SFCV’s writers report on topics relevant to the Los Angeles area. Preview A Collaborative Iphigenia Hits The Broad Stage Feb. 18–19 Victoria Looseleaf - February 13, 2022 A host of creative talents join forces for a radically reimagined opera based on the ancient Greek myth. Preview East West Players’ Timely, Provocative Assassins Jim Farber - February 8, 2022 The Asian American theater company remounts its production of the Sondheim musical this month. Music News Youth Orchestra Los Angeles to Perform at Super Bowl LVI Jim Farber - February 7, 2022 Thomas Wilkins will conduct young musicians from the LA Phil’s youth orchestra program in a pregame performance. Preview From Omar to Otello: LA Opera’s Ambitious 2022–2023 Season Tom Jacobs - February 6, 2022 Lots of firsts for the company as Lina González-Granados takes up the baton, the banjo makes an appearance, and an opera for babies debuts. Music News Jazz Stars Light Up The Soraya in February Peter Feher - February 1, 2022 An impressive range of talent is expected to make the inaugural jazz festival at the performing arts center at Cal State Northridge a major draw. Review The LA Phil Strikes a Swinging Blow for Symphonic Ellington Richard S. Ginell - January 25, 2022 The orchestra plays a swath of the great composer’s long-form pieces in arrangements. Review On Site Opera Sends Up the Online Medium Steven Winn - January 24, 2022 The New York company is staging performances of Lesson Plan on (where else?) Zoom. Review Recovering and Refreshed, MTT Returns to His Hometown Orchestra in L.A. Richard S. Ginell - January 18, 2022 The conductor delivers ebullient performances over the course of two weekends with the LA Phil. Review Robert Glasper Reimagines Duke Ellington From the Jazz Side Richard S. Ginell - January 18, 2022 Glasper’s imagination takes off in the wildly eclectic second set, replete with the String Candy Orchestra, a DJ, and electronic voice-overs. Review Sun in January: Nathalie Joachim and Pamela Z Bring Warmth Into 2022 Tamzin Elliott - January 15, 2022 Bright new works from both the curators and their colleagues enliven this concert with the LA Phil New Music Group. Pagination « First First page ‹ Previous Previous page … 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 … Next › Next page Last » Last page