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Beyond the Nile- *A MUST SEE* EXHIBIT in LA

March 31, 2018

“Beyond the Nile” at the Getty Center- A MUST-SEE Exhibit by Leticia Marie Sanchez Fasten your artistic seat belts. The Getty Center’s “Beyond the Nile: Egypt and the Classical World” is truly a blockbuster show, spanning more than 2000 years…

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Beyond the Nile- *A MUST SEE* EXHIBIT in LA

March 31, 2018

“Beyond the Nile” at the Getty Center- A MUST-SEE Exhibit by Leticia Marie Sanchez Fasten your artistic seat belts. The Getty Center’s “Beyond the Nile: Egypt and the Classical World” is truly a blockbuster show, spanning more than 2000 years and covering geography…

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Bach and the Nanny-Goat Bassoonist

March 23, 2018

Some celebrate BACH’s BIRTHDAY  on March 21st, some on March 31st (due to the differences in the Gregorian and the Julian calendar). We here at Cultural Cocktail Hour celebrate BACH’s BIRTHDAY  all month long! In honor of his birthday, here is an anecdote about the musical…

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Mozart’s Mug Shot?

March 17, 2018

Holy Cadenza! Do you recognize this guy? This photo represents a facial composite of  that 21 year old wunderkind Mozart, created in the around 1990s by the Bundeskriminalamt Wiesbaden—the Federal Criminal Police Office of Wiesbaden, Germany—from four portraits painted during the composer’s lifetime, according…

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Is an opera singer allowed to smile?

March 17, 2018

This article originally appeared on Cultural Cocktail Hour in 2011 by Leticia Marie Sanchez In 2011 critics blasted Anna Nebtreko, star of Donizetti’s Anna Bolena for daring to smile on opening night at the Metropolitan Opera. The audience wildly cheered…

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Rock on, Gottlieb– the many nicknames of Mozart

March 15, 2018

First published by Cultural Cocktail Hour in 2011 Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered trademark by Leticia Marie Sanchez A lecture by Professor Robert Greenberg, from San Francisco Performances, revealed hidden gems about Mozart’s name. Enjoy! Baptized Name: Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus…

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In the news: Rembrandt found under ping pong table fetches millions

January 17, 2018

Three brothers from New Jersey discovered a valuable Rembrandt under their Ping Pong Table. Better than finding toxic mold! Here is the news link: http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2018/01/how_an_old_painting_turned_out_to_be_a_11_million.html

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Met Opera Auditions- Western Region Finals- Zipper Hall

January 16, 2018

This past Sunday was yet another afternoon filled with wonderful talent. Opera Singers from across the Western Region vied for a chance to sing on the Met Stage at auditions held at the Colburn School’s Zipper Hall. Soprano Julia Metzler…

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LA Art Show- *A MUST SEE* LA Cultural event

January 12, 2018

All Photography © 2018 by Leticia Marie Sanchez Strolling through the LA Art Show, there are delightful surprises around each corner, like the Earthenware by Picasso, who knew? “Metamorphosis” by Erika Harrsch in which ”Extinct” Butterflies are created by currency made extinct by the  Euro And an allusion to…

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Chagall at LACMA: dreamy and ethereal

January 7, 2018

All Photography © 2018 by Leticia Marie Sanchez This lovely exhibit devoted to Marc Chagall (which ends Sunday January 7th) is filled with a host of costumed characters from “The Magic Flute,” “The Firebird,” “Daphnis and Chloë,” among others…

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