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Opera Review: THE ELIXIR OF LOVE (Lyric Opera Chicago)
A DELIRIOUSLY DELECTABLE LOVE POTION Opera is a bit like wine: many are difficult to enjoy at first, but gradually grow on you; a few are impossible to gain a taste for at all; and some entice you from the get go. Gaetano Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love (or L’elisir d’amore) is a superlative example…
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Music Concerts: THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION (2021/22 Concert Season in Washington, D.C.)
The Phillips Collection has returned to live concerts, but for the first time in the history of music at the Phillips, all concerts will be livestreamed, bringing the storied intimacy of performances from the Music Room to wherever you are. This season is characteristically eclectic, welcoming a broad range of musical styles, DC-debut performances, and…
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Opera Opening: FIDELIO (Live & Virtual, San Francisco Opera)
TO BREAK FREE, SHE HAD TO BREAK IN San Francisco Opera’s return to live performances in the War Memorial Opera House continues October 14–30 with a bold, new production of Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio. Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim conducts this monumental work in which love and courage overcome tyranny. Director Matthew…
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Upcoming Concert: FANDANGO AT THE WALL (Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra at The Soraya)
The Soraya’s 10th Anniversary Gift to the Community – The First of Five Free Events Opens the 2021-22 Joy-Filled Season! Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Fandango at the Wall with Special Guests the Villalobos Brothers and the Conga Patria Son Jarocho Collective Opening Night Saturday, Oct 16 at 8pm The Soraya celebrates both its 10th Anniversary and Opening…
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Festival Preview: MÉXICO DE NOCHE (The Ford in L.A.)
OH, WHAT A NIGHT! México de Noche, which plays October 9, 2021, at The Ford (2580 Cahuenga Boulevard East) in L.A., explores the energetic and eclectic music of Mexican nightlife. Whether it’s listening over a romantic dinner to a special serenade by the iconic duo Pepe Martinez Jr. and Susie Garcia, or walking through a…
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Opera Review: MACBETH (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
ENGLISH PLAY, ITALIAN OPERA, SCOTS-AMERICAN PRODUCTION The first performance I reviewed of Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth was simply terrible, so it was a delight to hear this new production at Lyric. But almost any opera would have been delightful after a pandemic hiatus of eighteen months. Mandatory masking did not fail to dampen the opening night…
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Music Review: BEETHOVEN/SCHUMANN (Marta Gardolińska and Hélène Grimaud with the LA Phil at The Hollywood Bowl)
GARDOLIŃSKA SCORES A TEN WITH BEETHOVEN SEVEN The highly accessible and gloriously melodic Piano Concerto by Robert Schumann was one of my very first intros to classical music (the Romantic period to be precise) as a youngster. I became completely immersed and addicted — memorizing every phrase, tempo shift and nuance. It remains a favorite…
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Concert Hall: THE SORAYA’S 2021-22 SEASON (Northridge, CA)
Handily one of our greatest performance venues, The Soraya just keeps getting better with its programming. And as a 10th Anniversary Gift to the Community, there will be Five Free Events to kick off a spectacular season. Members at any level secure guaranteed seating to all Free concerts. Non-member reservations (limit 4 per household) will be taken…
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Opera: HEARTBEAT OPERA (2021-22 Season, NYC and Tour)
HEARTBEAT OPERA — the indie opera company whose re-imagined, re-orchestrated and stripped down stagings of classic operas have been called “a radical endeavor” by Alex Ross in The New Yorker — returns to the in-person stage for its eighth season this year. THE 2021-22 SEASON BREATHING FREE, a visual album September 18 at Pier 63,…
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Opera: FREE OPERA STREAMS IN AUGUST (San Francisco Opera)
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA’S FREE OPERA STREAMS IN AUGUST Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Ní¼rnberg August 7–8 Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux August 14–15 San Francisco Opera is returning to the War Memorial Opera House stage for the opening of its 99th season, which begins with Puccini’s Tosca on August 21. In anticipation, the Company has added two weekly, free opera streams for…
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Upcoming Concert: DYLAN GOES HOLLYWOOD (MUSE/IQUE at The Huntington Library and The Skirball Cultural Center)
