Das Rheingold

Sun. March 1, 2:00 PM

LA Opera. 135 North Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 972-7219

http://www.laopera.com/

Matisse’s Amours: Illustrations of Pierre de Ronsard’s Love Poems

Norton Simon Museum of Art. 411 W. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91105. (626) 449.6840

The exhibit includes 25 pages of a rare copy of Matisse’s anthology of Ronsard’s 16th Century poetry. It took seven years for Matisse to complete this project which he undertook while his wife was imprisoned and his daughter was in a concentration camp. Perhaps Matisse found consolation in the romantic and sometimes melancholy blossoms of Ronsard’s poetry. 

Irvine Valley College Wind Symphony

Saturday, Feb 28 7:30p

Irvine Valley College Performing Arts Center

World Premiere of French Horn Concerto by Kenneth Nowak, Rob Grishkoff, Horn Soloist.

5500 Irvine Center Dr. Irvine, CA 92618

(949) 451-5100

http://www.ivc.edu/