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Review: “Made in L.A” by the Los Angeles Master Chorale
Passport to the Human Soul: LA Master Chorale’s Made in LA By Leticia Marie Sanchez LA Master Chorale’s Made in LA provided audiences with a passport to the human soul. The diverse program not only allowed concertgoers to experience distinct cultures, but also transported them on a journey to understand the human condition in all its complexity: solitude,…
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he latest Cultural Cocktail recipe includes the music of the incomparable Morten Lauridsen and a splash of dance inspired by the color blue! Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered Trademark Los Angeles Master Chorale: “Made in L.A.” Sunday, November 15th 7 pm Grant Gershon, conductor; Subla, featuring Guru Danny Kalanduyan; Lisa Edwards, piano; 62 Singers. Morten Lauridsen, Ave Maria; Jeff Beal, The Salvage…
Read MoreA little intermezzo for your weekend
Beyond Exquisite: Riccardo Muti conducting the “Intermezzo” from Cavalleria Rusticana ♫
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The latest Cultural Cocktail recipe includes a Mozart-Marimba mixer, a dash of the Renaissance, and a splash of free art in Pasadena-Enjoy! Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Mozart to Marimba Jeffrey Kahane, conductor; Richard Goode, piano; Wade Culbreath, marimba; TIMO ANDRES Word of Mouth (West Coast premiere); MOZART Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-flat major; EMMANUEL SÉJOURNÉ Concerto for Marimba and String; HAYDN Symphony No. 88 in G major,…
Read MoreMust-See Performance: “Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles” at the Getty Villa
Greek Tragedy in the city of Angels By Leticia Marie Sanchez Intense. Riveting. Pulsing with life from beginning to end. During a time when the heartbreaking plight of fleeing refugees has garnered global headlines, the struggles of Medea and her family could not feel more timely. Playwright Luis Alfaro has successfully adapted Euripides’ Greek tragedy with “Mojada:…
Read MoreAmerican opera singer Lillian Nordica’s Wacky Wedding
Soprano Lillian Nordica’s Wacky Wedding Crime of Passion or Fairly Typical Operatic Engagement? * You Decide. by Leticia Marie Sanchez Lillian Nordica, the first American opera singer to perform at Bayreuth, gives a whole new meaning to the phrase shot gun wedding. While performing in New York, Lillian attracted the attentions of an American suitor which vexed her beau…
Read MoreIn the news: Possible Video Clue to Gardner Art Heist
by Leticia Marie Sanchez Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered trademark The New York Times reports that federal officials have released a video that raises questions about the art heist that took place at the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum 25 years ago. In the video, which took place 24 hours before the art heist, the security guard allows an…
Read MoreTop Pick: “Revolution of the Palette” at the Norton Simon Museum
A Touch of the Blues By Leticia Marie Sanchez This week two complementary exhibitions opened at the Norton Simon Museum of Art: Fragonard’s Enterprise: the Artist and the Literature of Travel and the Revolution of the Palette. Although both exhibitions proved stunning (and sublimely curated) this review will focus on the Revolution of the Palette, an exhibition that reveals the…
Read MoreCCH Review- “The Hollywoodland Murder” at the Next Door Lounge
By Leticia Marie Sanchez This week’s feature may seem a bit off the beaten path for the Vivaldi-loving readers of Cultural Cocktail Hour. Warning: if you’re expecting a white-gloved, chamomile-tea sipping Agatha Christie Murder on the Orient Express, you’re in for a huge surprise. Instead, the boisterous atmosphere feels like Sherlock and Watson at a local…
Read MoreCCH Top Picks June 7th
The latest Cultural Cocktail recipe includes a dash of Degas, an infusion of artists in their natural habitats, & a smooth stirring of secret walks in LA Enjoy! Degas: “Russian Dancers” and the Art of Pastel. Getty Center. 1200 Getty Center Drive. LA, CA. 90049. (310) 440-7300 http://www.getty.edu/ Venice Artblock Open Studios June 7th 11-6pm Visit 60 Open Artist Studios: Free…
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