MUSE/IQUE PRESENTS L.A. COMPOSED: A FESTIVAL OF LOS ANGELES MUSIC: “DYLAN GOES HOLLYWOOD” August 18 & 19 at The Huntington; August 22 at The Skirball For those who have never been to a MUSE/IQUE concert, it’s assemblage of transplendent talent, founder and curator Rachael Worby’s historical annotations, and a wide-ranging selection of music and spoken…
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Concert: BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV (Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the LA Phil and Gemma New at the Hollywood Bowl)
DO NOT MISS BEHZOD ABDURAIMOV AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL THIS WEEK Pianist Behzod Abduraimov is coming to the Hollywood Bowl this Thursday, August 5, 2021, so prepare yourself for one of the world’s greatest pianists. In fact, the in-demand, rightfully popular 30-year-old Uzbek pianist, who was born in Tashkent in 1990 just before the collapse of the Soviet Union, may…
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Music / Extras: PLAYING TRIPLET RHYTHMS ON GUITAR: A QUICK GUIDE
Playing Triplet Rhythms on Guitar: A Quick Guide Music is free and doesn’t always adapt to the steady eight-not or quarter-note pulse that defines most time signatures. Whenever guitar players wish to add rhythmic variety to a passage, they can use a type of note value called tuplet. The most common tuplet in music of…
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Virtual Opera: TWILIGHT: GODS (Lyric Opera of Chicago)
PARK YOURSELF AT HOME WITH PURE GOLD Leave it to Yuval Sharon (pronounced you-vahl sha-rhone). I’ve seen all of the L.A.-born wunderkind’s Los Angeles productions, and this opera re-thinker stages better and with more imagination than most opera directors combined. I found a few of his pieces musically inaccessible, but man oh man, can this…
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Concert Review: LEDISI WITH THE L.A. PHILHARMONIC (Conducted by Thomas Wilkins at the Hollywood Bowl)
FEELING GOOD, INDEED! Man, what a party! The Hollywood Bowl and Los Angeles Philharmonic hosted the grand dame of soulful fun, Ledisi (pronounced LEH ·duh ·see), for her tribute to Nina Simone. The air was thick with jubilant socializing as guests were more charming, friendly and generous than I have seen in years. Yes, yes, yes, there…
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Film: THE PRINCESS BRIDE IN CONCERT (The Hollywood Bowl)
Director Rob Reiner to introduce the world premiere of The Princess Bride in Concert at the Hollywood Bowl ######### The Los Angeles Philharmonic, led by conductor David Newman, will perform, live-to-picture, Mark Knopfler’s score, which has been specially arranged for full orchestra. ######### One Night Only – July 31, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. The Los Angeles…
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Music Review: Conductor ENLUIS MONTES OLIVAR & Pianist LUKíŠ VONDRíÄŒEK (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Tchaikovsky & Rachmaninoff at The Hollywood Bowl)
OLIVAR TWISTS While it’s fair to say that last night’s concert at the Hollywood Bowl saw Venezuelan conductor (and Gustavo Dudamel fellow) Enluis Montes Olivar in virtuosic splendor, it’s also fair to say that the three works came off more like a technical achievement than an emotional marvel. Which isn’t to say the rather well-attended…
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Music / Opera: THE NO ONE’S ROSE (Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale & American Modern Opera Company)
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale (PBO) presents the world premiere of The No One’s Rose at Stanford University’s Bing Concert Hall on August 26–29, 2021. (Tickets available HERE.) This production from American Modern Opera Company combines music, dance, poetry, and theater, and features a new score by Matthew Aucoin, set to poetry of Holocaust survivor Paul Celan — alongside music…
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Album Release: PEOPLE YOU KNOW (Ditto Kiddo [Jeff Richards])
L.A.-based artist Ditto Kiddo (former Saturday Night Live and MADtv cast member Jeff Richards) has released his latest full-length album People You Know featuring original tracks previously used in the innovative deepfake podcast, The Jeff Richards Show. A music video for the title track has been released on YouTube and Instagram as well. People You Know arrives several months after the…
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L.A. Jazz: NIKI HARIS AND FRIENDS WITH SPECIAL GUEST STEVE TYRELL (Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood)
JAZZ IS BACK! Jazz chanteuse Niki Haris will return to Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood for one show only on Thursday, July 22, at 8:30pm, it was announced today by Catalina Jazz Club and Chris Isaacson Presents. Led by musical director Mitchel Forman on piano, the band will also feature Melvin David on bass, Tony Pulizzi on guitar, and Gene…
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