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This week in Los Angeles Nov. 14th-16th
52nd Metropolitan Opera National Council (MONC) – Western Regional Finals Saturday, Nov 15. 1:00p.m. Tickets $29 each at www.usctickets.com Or call 213.740.4672. Bovard Auditorium. University of Southern California. 3551 Trousdale Pkwy,Los Angeles, CA 90089. (213) 740.4211 The Metropolitan National Council Auditions unearths raw talent across the nation with the goal of bestowing exceptionally talented singers with the opportunity…
Read MoreDuring an economic downturn is Art a luxury or a necessity?
By Leticia Marie Sanchez “When I get a little money, I buy books; And if any is left, I buy food and clothes.” ~ Desiderius Erasmus ~ The Los Angeles Times reports that the troubles of the Pasadena Symphony, Opera Pacific, and the Geffen Contemporary represent but a few examples of artistic collateral damage in…
Read MoreThis weekend in LA: Cultural Events Nov 8th and 9th
Dibner Hall of the History of Science opens at the Huntington. From Ptolemy and Copernicus to Galileo and Newton this exhibit presents revolutionary ideas that changed the world. The Huntington.1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108. (626)405.2100 http://www.huntington.org/ Midori and Harth-Bedoya Sat. Nov 8th. 8:00 p.m Sunday Nov 9th 2:00 p.m Walt Disney Concert Hall. 111 South Grand…
Read MoreThis weekend in LA: Halloween Weekend 2008, Oct 31-Nov 1st
Imbibe a Cultural Cocktail this Halloween! Halloween in Hades; UCLA Hammer Museum; 7-11 p.m This Halloween party includes a costume contest, a spooky screening in the Billy Wilder Theater as well as musical performances by the groups Discount Cruise to Hell, Hecuba, and We Are the World. According to the Hammer website, “The ghoulish music, ghastly dancers, and gruesome visuals…
Read MoreIntroduction to Wagner’s “The Ring” November 8
A touch of Fantasy.. A touch of Myth and Magic.. An experience you’ll never forget! In conjunction with LA Opera and Hispanics for LA Opera, Dr. Sherwin Sloan, Chairman of the Southern California Wagner Society, will give a lecture on the Ring Cycle at his home in the Hollywood Hills Saturday November 8 5:00 P.M…
Read MoreThis Weekend in LA, Oct. 24-26
VANITY FAIR PORTRAITS : Photographs 1913–2008. Opens Oct. 26th Hammer Building. LACMA. 5905 Wilshire Blvd. LA, CA 90036. (323) 857-6000 http://www.lacma.org/ NightSpot by Twyla Tharp & Elvis Costello Fri. Oct. 24 & Sat Oct 25 7:30 P.M Sun. Oct. 26. 2:00 P.M Music Center. 135 North Grand Ave. LA, CA 90012 213.972.7211
Read MoreOctober Master Calendar of Events Los Angeles
Editor’s Note: As your cultural correspondent will be on a different continent this month, here are October’s activities in advance. Weekend of October 4-5 Da Camera Society Sat. Oct 4 8pm Doheny Mansion 8 Chester Place, LA, CA, 90007 Richard Stoltzman, Clarinet; Menahem Pressler, Piano Schubert, Sonatina in D, D. 384; Berg, Four Pieces, Op. 5; Brahms Sonata in…
Read MoreThis Weekend in LA: September 26-27
Lecture: Rodin: The Back Story Sat. Sept 27 2:00-3:00 p.m Norton Simon Museum of Art. 411 W. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91105 (626).449.6840 http://www.nortonsimon.org/ The Janis Mann Quartet Fri Sept 26: 6pm LACMA. 5905 Wilshire Blvd. LA, All the Saints of the City of Angels by J. Michael Walker (Closing October 5th) Autry National Center. 4700 Western Heritage Way.…
Read MoreIn the News: Mozart Discovery
Original Mozart Music Discovered in Nantes, France Staff of a Library in Nantes, France discovered the draft of an unknown original piece by Mozart. According to Ulrich Lesinger, head of research at the International Mozarteum Foundation in Salzburg, Austria, the handwriting gives away its famous author. “There’s no doubt that this is an original piece handwritten…
Read MoreThis Weekend in LA: Sept 20-21
Francis Alÿs: Fabiola. Ahmanson Building LACMA 5905 Wilshire Blvd. LA, CA 90036 (823)857.6000 http://www.lacma.org/ Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor Closing October 16th Bowers Museum 2002 N. Main Street. Santa Ana, CA. 92706 (714)567.3600 http://www.bowers.org/index.jsp Lecture: “Dilettanti: The Antic and the Antique in Eighteenth-Century England” Sat, Sept. 20th 3 pm Auditorium, Getty Villa. 17985 Pacific Coast…
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