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Virtual Opera: DESERT IN (Boston Lyric Opera)
AN OPERATIC OASIS WHERE ANYTHING IS DONE TO KEEP LOVE SAFE Lost souls are found, love is rekindled, and secrets are exposed at a mysterious motor lodge in the American West. There’s an extraordinarily impressive team behind Boston Lyric Opera’s new operatic miniseries desert in, which premieres June 3, 2021 on operabox.tv streaming service. Anthony Michael Lopez…
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Jazz Album Pick of the Week: MENDÒ (Alex Cuba)
WELL, FUNK ME HARD Just one listen, and this Latin-flavored funk jazz party had me hooked. “Again, again!” my party-depleted inner child screamed. “Mendó,” as performer, arranger, producer, composer, instrumentalist, Cuban Canadian Alex Cuba writes, “is the substance of the soul.” And this produced-during-pandemic soulfest proves that. Afro-Cuban, Flamenco, pile-driving big band — it’s a…
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Opera: DON PROCOPIO (Pacific Opera Project, Los Angeles)
Pacific Opera Project (POP) announces its next installment of revolutionary, pandemic-safe productions, the west coast premiere of Georges Bizet’s rarely performed comedic opera Don Procopio, performed live outdoors at the Heritage Square Museum in Los Angeles. The three, socially-distanced performances – Friday, June 4, 2021 at 8:00pm; Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 8:00pm; and Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 8:00pm – will be sung…
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Virtual Music: BEYOND THE ARIA FINALE WITH JOYCE DIDONATO (Harris Theater, Chicago)
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Music: SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY (Live Concerts, Davies Hall)
The San Francisco Symphony will be increasing audience capacities for live concerts at Davies Symphony Hall in May and June, 2021, following the City’s approval of the Symphony’s Health & Safety Plan. Audience capacities for performances on May 13–June 25 will be increased to 35% of Davies Symphony Hall’s total capacity. There will be two…
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Album Review: FLOR (Gretchen Parlato)
I KNOW SHE’S WONDERFUL OK, she’s a fellow native Los Angelino. Her grandfather played trumpet in the Kay Kyser band. She is breezy and fresh sounding like a Portuguese chanteuse in Rio, and evokes an earthy woodwind in an African-esque chant. And if that’s not magic enough, she got the one and only Gerald Clayton…
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Events: THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL (Reopening Announcement)
The Hollywood Bowl is roaring back to life this summer, but first LA Phil hosts five free concerts for healthcare workers, first responders and essential workers in appreciation for all they have done for Los Angeles throughout the pandemic. There will be two performances by Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil (May 15 & 22)…
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Opera: THE ELIXIR OF LOVE / AS ONE (Opera Maine)
Opera Maine is preseting live opera again this summer at Merrill Auditorium, with two performances July 28 and 30, 2021. Under the direction of Artistic Director Dona D. Vaughn, the company will stage an original production of Gaetano Donizetti’s endearing comic opera, L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love). Because of covid safety considerations, the opera…
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Music Concerts: JUDY COLLINS & MARIZA (The Town Hall)
The Town Hall is pleased to announce two ENCORE streaming concert events: The great Judy Collins in a concert recreating her legendary 1964 concert at The Town Hall on April 16 and Mariza in a concert celebrating the release of her album Mariza sings Amália on April 9 (the album has ten Amália standards reinvented for…
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Music: GROUP THERAPY TOUR CONCERT COMES HOME (Hootie and the Blowfish)
WE ALL NEED GROUP THERAPY AFTER LAST YEAR Prepare for a new livestream performance by one of America’s most beloved bands, Grammy-winning Hootie & the Blowfish. The virtual performance will be an online presentation of the tour-closing performance from their hugely successful 2019 Group Therapy Tour, broadcast exclusively via Sessions Live on Friday, April 23 at…
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Music: ASTOR PIAZZOLLA AT 100; CHARLIE CHAPLIN’S SMILE (Violinist Philippe Quint)
Philippe Quint returns to the stage in April to present two of his signature curated multimedia shows in California, streamed online. On Tuesday April 6, 2021 at 7pm PT, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County presents the world premiere of violinist ’s newest multimedia show, Astor Piazzolla at 100: A Musical Portrait with pianist Jun Cho. Quint’s narration leads…
