Los Angeles

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

Jim Farber - November 18, 2019

LA Opera’s latest wakes up an audience in the wake of #MeToo.

Michael Zwiebach - November 12, 2019

The young musicians are making new friends and hanging with LA Phil players on the orchestra’s latest tour.

Peter Feher - November 12, 2019

A list of absolutely free and notable classical music events from Newport Beach to Pasadena.

Jim Farber - November 12, 2019

After more than 50 years, the iconoclast composer’s five-part opera is given its first full reading.

Richard S. Ginell - November 11, 2019

Finding roses among the thorns with L.A.’s new-music mavens.

Victoria Looseleaf - November 10, 2019

For some, the encounter with the composer’s music is life-changing. What is it about this American original that inspires such devotion?

Jim Farber - November 8, 2019

Gabriella Smith’s Carrot Revolution and the premiere of Sky Macklay’s Swarm Collecting highlight a diverse program.

Peter Feher - November 5, 2019

The orchestra has a lot on offer over the months of November and December.

Victoria Looseleaf - November 4, 2019

The admired coloratura joins LA Opera for its spectacular Magic Flute.

Richard S. Ginell - November 4, 2019

The LA Phil offers a glimpse of their upcoming tour.