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La Rondine: LA Opera Saturday June 7, 7:30 P.M. Puccini’s lesser- known La Rondine contains beautiful pieces including: “Chi il bel sogno di Doretto,” and “Ma come puoi lasciarmi.” “La Rondine,” the swallow, revolves around the love between a free-spirited courtesan, Magda,…
Read MorePicasso, Dove of Peace, 1949 Pippa Bacca, an Italian performance artist on a mission to promote peace and cultural understanding was murdered during her journey last spring. Peace is one of the highest goals of art. May Pippa’s idealistic spirit always…
Read MoreFridays Off The 405 Friday, May 30, 6:00–9:00 p.m. Free admission; no reservations required. Free live music, gallery tours, California video screenings, cash bar, and more. Getty Center Museum Courtyard 1200 Getty Center Drive, LA, CA 90049. 310. 440.7300. http://www.getty.edu/visit/events/fridays_405_053008.html Salonen’s Piano Concerto…
Read MoreLACMA is hosting Monumental Monday replete with live music, entertainment, and hands-on art workshops. Free admission from 12-8p.m. Swing to the sounds of Art Deco and His Society Orchestra. Create your own art with artists Ismael de Anda and Eszter Delgado. Performance and art…
Read MoreColburn Dance Recital: Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Zipper Hall. Friday 7p.m. Dance Institute. Professional Training Spring Concert. Saturday 7:30 p.m.Spring Showcase. Sunday 3:00 p.m. Tap and Folklorico Showcase. Free admission, but reserved tickets required. Call 213 621-1050 Colburn School. 200 South Grand Avenue LA,…
Read MoreO body swayed to music, O brightening glance, How can we tell the dancer from the dance? William Butler Yeats, Among School Children Ludwig Van Beethoven called music “the electric soul in which the spirit lives.” The supremely talented Camerata Pacifica filled…
Read MoreWhat better way to feel refreshed on a balmy spring evening than with a soothing concert at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens? Camerata Pacifica, a Chamber Music ensemble based in Santa Barbara, will be gracing the Huntington with Mozart, Grieg, and Schumann.Tuesday…
Read MoreMusic: To Hear or Not to Hear Tosca is opening this weekend. LA Opera calls Tosca “Puccini’s action-packed pyschological thriller.” Sir Richard Armstrong conducts in May. Placido Domingo conducts the second week in June. LA Opera 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012. 213.972.7219. For tickets and times, visit http://www.losangelesopera.com/productions/0708/tosca/index.htm …
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