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One of the most illustrious artists at the forefront of the Italian Renaissance, Giotto di Bondone, enjoyed a friendship with his contemporary, the celebrated author of the Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri. Legend has it that one day, Dante made an impudent comment to Giotto about the…
Read MoreA splash of ballet and a dash of Marie Antoinette. Shaken, not stirred. Your pre-Christmas Cultural Cocktail by Leticia Marie Sanchez SAN FRANCISCO EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS Rudolf Nureyev: A Life in Dance. de Young Museum Closes February 17, “You live as long as you dance,” declared Rudolf Nureyev. The exhibition at the De…
Read MoreReview: Van Gogh’s “Self-Portrait,” 1889 at the Norton Simon © 2012 Leticia Marie Sanchez Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered trademark A cool, distant gaze contrasts with the vibrating electric halo of blue brushstrokes surrounding the head of the artist. Van Gogh’s “Self Portrait, 1889”…
Read MoreItalian art police have successfully tracked down a 400 hundred year-old-copy of a lost Da Vinci Masterpiece- an unfinished Fresco of the Battle of Anghiari. After being stolen, the panel’s secret journey took it from Naples to Switzerland, Germany, New York, and, finally,…
Read MoreFrom Playboy to Priest: Franz Liszt by Leticia Marie Sanchez Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered trademark Screaming Fainting. Fighting over a pair of handkerchiefs and gloves. A dystopian scene out of Black Friday? No, just a day in the life…
Read MoreForget Black Friday! Thanksgiving Weekend is the perfect time to do some Cultural Shopping! This week’s Cultural Cocktail includes a Dash of Caravaggio, a splash of Golden Renaissance and several ounces of Beethoven drama! Pumpkin Martini Optional. Florence at the Dawn of the Renaissance: Painting and Illumination 1300-1350 Nov 13,…
Read MoreEmanuel Ax will be performing three times this week in LA- so, don’t miss it! Walt Disney Concert Hall– Nov 25th-Nov 27th Salonen conducts Beethoven and Hillborg Fri. Nov. 25th 8:00PM; Sat, Nov. 26th 8:00PM Sun. Nov. 27th 2:00PM Emanuel Ax, piano. Hila…
Read MoreCCH has two recommendations to celebrate this Halloween with an artistic twist! LA Philharmonic presents the Cat and Canary: a night of organ and film Oct 31. 8pm For tickets, visit www.laphil.com/halloween LACMA MUSE presents its Annual Costume Ball Oct 31 8pm …
Read MorePhotography© 2012 Leticia Marie Sanchez Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered trademark “There is a harmony in autumn, And a luster in its sky-” Percy Bysshe Shelley
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