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Opera: FREE OPERA STREAMS (San Francisco Opera)
SCHEDULE OF FREE OPERA STREAMS FOR APRIL FROM SAN FRANCISCO OPERA San Francisco Opera’s weekly, free opera streams continue in April with Donizetti’s Don Pasquale (April 3–4), The Fall of the House of Usher double bill featuring one-act operas by Gordon Getty and Claude Debussy (April 10–11) and Verdi’s Don Carlo (April 17–18). Part of the Company’s Opera is ON initiative, free opera streams…
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Opera: COVID FAN TUTTE (Pacific Opera Project)
On Friday, March 26, 2021 at 5:30pm PT, Pacific Opera Project (POP) presents a free livestream of their very funny and entertaining COVID fan tutte, a revolutionary production of Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte that premiered in a live, drive-in format in Camarillo, California in November 2020. Livestreams of previous productions are also on-line (consider making a donation to this awesome crew). COVID…
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Album Review: HER (Soundtrack by Arcade Fire and Owen Pallett)
HER IS HERE Nominated for Best Original Score at the 2014 Oscars, but never properly released until now, is ARCADE FIRE and OWEN PALLETT‘s hauntingly lilting score to director Spike Jonze’s 2013 hit film HER (listen here), starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson. Available for the first time digitally today from Milan Records, the HIGHLY RECOMMENDED album features music composed…
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Music Concert: THE CALIFORNIA SOUND (GMCLA)
On Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 8pm, almost a year after it was to perform a program titled The California Sound onstage at Alex Theatre in Glendale, The Gay Mens’ Chorus of Los Angeles will stream a love letter to California and its musical heritage. The concert features 90 GMCLA members led by Music Director &…
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Music Extras: 2021 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST (Everything You Need to Know)
Everything you need to know about the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest After last year’s contest was postponed amidst the coronavirus pandemic, it won’t be long before Eurovision fever sweeps across the continent. At this stage, countries have selected their acts, but not all of the chosen songs have been confirmed ahead of the semi-finals, which…
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Opera / Film: RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE: THE MAKING OF A WESTERN OPERA (Quantum Leap Productions)
A DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT THEATRE STARRING PETER COYOTE PREMIERES VIRTUALLY MARCH 25 – APRIL 11, 2021 Riders of the Purple Sage: The Making of a Western Opera, a documentary film that celebrates the artistry of live theatre, will be presented by Quantum Leap Productions as an online benefit to support creative professionals out of work…
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Events: THE BEST OF CHICAGO STREAMING FOR FREE (The Harris’s Resident Companies)
Chicago’s Harris Theater is a home venue for more than 20 not-for-profit arts and culture organizations. Now, you don’t have to go to Chicago to see these thrilling events. This rich collective — all available to stream with a free account — brings engaging and exciting programming to you via their Virtual Stage program. Below…
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Music: AMPLIFY 2021 (MAESTRA MUSIC’S SPRING INAUGURAL CONCERT EVENT)
Maestra Music, the organization supporting the women who make the music in the musical theater industry, hosts their inaugural Spring concert event, Amplify, on Monday, March 29, 8pm ET, with an interactive pre-show @ 7:00pm ET. Taking place virtually, and presented in partnership with Broadway Unlocked, the program will highlight the work and programs Maestra offers in an…
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Music: STRAVINSKY: ‘A SOLDIER’S TALE’; BOULOGNE: VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 9; Pí„RT: ‘FRATRES’ (LACO CLOSE QUARTERS)
Tonight, March 12, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra’s lauded groundbreaking digital CLOSE QUARTERS interdisciplinary digital series that melds musical and visual arts continues with a new production of Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat (The Soldier’s Tale), conducted by Music Director Jaime Martín, featuring the Robey Theatre Company’s Ben Guillory (Narrator), William Warren (Devil) and Julio Hanson (Soldier) and filtered through the dream-like nostalgia of 1940s’…
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