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Cultural Events LA: Dec 9, Dec 10, Dec 11
Family Art Night: A Head of Fashion- Fri, December 9– Norton Simon Museum Of Art 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Visit Nicolas de Largillière’s Portrait of Lambert de Vermont, c. 1697, and craft a fancy paper wig. Program free (with Museum admission) Designed for families with children ages 4 to 10 .411 W. Colorado Boulevard Pasadena, CA 91105 626.449.6840 http://www.nortonsimon.org/…
Read MoreA little Sibelius to soothe those affected by the Santa Anas: “Chorus of the Winds” from the Tempest. Op. 109
As you rake the leaves, turn on the lights, and look at the beauty untouched that is all around us- Enjoy!
Read MoreCultural Events LA: Dec 2, Dec 3, Dec 4
The Joffrey Ballet-Nutcracker Dorothy Chandler Pavillion Friday, Dec. 2-2:00 pm & 7:30 p.m; Sat Dec 3- 2:00&7:30 p.m; Sun. Dec 4th- 2:00 p.m. 135 North Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012. (213) 972-7211 http://musiccenter.org/ Los Angeles Free Music Society Sat, Dec 3,7:30 p.m. Getty Center, Harold M. Williams Auditorium Free; reservations required. Call (310) 440-7300 or visit: http://www.getty.edu/museum/programs/performances/saturday_nights.html Los…
Read MoreA splash of Fashion
ultural Cocktail Hour caught up with Harper’s Bazaar’s Editor-in-Chief Glenda Bailey this weekend.This image from her latest book evokes touches of Caillebotte. It depicts Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz floating on Central Park Lake. Elbaz dashed from the lake to attend the 2005 CFDA awards. Bailey revealed that at the ceremony, she “heard a squalching sound” behind her: Elbaz’s sopping footwear. He…
Read MoreCultural Events LA- Nov 12th – Nov 13th
Charles Gounoud’s ROMEO ET JULIETTE Sat. Nov. 12th 7:30 p.m. LA OPERA 135 North Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 972-8001 http://www.laopera.com/ LA OPERA has created a fantastic behind-the-scenes video on their homepage. Be sure to watch. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fraivWxHvdw&feature=youtu.be] …
Read MoreCultural Events LA- Nov 5th and 6th
LA OPERA- Open house- Nov 5th– FREE 9:30 A.M- 5:00 P.M Highlights include: Question and Answer Sessions hosted by Placido Domingo and James Conlon, back stage tours, costume, prop, and wig presentations, performances for children, screenings of “LA Traviata” and more! Some advance reservations required. For more information, please visit: http://www.laopera.com/support/openhouse.aspx Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra– Nov 5th and 6th Bach:…
Read MoreIn the news: Was Vincent Van Gogh Shot?
A CBS News report discusses a ground-breaking new biography by two Pulitzer-Prize winning writers who argue that Vincent Van Gogh may not have committed suicide, as has been long believed. Instead, their evidence points to his being shot by wealthy, rowdy teenage boys. The teens had taken previous pleasure in bullying Van Gogh by pouring salt in his…
Read MoreEugene Onegin
Opera Review: The Visual Poetry of LA Opera’s “Eugene Onegin” by Leticia Marie Sanchez “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight; Red sky at morning, sailors take warning.” During LA Opera’s psychologically profound production of Piotr Illyich Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin,” red skies foreshadowed emotional storms, from the passion-red sky faced by Tatiana the morning after she wrote her…
Read MoreARIA’s Opening Night Festivities at LA OPERA- From Russia with Love
ARIA’s Opening Night Festivities at LA Opera: From Russia With Love All text and Photography © 2011 By Leticia Marie Sanchez At LA Opera’s ARIA’s White Night party, chaired by actress and singer-songwriter Emmy Rossum a vivacious fur-capped hostess floated around the dance floor bearing divine desserts. As James Bond would say, from Russia With Love. The Maestro himself, Placido Domingo, appeared at the ARIA…
Read MoreCultural Events LA- September 17th and 18th
This weekend’s Cultural Cocktail involves the opening weekend of opera season! Two doses of Russian romance and 1 dose of Mozart Mischief- enjoy! PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY’S EUGENE ONEGIN Opens Sat. Sept. 17. 7:30 p.m. LA Opera. 135 North Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 972-8001 http://www.laopera.com/ ARIA WHITE NIGHT CELEBRATION with Emmy Rossum- Honorary ARIA Chair- Eugene Onegin After Party-…
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