Archive for February, 2020
LA Opera: “Roberto Devereux” Opened Feb 22,2020
From February 22 thru March 14, 2020 It was a bit of an adjustment on opening night when the role of Elizabeth was being acted by someone other than the singer. If not for the exquisite voice of soprano Angela Meade, who sang the role of Elizabeth from down stage right, it could have been […]
Review: LA Phil -February 18, 2020 Yuja Wang − Goddess in Gold
WATCH VIDEO Tonight, at the opening of Yuja Wang’s piano performance, she is heard from the wings over a loud speaker. Her message to her fans is that she will not play in order of the program, instead she will let the music lead her. “Listen with all your senses,” says Yuja. Audiences enjoy guessing what glamorous outfit the star will make her entrance in, and murmurs can be heard in the aisles. Known for sexy, tight dresses, the anticipation is part of the Yuja experience. The mistress of the piano donned a beautiful gold jeweled and sequenced long draping gown, which was mostly backless and very tight. Of course she wore her signature […]
Saturday, February 8 at 8PM – Weill’s Violin Concerto with Salonen
WATCH VIDEO Weill’s Violin Concerto (1924) – with the unusual accompaniment of a wind band – at times surges with anxious energy and, at other moments, broods with world-weariness. Salonen closes with Hindemith’s magnificent Symphony (1934), composed as material for his politically charged opera about a Renaissance master painter. Artists Los Angeles Philharmonic Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor […]
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