It’s a truism that, as one gets older, time seems to move more quickly. One is more aware of the sound of the ticking clock of mortality, and the myriad of possible futures one idly contemplated in youth gradually begin...
Category - Review
Terry Morgan
LA Opera’s “La Bohème” reviewed
Vive la France! Possibly one of the most romantic and beloved operas of all time, Giacomo Puccini’s grand Parisian romance La Bohème is once again given the classic treatment in LA Opera’s revival production...
Pauline Adamek
“Paranormal Activity”
Here’s something I never thought while watching the film Paranormal Activity in 2009: One day I will be writing a review of the theater version of this found-footage movie. I vividly recall watching the cinema audience...
Ballet BC’s “Bolero X” “Lila” and “Sway” reviewed
The Soraya’s resident dance company Ballet BC returned with a trio of modern ballets that defy description. How do you find the words to capture and convey the experience of these utterly thrilling dance works...
World premier of “Hildegard” Opera review
Making its highly anticipated world premiere this past weekend, Sarah Kirkland Snider’s new opera Hildegard, about an important medieval composer and mystic, proved a dazzling experience. Musically, dramatically, and...