SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area. Music News Alvin Ailey Takes Up Residence at L.A.’s Music Center Victoria Looseleaf - May 26, 2023 The acclaimed New York dance company will have another West Coast home in the seasons to come. Review A Dazzling Six-Hour Journey Into the Cosmos Simon Cohen - May 23, 2023 Stranger Love, a monumental new opera by Dylan Mattingly, astonishes in its premiere at the LA Phil. Review Salonen Brings His New Organ Concerto to LA Phil Richard S. Ginell - May 23, 2023 Iveta Apkalna was the soloist in the Sinfonia Concertante for Organ and Orchestra, with the composer on the podium. Review The Four Seasons in a New Light Richard S. Ginell - May 22, 2023 Delirium Musicum’s debut album pairs two contemporary takes on Vivaldi’s evergreen masterpiece. Review “Esultate!” LA Opera’s Luxuriously Cast Otello Is a Winner Jim Farber - May 16, 2023 Russell Thomas, Rachel Willis-Sørensen, and Igor Golovatenko make powerful impressions in a well-staged production. Music News Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels Win Pulitzer Prize in Music for Omar Michael Zwiebach - May 16, 2023 It’s the latest accolade for an opera that continues to wow audiences and critics alike. Music News Chad Smith Becomes the Latest LA Phil Leader to Head to the East Coast Richard S. Ginell - May 16, 2023 The LA Phil’s CEO will take up that position with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the fall season. Feature A Love Affair With Being Alive: An Ambitious Opera Takes Shape at the LA Phil Victoria Looseleaf - May 15, 2023 Unfolding over six hours, Stranger Love is composer Dylan Mattingly’s attempt at a transformative work that marries philosophical ideas and everyday experience. Review The Subtle, Astonishing Art of Saxophonist and Composer Patrick Shiroishi Tamzin Elliott - May 15, 2023 Shiroishi’s improvisatory skills are in full bloom in a concert with the unpredictable Wild Up. Artist Spotlight Magos Herrera’s Reply to Violence: Dreamers Victoria Looseleaf - May 8, 2023 The singer-songwriter discusses her collaboration with string quartet Brooklyn Rider, celebrating the power of beauty as a political act. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 … Next › Next page Last » Last page