SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area. Preview Curtain Going Up on L.A. Opera’s 2018–2019 Season Jim Farber - August 10, 2018 The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion comes alive with flappers, bullfighters, witches, and pioneers for social justice this year. Review The Force Takes Over the Hollywood Bowl Jim Farber - August 10, 2018 Star Wars and the LA Phil make John Williams’s score soar. Review The Hollywood Bowl Lives Up to Its First Name Jim Farber - July 20, 2018 Conductor Speranza Scappuci and soloist Ray Chen bring glitz and glamor to their outing with the LA Phil in the famed venue. Review Gustavo Dudamel Navigates LA Phil Through a Stormy Otello Jim Farber - July 17, 2018 Hollywood Bowl resounds with Verdi's gut-wrenching opera. Review Pacific Opera Project Does It to Rossini's La Gazzetta Richard S. Ginell - July 2, 2018 Fun, silliness, and some great music abound in the West-Coast premiere of this buffa rarity. Review Guitarist Mak Grgic Fills the Historic Van Dekker House With Music Jim Farber - June 18, 2018 Chamber Music in Historic Sites sponsors intimate music in architecturally significant chambers. Review Partch Does Partch at MicroFest Jim Farber - June 18, 2018 A dedicated ensemble playing unique instruments presents rarely performed microtonal works by Harry Partch and Ben Johnston. Review Modernism Revived at Ojai 2018 Jim Farber - June 12, 2018 Patricia Kopatchinskaja strives to undo comfortable concertgoing rituals with exciting, dramatic gestures. Artist Spotlight Patricia Kopatchinskaja Directs Her First Ojai Festival Richard S. Ginell - June 5, 2018 The virtuoso violinist brings her relentless curiosity and unbridled passion for new music to the pioneering festival. Review Matthew Aucoin's Crossing Explores Walt Whitman's Psyche Richard S. Ginell - May 29, 2018 L.A. Opera's ambitious, 28-year-old artist-in-residence brings his first work to the Off Grand series. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 … Next › Next page Last » Last page