Los Angeles

SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area.

Lou Fancher - October 11, 2016

The beloved conductor supports young musicians in an initiative modeled on the program that fostered his own musical development.

Jim Farber - October 4, 2016

A 12-hour event, “Noon to Midnight,” showcases the city’s new music scene.

Jim Farber - September 22, 2016

The director who has been reimagining opera for new audiences, trains his sights on the concert hall in a collaboration with the L.A. Philharmonic

Jim Farber - July 12, 2016

The new film provides an inside look at the logic and logistics of the innovative “Opera for the 21st Century.”

Jim Farber - January 17, 2015

The Philharmonic’s Green Umbrella series harbors a Frankenstein and other offbeat works conducted by John Adams.

Jim Farber - February 19, 2014

The famous psychological horror story reimagined as an oratorio by teenagers at the Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts.