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Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring Opening Night Sat Feb 25th 7:30 p.m LA Opera. 135 North Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 972-8001 http://www.laopera.com/ Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s BACH’S MAGNIFICAT “Discover” Concert led by Music Director Jeffrey Kahane Saturday, Feb 25, 8…
Read MoreLACMA is Free President’s Day Mon- Feb 20- 12pm Live music from 12:30-2:45 LACMA. 5905 Wilshire Blvd. LA, CA, 90036. 323-857-6000. Free, general admission ticket required | Tickets: 323 857-6010 or purchase online. http://www.lacma.org Photo © Leticia Marie Sanchez
Read MoreReview: LA Opera’s Simon BoccanegraA Night of Dignity and Gloryby Leticia Marie Sanchez ©2012 Director Elijah Moshinsky’s Simon Boccanegra, now on stage at LA Opera, was originally created in 1991 for the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and exudes majesty and dignity. The…
Read MoreGiuseppe Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra starring Plácido Domingo Opening Night Sat Feb 11th 7:30 p.m. LA Opera. 135 North Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 972-8001 http://www.laopera.com/ ARIA Night at the Opera Sat. Feb. 11 On opening night, members will attend the Company Premiere…
Read MoreConductor and Musicologist Christopher Hogwood discovered a two-minute piano piece by Johannes Brahms in a Princeton library. Brahms had composed the piece when he was only 20 years old. The piece received its world premiere this year by pianist Andras Schiff on BBC Radio…
Read MoreA Conversation with Gary Oldman at LACMA Followed by a screening of The Contender Fri. Feb 3. 7:30 p.m 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90036. (323) 857-6000 For further information, please view: http://www.lacma.org/event/oldman-conversation-contender Chinese New Year Festival 2012 at the Huntington Sat Feb. 4 &…
Read MoreDa Camera Society Fri. Jan. 27. 8 pm Augustin Hadelich, violin & Joyce Yang, piano Pompeian Room, Doheny Mansion. 8 Chester Place, LA, CA, 90007. 213-477-2929 http://dacamera.org/ Memling’s “Portrait of a Man” on loan from The Frick Collection Opens Fri. Jan. 27 Norton…
Read MoreToday, The Los Angeles Times reported an uplifting story related to the health benefits of music. Live classical music performances by a harpist and classical guitarist, improved the well-being of patients at a California hospital. The patients were suffering from Post Traumatic…
Read MoreThe recipe for this weekend’s delicious Cultural Cocktail Hour includes: One Part classical music in a museum, Two Doses of Mozart and an award-winning young violinist, and a Splash of the brightest stars in the contemporary art world. Shaken, not stirred. Enjoy! The Italian Connection: An Evening of Piano Masterworks– Norton Simon Fri. Jan. 20…
Read MoreMasters of Venice: Renaissance Painters of Passion and Power By Leticia Marie Sanchez It was the best of times. It was the best of times. Stepping into San Francisco’s de Young Museum of Fine Arts is stepping into the Venetian Renaissance. Entering the…
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