomo Casanova at the Teatro Sanchez Aguilar in Samborondón. Mr. Malkovich was accompanied by the Orchestra of the Vienna Academy. The work was previously…
Read MoreCultural Cocktail Hour’s- Top 3 picks for August in LA
This month’s Cultural Cocktail Hour is 2 oz Audible Feast, 1 oz. Klimt, and a Splash of Zhenya Gershman. Shaken, Not Stirred. Salastina Society Presents An Audible Feast August 12 5:30 P.M Downtown LA (Exact location will be shared exclusively with ticket buyers forty-eight hours prior to the event) Program: Ernst/Irish Traditional: The Last Rose of Summer for Two Violins; Piazzolla: Verano Porteño from The…
Read MoreReview: Keeping an Audience on its Toes: “Framework” at MOCA- A Must See Production
Review: Keeping an Audience on Its Toes: “Framework” at MOCA A Must-See Production by Leticia Marie Sanchez Text © 2012 Leticia Marie Sanchez Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered trademark Jean Cocteau once remarked, “The Louvre is a morgue. You go there to identify your friends.” Unlike Cocteau’s bleak categorization of museums, L.A Dance Project illustrated the vibrant…
Read MoreEscape from the Doge Palace: Casanova and the buttered Gnocchi
Cultural Cocktail Hour reports from the Secret Passageways of the Doge Palace, Venice. Escape from Doge Palace: Casanova and the Buttered Gnocchi by Leticia Marie Sanchez Photography and text © 2012 Leticia Marie Sanchez Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered trademark In typical prison escapes, inmates rely on wires, jackhammers, or drills to plan their bold getaways. Not so for Casanova.…
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