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Tempests at the Tuileries, Paris, 2012
Tempest at the Tuilieries by Leticia Marie Sanchez All Photography and text © 2012 Leticia Marie Sanchez
Read MoreLuxembourg Gardens, Paris, 2012: April showers bring May flowers
Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, Spring 2012 by Leticia Marie Sanchez All Photography and text © 2012 Leticia Marie Sanchez
Read MoreCultural Cocktail Hour and the European arts scene- will be away in Europe this May
Cultural Cocktail Hour will be in Paris and Venice this month, reporting on the European arts scene. Please check back on this site in June for reviews and photography! In the meantime, please take the time to explore the different existing categories on Cultural Cocktail Hour, including my favorite, “Artistic Anecdotes” Happy Spring, everyone! Leticia Marie Sanchez Editor-in-Chief Cultural Cocktail Hour…
Read MoreMay is Opera Month in LA
May is Opera Month in Los Angeles From the traditional to the avant-garde The operas playing in Southern California include: LA Opera’s Herb Ross production of La Bohème opening May 12 starring Stephen Costello and Ailyn Perez Conducted by Patrick Summers LA Opera. 135 North Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 972-8001 For full schedule, please visit http://www.laopera.com The Los Angeles Philharmonic presents Mozart’s…
Read MoreBackstage at LA Opera: the scene behind the scene….
Backstage at LA Opera: Sneak Preview of La Bohème By Leticia Marie Sanchez All text and photography ©2012 Life Imitates Art, and art imitates life in LA Opera’s upcoming production of La Bohème. In Puccini’s opera about bohemian Paris, the two young lovers, Rodolfo and Mimi, will be played by real life married couple Stephen Costello and Ailyn Pérez.The operatic…
Read MoreCultural Picks- the best of ballet in LA this April
Mikhail Baryshnikov! The choreographer from Black Swan! This week, LA gets a double-dose of ballet Enjoy this week’s Cultural Cocktail Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève April 13-15 Dorothy Chandler Pavillion North American premieres of Les Sylphides, Le Spectre de la Rose as well as Amoveo, Choreographed by Benjamin Millepied, former New York City Ballet principal dancer and…
Read MoreCultural Cocktail Hour’s- Top 3 picks for August in LA
Mikhail Baryshnikov! The choreographer from Black Swan! This week, LA gets a double-dose of ballet Enjoy this week’s Cultural Cocktail Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève April 13-15 Dorothy Chandler Pavillion North American premieres of Les Sylphides, Le Spectre de la Rose as well as Amoveo, Choreographed by Benjamin Millepied, former New York City Ballet principal dancer and…
Read MoreCultural Picks LA: April 7-8
Herb Ritts: L.A. Style April 3-Aug 26 Getty Center. West Pavillion 1200 Getty Center Drive. LA, CA. 90049. (310) 440-7300 http://www.getty.edu/ Cellist John Walz & Pianist Robert Thies—Free Concert Sun, April 8th 6 pm Brahms: Sonata in F major; Debussy: Sonata for Cello & Piano. Bing Theater. No reservations needed. LACMA. 5905 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles…
Read MoreCultural Pick for LA- weekend of March 30th
APHRODITE and the Gods of Love opens March 28 Getty Villa. 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, CA. (310) 440-7300 http://www.getty.edu/
Read MoreLA Cultural Pick: March 23-25
Ballet Preljocaj – Snow WhiteMarch 23-25Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. 135 North Grand Ave. LA, CA, 90012 With costumes by Jean Paul Gautier and the music of Gustav Mahler, this performance is likely to sell out soon. For information on tickets, please call (213) 972-0711 or visit http://www.musiccenter.org/
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