L.A. Opera’s 'Così' Is a Delightful Italian Screwball Rom-Com
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This new-to-L.A. production of Mozart’s rom-com Così fan tutte is at once serious, moving, and entertaining. It is also thought-provoking.
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Lise Davidsen Returns to Santa Monica in a Powerful, Wide-Ranging Concert
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The acclaimed Norwegian soprano returned to Santa Monica to once again shake up the Broadstage with her powerful voice.
Read MoreBenjamin Bernheim: A Masterful Journey Through French Mélodie
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French baritone Benjamin Bernheim made his West Coast debut at the Wallis in Beverly Hills, in a spellbinding recital of French art songs.
Read MoreLA Opera Revives Its Enchanting ‘Romeo and Juliet’ with a Winning Cast
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The large international cast are stylish in their French singing and idiomatic in conveying the French text despite not one singer is French…
Read MorePuccini Goes to Hollywood in L.A. Opera’s High Gloss New ‘Butterfly’
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The actions take place on a Burbank soundstage in the 1930’s,...everything appears glossy, glitzy and artfully designed, down to the Art Deco Tiffany panels that look more Hollywood than Nagasaki.
Read MoreHockney’s Fantastical ‘Turandot’ in L.A. Melts Chinese Ice with Italian Fire
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Angela Meade, the Turandot, has a powerful and vigorous soprano. The role (and the sizeable orchestra) seemed to hold no terrors for her. Her tone was firm and unwavering. Her singing was strong and unflagging.
Read MoreLA Opera's 'Traviata' has fine singing, high drama and opulent staging
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Rachel Willis-Sørensen, the Violetta, is a vivid and passionate artist, with a gleaming presence, a voice both flexible and lustrous, and strong musical and dramatic instincts.
Read MoreL.A. Opera’s Double-bill Highway 1 and Dwarf a Giant Success
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Delving deeper into the music and libretti, however, the connoisseur discovers both works are neither about the blackness nor the Jewishness of their respective subject matter.
Read MoreWagner’s Rhine Gold Shines Brightly in Disney Hall
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Frank Gehry, the hall’s architect, reconfigured the concert stage into an opera house’s orchestra pit. A platform above the pit is the actual stage where the actions take place, as well as the platform ring circling the front...
Read More'Frida and Diego' in L.A., all that glitter is not gold
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The excellent musical team did their best to work with the meager materials they’ve got. From the podium, Lina González-Granados commanded the strong feeling for individual lines.
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