Los Angeles

SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area.

Richard S. Ginell - February 25, 2025

Baritone Simon Keenlyside and mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova perform Mahler’s early songs with Dudamel and the orchestra.

Tom Jacobs - February 25, 2025

Wicked actress Cynthia Erivo will play the title role in Jesus Christ Superstar, while the LA Phil takes on a full summer.

Jim Farber - February 24, 2025

Composer Mary Kouyoumdjian’s new opera comes to the company’s Off Grand series in a brilliantly visceral production.

Josef Woodard - February 24, 2025

Violinist Janine Jansen plays Leonard Bernstein’s Serenade, and conductor Antonio Pappano leads Mahler’s First Symphony.

Harlow Robinson - February 19, 2025

Under guest conductor Matthias Pintscher, LACO plays standards by French composers with the requisite elegance and lyricism.

Jim Farber - February 18, 2025

Composer Michael Abels’s searing setting of poetry by Nikky Finney expertly balances string playing, choral singing, and recitation.

Victoria Looseleaf - February 18, 2025

Choreographer Ohad Naharin’s 2022 masterpiece is filled with hypnotic imagery co-created by company members.

Janos Gereben - February 18, 2025

The two stations have been partnered since 2011, but starting this summer, they’ll put out just one main audio feed.

Victoria Looseleaf - February 18, 2025

This new work by composer Daniel Kessner and librettist Lionelle Hamanaka is set to take the stage at Los Angeles’ Aratani Theatre.

Tom Jacobs - February 11, 2025

The company’s longtime music director will bid adieu with productions of West Side Story, Falstaff, and The Magic Flute.