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Top Cultural Pick: LA ART SHOW
Cultural Cocktail Hour Top Pick LA Art Show: February 15- 19 Los Angeles Convention Center (West Hall) 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015 Thrilled that LA Art Show will be in full swing this year! Looking especially forward to the Global Exhibits. The LA Art Show 2023 includes the return of the European Pavilion,…
Read MoreReview: Lucia Di Lammermoor at LA Opera
Cinéma Vérité Lucia Di Lammermoor at LA Opera: A Must See Production by Leticia Marie Sanchez (*Spoiler Alerts* on opera plot) LA Opera’s Lucia Di Lammermoor is like a double feature: for the price of admission, you get to see both an opera and a film. Except that they both play at the same…
Read MoreArt Review: “Conserving de Kooning; Theft and Recovery” on view at the Getty Center by Leticia Marie Sanchez
Art Review “Conserving de Kooning: Theft and Recovery” at the Getty Center on view at the Getty Center June 7–August 28, 2022 by Leticia Marie Sanchez Truth is stranger than fiction. Who could have imagined that a pair of mild-mannered New Mexico schoolteachers stole Woman-Ochre, a 160 million Dollar De Kooning painting? Not for profit.…
Read MoreStep Away from the Lamb: Guards mean business at BCAM
“Step away from the Lamb and no one gets hurt!” “There will be no Hirst Heist today, buddy.” The LA Times reports that pistol-carrying guards protect Damien Hirst’s Away from the Flock at BCAM. Realistic preventative measure? Or disruption to the artistic experience? It’s up to you to decide. For the full story read: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-guns31-2008may31,0,5511934.story
Read MoreMetropolitan Opera National Council Auditions: Western Region
All Photography and Text © 2011 Leticia Marie Sanchez All Rights Reserved. Passionate singers, heavenly arias, storm clouds, and an adorable Jack Russell Terrier! It was a dark and stormy night. Or day, rather. (Yes, there will be a canine featured in this operatic tale. No, it’s neither Snoopy nor the Red Baron). The Metropolitan Opera…
Read MoreIn the News: “Il Volo”- Can Opera be embraced by the GLEE crowd?
This Sunday’s New York Times discussed the opera sensation”Il Volo,” a popular teenage boy band that has teen girls swooning. With appearances on TV shows like Entourage, can “Il Volo” bring the love of opera to a mainstream teen audience? “Il Volo” means “the flight”- let’s hope that opera takes off in a wide audience of music-loving teens. For…
Read MoreReview: Immersive Van Gogh LA: A Balm for the Soul in Uncertain Times
Review: Immersive Van Gogh Los Angeles by Leticia Marie Sanchez The Immersive Van Gogh exhibit transformed this once hesitant audience goer into a true believer. A few weeks ago, this incredible show had encountered a bump in the road to opening day in Los Angeles, due to a delay in receiving their fire permits from…
Read MoreUplifting Signs of Cultural Life Remerging in LA: Pasadena Pops
“Let the Sunshine In!” An Evening by the water with the Pasadena Pops by Leticia Marie Sanchez Yesterday, I took my son and his friend to check out the Pasadena Pops. The waterfront setting at the LA County Arboretum was an uplifting spot to listen to an outdoor concert after these surreal 18 months. What was…
Read MoreUplifting Signs of Cultural Life Remerging in LA: Pasadena Pops
“Let the Sunshine In!” An Evening by the water with the Pasadena Pops by Leticia Marie Sanchez Yesterday, I took my son and his friend to check out the Pasadena Pops. The waterfront setting at the LA County Arboretum was an uplifting spot to listen to an outdoor concert after these surreal 18 months. What…
Read MoreHope Springs Eternal: An Afternoon at the Getty Center which opens May 25th!
Just What the Art Doctor Ordered:The Getty Center reopens on May 25th! by Leticia Marie Sanchez (Below, Ariadne Discovers Theseus’ Departure, 1493). Artist: Master of the Chronique Scandaleuse) Nothing can replace seeing a work of art in person. The reopening of the Getty Center on May 25th will be a welcome relief for Angelenos suffering from…
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