David Henry Huang’s libretto for “M. Butterly,” the world premiere opera that opened in Santa Fe on July 30, is…
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Seville, home of Roman aqueducts, Moorish architecture, tapas, flamenco and the Auto de Fé is also a popular opera setting….
What does being serious mean? Is it a long face which harbors the best of intentions? Or is it virtue…
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra is currently on the last leg of their three-month tour across the US. The…
So what is Bach’s St. Matthew Passion? It is presented this month at the Dorothy Chandler by the LA Opera….
“…I’m here to tell you that change is coming
whether they like it or not…” The goddess is refined, emanating from…
Virtuoso trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is musical director of Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and as a composer most known for…
My cultural round-up has usually centered on theater. This year theater finally did come back and hooray for that but…
As a decades-long Joni Mitchell fan, I have attempted to explain to others the difference between Joni and Joan Mitchell…
The world is full of everything from good dates to bad dates, from good paintings to bad paintings, or as…
Rossini’s Cinderella is LAOpera’s holiday bon bon for this year. There is enough cotton candy on stage to give a…
The Django Festival AllStars is currently back on tour in the US, and in Philadelphia on November 6 for a…
Much has been written about the divisive world we now live in. Which team are you on, Democrats or Republicans?…