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Victoria Looseleaf

Victoria Looseleaf is an award-winning international arts journalist who covers dance, music, theater and the visual arts. Publications she has contributed to include the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times and KCET Artbound. Her feminist novella in verse, Isn’t It Rich? is being adapted for the stage, and her children’s/coffee table book, Russ & Iggy’s Art Alphabet, will soon be published by Red Sky Presents. In addition, Looseleaf co-founded the online magazine ArtNowLA.

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VOX Femina Los Angeles Gets the Word Out With <em>Suffrage Cantata</em>
October 23, 2020
VOX Femina Los Angeles Gets the Word Out With Suffrage Cantata
BY Victoria Looseleaf

Transcending the challenges, the award-winning chorus premieres a film with a powerful message and new music by Andrea Ramsey.

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Feature Article
Derrick Spiva Jr. Builds a Bridge to Everywhere
October 19, 2020
Derrick Spiva Jr. Builds a Bridge to Everywhere
BY Victoria Looseleaf

LA Chamber Orchestra’s artistic advisor is making connections with his adventurous new-music ensemble.

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Chamber Orchestra/Orchestra Review
October 6, 2020
LA Philharmonic’s SOUND/STAGE Sounds and Looks Splendid
BY Victoria Looseleaf

The orchestra served up dramatically different soundscapes in the first two episodes, ranging from somber and brooding to upbeat and festive.

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Artist Spotlight
Catching Up With HOCKET
September 25, 2020
Catching Up With HOCKET
BY Victoria Looseleaf

The Los Angeles piano duo swept the 2020 Audience Choice Awards. Sarah Gibson and Thomas Kotcheff fill us in on their latest projects.

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Artist Spotlight
Liza Stepanova Captures the Zeitgeist in <em>E Pluribus Unum</em>
September 14, 2020
Liza Stepanova Captures the Zeitgeist in E Pluribus Unum
BY Victoria Looseleaf

Her new album features new music from American immigrant composers from around the globe. The piano virtuoso talks about her selections and how they reflect the moment.

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Feature Article
Online Instruction Is Booming in the Era of Staying Home
July 31, 2020
Online Instruction Is Booming in the Era of Staying Home
BY Victoria Looseleaf

With so many amateur and student musicians missing their in-person lessons, the demand for web-based learning is greater than ever.

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Feature Article
The Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles National Festival Carries on at Home
July 21, 2020
The Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles National Festival Carries on at Home
BY Victoria Looseleaf

This summer’s online festival offers its courses, master classes, symposium, and keynote addresses to a broader audience than ever.

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Artist Spotlight
Jacques Heim Celebrates Today’s Heroes With <em>This Is Me</em>
July 20, 2020
Jacques Heim Celebrates Today’s Heroes With This Is Me
BY Victoria Looseleaf

Honoring military vets and front-line COVID-19 responders, the film is an artistic leap for the noted choreographer/director.

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Feature Article
Librettists Give Opera Something to Sing About
May 30, 2020
Librettists Give Opera Something to Sing About
BY Victoria Looseleaf

We take an inside look at three of the unsung heroes of contemporary opera.

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Artist Spotlight
Beth Morrison: 21st-Century Opera’s Midwife
May 18, 2020
Beth Morrison: 21st-Century Opera’s Midwife
BY Victoria Looseleaf

The “modern-day Diaghilev” talks about her role bringing groundbreaking works to the stage.

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LA Phil Cancels 2020 Hollywood Bowl and The Ford Seasons
May 14, 2020
LA Phil Cancels 2020 Hollywood Bowl and The Ford Seasons
BY Victoria Looseleaf
Though anticipated, the news carries severe financial effects and is salt in the wounds of L.A. music lovers.
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CD Review
April 17, 2020
Cello Phenom Sheku Kanneh-Mason Soars on Elgar
BY Victoria Looseleaf

The London Symphony Orchestra and Heath Quartet provide supple support on a new CD from Decca.

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CD Review
March 27, 2020
Soothing Music for Troubled Times
BY Victoria Looseleaf

The new disc from the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge offers restorative music by Arvo Pärt, Pēteris Vasks, and James MacMillan.

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Artist Spotlight
Andreas Mitisek Plans to Make a Splash With <em>The Lighthouse</em>
March 12, 2020
Andreas Mitisek Plans to Make a Splash With The Lighthouse
BY Victoria Looseleaf

The adventurous outgoing artistic director of Long Beach Opera discusses his new production of Peter Maxwell Davies’s opera, and looks back over his 23 seasons with the company.

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Feature Article
LA Phil Promises <em>Power to the People!</em>
March 3, 2020
LA Phil Promises Power to the People!
BY Victoria Looseleaf

In an ambitious programming move, the orchestra hosts all kinds of guest artists in a festival devoted to themes of social justice.

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Opera Review
February 25, 2020
Los Angeles Opera’s Roberto Devereux Still Finding Its Footing
BY Victoria Looseleaf

An inevitable, last-minute staging decision distracts from an otherwise sublime production.

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Feature Article
The Industry Prepares Another “Open” Opera
February 17, 2020
The Industry Prepares Another “Open” Opera
BY Victoria Looseleaf

The experimental opera company that scored big with Hopscotch works with composers Du Yun and Raven Chacon on Sweet Land.

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Artist Spotlight
Ramón Vargas Is Thankful and Far From Finished
February 13, 2020
Ramón Vargas Is Thankful and Far From Finished
BY Victoria Looseleaf

The famous tenor sings Roberto Devereux at LA Opera this month and next.

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Feature Article
Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Weimar Republic Festival
February 3, 2020
Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Weimar Republic Festival
BY Victoria Looseleaf

Are there parallels today with Germany and its vibrant cultural scene during the period between WWI and the rise of Nazism?

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Grammy Award Winners Celebrate
January 28, 2020
Grammy Award Winners Celebrate
BY Victoria Looseleaf
A few not-so-famous names were sprinkled in among the established favorites.
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