Category Archives: Benjamin Britten

LA Opera Gets “Screwed"…

Posted on March 18, 2011 by admin

By Victoria Looseleaf …so to speak. Not wishing to show her age (The Leaf arrived in the City of Angels as a mere babe, trust her), but to prove she’s been a cultural maven for some time now, she was … Continue reading →

Posted in ANN MURRAY, Benjamin Britten, HENRY JAMES, JONATHAN KENT, L.A. OPERA, MAD MEN, MICHAEL FLATLEY, MICHAEL KEPLER MEO, PATRICIA RACETTE, TAMARA WILSON, THE TURN OF THE SCREW, WILLIAM BURDEN | Comments Off on LA Opera Gets “Screwed"…

Debt in Venice

Posted on August 12, 2008 by admin

Gondolas at the Rialto Bridge. Photos © Victoria Looseleaf, 2008 By Victoria Looseleaf It’s been a while since your devoted scribe has posted, but she has been on a series of—as always—remarkable journeys. My most recent excursion was to Venice, … Continue reading →

Posted in Benjamin Britten, Casanova, Igor Stravinsky, Katharine Hepburn, Marino Fortuny, Mozart, Sergei Diahilev, Venice Biennale | Comments Off on Debt in Venice