SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area. Review Glass’ Akhnaten Triumphs in New L.A. Opera Production Jim Farber - November 7, 2016 Phelim McDermott, the wizard behind the 2007 English National Opera production of Satyagraha, comes through again with a spectacular staging of a brilliant but difficult show. Review L.A. Opera Goes for the Throat with Nosferatu Jim Farber - November 1, 2016 Artist in residence Matthew Aucoin created and conducted a new pastiche score for F.W. Murnau’s classic film that was surprisingly moving. Review Ted Hearne’s The Source Teases Much, Reveals Little Jim Farber - October 20, 2016 It’s hard to come to grips with the new opera presented by L.A. Opera, which may be part of the point. Preview Dudamel Trumpets Youth Orchestra Los Angeles’s First Tour Lou Fancher - October 11, 2016 The beloved conductor supports young musicians in an initiative modeled on the program that fostered his own musical development. Review L.A. Phil’s “Green Umbrella” Rocks Around the Clock Jim Farber - October 4, 2016 A 12-hour event, “Noon to Midnight,” showcases the city’s new music scene. Artist Spotlight Harmonic Convergence: Yuval Sharon, The Industry, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Join Forces. Jim Farber - September 22, 2016 The director who has been reimagining opera for new audiences, trains his sights on the concert hall in a collaboration with the L.A. Philharmonic Music News A Documentary About the Mobile Opera Hopscotch Is Coming on Public Television Jim Farber - July 12, 2016 The new film provides an inside look at the logic and logistics of the innovative “Opera for the 21st Century.” Review Monsters, Rodents and Superheroes Under L.A. Philharmonic's Green Umbrella Jim Farber - January 17, 2015 The Philharmonic’s Green Umbrella series harbors a Frankenstein and other offbeat works conducted by John Adams. Letter From L.A.: Inspired Kids Compose a Monster Oratorio Jim Farber - February 19, 2014 The famous psychological horror story reimagined as an oratorio by teenagers at the Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105