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Simply Shakespeare
Independent Opera Company — Verdi’s ‘Macbeth’ Sunday, June 16, 2013 When Galina Barskaya (right) started Independent Opera Company in 2012, there was instant buzzing among local singers. Opera...
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Repertory Opera Company’s grab bag of Puccini gems
by Amber Peters, Lister contributor On March 21, Repertory Opera Company presented “Puccini Extravaganza,” featuring the opera Il Tabarro, as well as scenes from four other Puccini operas. Il Tabarro...
View ArticleHail to the hail
One of music’s most time-honored traditions is to mark an achievement, milestone or the influence of one of a community’s movers and shakers. This capacity for homage is also one of the most exciting...
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Jacaranda named one of L.A.’s “Best of”
LA Weekly’s annual “Best of” issue features one of classical’s local treasures this year, as Jacaranda has been named “Best Contemporary Classical Series” for 2016. This series of “awards” has been...
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Arts Catch-up: News through 10/24/16
Whatdja miss? Don’t let Facebook and late-night TV be your sole sources for arts news. Take a second and read something! Here are a few stories you may have missed in the last week or so:...
View ArticleTreats in music and media (plus a little Ludwig)
Vocal focus in the summertime* Southern CA Vocal Events Lauri’s List’s Weekly Highlights by Yayra Sanchez Trick or Treat! As many of us prepare to put on our costumes and enjoy the forthcoming...
View Article5 + 2 = Song fusion at REDCAT
by Coril Prochnow This Friday evening, the Roy & Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT) presents a double bill of multiple performance disciplines, with River Song Quintet in a collaboration with...
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Opera subscriptions coming from new partner program in San Diego
Sometimes, the arts and local governments can create beautiful music together! San Diego Opera has announced a new collaboration with their local City Council, making three-opera subscriptions...
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Taking LA’s new music scene into a bright future
Composer group’s new pilot project feeds on existing and rekindled enthusiasm. An invited steering committee of about forty artists met in Pasadena on Saturday 10/29, in the first of what will...
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Ball gown fever
Happy Halloween! While you probably already have your costumes set for tonight, there’s still one more chance to out your inner princess this weekend, with the final performance of Rossini’s...
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Nov 1st!! Free workshops streamed monthly from CMA’s NY HQ
First Tuesday Sessions are presented by Chamber Music America on the first Tuesday of the month (October–June) from 3:00 – 5:00PM Eastern, unless otherwise noted. November’s session is Tuesday,...
View ArticleMet tenor responds to “Ashgate” outrage
Depending on who you speak with, the opera community has been shocked, amused, baffled and/or incensed this week by the actions of a mourning opera lover who scattered his friend’s ashes at the Met...
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New opera company debuts this week in Ventura County
by Alan Nitikman, Lister contributor Opera by the Glass is a new opera company in Ventura County, and is presenting its inaugural production, Vincenzo Belllini’s “The Sleepwalker” (La Sonnambula),...
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Still time to go “très opératique” for National Opera Week
Vocal focus from CCMN Southern CA Vocal Events Lauri D. Goldenhersh’s Weekly Highlights OPERA America‘s widespread celebration of all things opera officially runs through November 6th, but around here,...
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News, deep thoughts, audience perspectives and the threat of a strike in SoCal
Arts Catch-Up: News through 11/2/16 It’s National Opera Week! Have you entertained enough deep thoughts about opera this week? Do you feel that you’ve pondered your art form sufficiently? Anybody...
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Next gathering — Schmooze with us in Pasadena on 11/14
We need a fall fling! Schedules are packed, but take a little break with us before the holiday craziness fully settles in. Join us Monday, November 14, and the wonderful True Food Kitchen in Pasadena...
View ArticleConductorless, but full of vision
We’ve dubbed this weekend’s performance by the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra a “hidden gem” not because they’re entirely hidden, but because they’re surprisingly little-known in the vocal community....
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LAMC changes the choral game with ‘Lagrime’ season opener
This year’s season opener from the LA Master Chorale would clearly be like no other. The group filed out slowly, dressed in casual clothes in a variety of grays, and barefoot. While the color scheme...
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Protesting ‘Akhnaten’; less arts coverage on Wall Street; and creativity as...
Arts Catch-Up: News through 11/7/16 It’s National Opera Week! Have you entertained enough deep thoughts about opera this week? Do you feel that you’ve pondered your art form sufficiently? Anybody...
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Kristallnacht service brings Jewish music to light as German tradition
Kristallnacht, or “The Night of Broken Glass” is one of the most profound horrors of the last century, an event that rocked Berlin and the surrounding communities, regardless of race and religion. It...
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