Sinister, menacing and timely—LA Opera’s 2025 revival of Rigoletto reconceives Verdi’s 1851 tragedy with a dark, noir aesthetic that feels both politically charged and emotionally potent. Conceived as a fever dream of...
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Pauline Adamek
The Roots Picnic: Class of ’95
“California knows how to party” The chill grooves of the mid-nineties were on display last night at the famed Hollywood Bowl. On Saturday, June 8, the Hollywood Bowl transformed into a time machine, transporting...
ABOP-in-LA
Get drumming! Alliance of Black Orchestral Percussionists (ABOP) is hosting its 3rd Annual ABOP-in-LA in June, in preparation for their Smithsonian Folklife Festival appearance the following month. Now an annual event...
Boston Ballet’s “Swan Lake” comes to The Music Center
Considered one of the most important and iconic ballets in the classical repertoire, Swan Lake represents a perfect storm of music, dance, and drama. Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and first staged on March 4...
“Ainadamar” at LA Opera reviewed
Lyrical, haunting, and timely, Ainadamar is a myth writ large in opera. Named for the “fountain of tears” in the town of Granada, the opera doesn’t so much tell the story of Federico García Lorca, the renowned Spanish...
Brian Sonia-Wallace