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“I wish they would only take me as I am”- Vincent Van Gogh by Leticia Marie Sanchez A rare self portrait of Vincent Van Gogh, on loan from the National Gallery of Art, will grace the Norton Simon on December 7. Van Gogh created this…
Read MoreLA’s Top Cultural picks A dash of Mozart and a literal blast from the past make the recipe for this week’s explosive Cultural Cocktail by Leticia Marie Sanchez Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered trademark The scent-sational Don Giovanni at LA Opera “I think I smell a woman,”…
Read MoreWhat Lies Beneath: Probing the Shadows of Power in LA Opera’s I Due Foscari by Leticia Marie Sanchez Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown, rued Shakespeare’s Henry IV. Or, in the case of Giuseppe Verdi’s I Due Foscari, uneasy lies the…
Read MoreARIA: Ignite: LA Opera’s Season Opening Gala A Party So Hot…It Sizzled.. by Leticia Marie Sanchez Photography and text © 2012 Leticia Marie Sanchez Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered trademark As Marilyn Monroe would say, Some Like it Hot. ARIA’s Ignite Opening Gala was so…
Read MoreCultural Cocktail Hour has spent September exploring the Tropics of Ecuador, a vibrant spot for arts and culture. This month, none other than actor John Malkovich presented he “Giacomo Variations,” a chamber opera about the life of famed ladies man, Giacomo Casanova at the Teatro Sanchez Aguilar in…
Read MoreThis month’s Cultural Cocktail Hour is 2 oz Audible Feast, 1 oz. Klimt, and a Splash of Zhenya Gershman. Shaken, Not Stirred. Salastina Society Presents An Audible Feast August 12 5:30 P.M Downtown LA (Exact location will be shared exclusively with ticket buyers forty-eight hours prior to the…
Read MoreReview: Keeping an Audience on Its Toes: “Framework” at MOCA A Must-See Production by Leticia Marie Sanchez Text © 2012 Leticia Marie Sanchez Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered trademark Jean Cocteau once remarked, “The Louvre is a morgue. You go there to…
Read MoreCultural Cocktail Hour reports from the Secret Passageways of the Doge Palace, Venice. Escape from Doge Palace: Casanova and the Buttered Gnocchi by Leticia Marie Sanchez Photography and text © 2012 Leticia Marie Sanchez Cultural Cocktail Hour® is a registered trademark In typical prison escapes,…
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