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Cultural Events this weekend in LA: May 17th
Music: To Hear or Not to Hear Tosca is opening this weekend. LA Opera calls Tosca “Puccini’s action-packed pyschological thriller.” Sir Richard Armstrong conducts in May. Placido Domingo conducts the second week in June. LA Opera 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012. 213.972.7219. For tickets and times, visit http://www.losangelesopera.com/productions/0708/tosca/index.htm Theater: To Attend or Not To Attend A Noise Within presents Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part 1. In…
Read MoreCry Me a River! Oldest Bust of Caesar found in the Rhone
I came. I saw. I was thrown overboard. From today’s news: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article3932198.ece
Read MoreThe Dude
If you a) live anywhere in the LA area b) have a remote interest in classical music You already know, or will learn about Gustavo Dudamel, who in September 2009 will take over the LA Philharmonic. The 27 year-old Dudamel has been called, The World’s Most Precocious Conductor, Classical Music’s Rock Star, and The hottest thing to hit Classical Music. …
Read More“Declarations of Love in Music and Image”- The J. Paul Getty Museum and LA Opera
On May 3rd The J. Paul Getty Museum in conjunction with LA Opera, hosted a conference on the “Declarations of Love in Music and Image.” Speakers included: Michael Walsh, music critic for TIME magazine, Mitchell Morris, UCLA Musicology Professor, and Scott Allan, assistant curator in the Department of Paintings at the J. Paul Getty Museum.…
Read MoreCultural Events this weekend in Los Angeles, May 10
Art: To see or not To See 1. Huntington Library Chinese Gardens: Liu Fang Yuan, The Garden of Flowing Fragrance A scholar’s retreat: step back in time where you can inhale the lotus, plum, and pine. Saturday and Sunday: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, CA, 91108. 626.405.2100 2. Theater: To Attend or Not to…
Read MoreCultural Events Los Angeles; This weekend in LA, May 2-4
This week’s cultural cocktail: A dose of book burning, a pick-me-up of Prokofiev, and a shot of Bette Davis’ eyes! Enjoy. Film: To see or Not to see Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Essential Bette Davis LACMA 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90036. (323).857.6000 Friday May 2 7:30 P.M Jezebel; 9:30 P.M The Old Maid Saturday May 3 7:30 P.M All…
Read MoreTo See Or Not to See This Weekend in LA, April 26
La Fille du Régiment– Donizetti Saturday, April 26, 2008 If you do not have the luck to be at the Metropolitan Opera, fear not. The Met now screens operas live in HD in movie theaters across the world! To find out about tickets and show times at a theater near you…
Read MoreGen Art’s The New Garde: LA Fashion Week, March 2008
Since 2003, Gen Art has given the opportunity to emerging fashion talent to display their work in high-profile group runway shows and fashion presentations in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Chicago. Designers debuted by Gen Art include: Zac Posen, Rebecca Taylor, and Philip Lim for Development. Taking place during L.A’s Fashion Week, the New…
Read MoreTo see or not to see in LA this weekend 4/18/08
Weekend Cultural Menu Art: To see or not to see: “The Color of Life: Polychromy in Sculpture from Antiquity to the Present” Daily through June 23, 2008 Museum, Floor 2, Getty Villa The White House should not be white. Greeks had fun with garish colors. Check it out. Check Website for ticket availability: http://www.getty.edu/visit/ Music: To hear or not to hear…
Read MoreIn the news: “One of the World’s Greatest Art Collections hides behind this fence”
Treasures from Ancient Rome, Da Vinci, Van Gogh, 1,000 works by Picasso, and this exquisite painting from Gustav Klimt: “Water Serpents II,” For the full scoop, read the NY TIMES article: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/arts/design/one-of-the-worlds-greatest-art-collections-hides-behind-this-fence.html?emc=edit_th_20160529&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=16294325&_r=0&referer
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