Category Archives: LOS ANGELES OPERA

The Marvelous Mark Morris

By Victoria Looseleaf @font-face { font-family: “Cambria”; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } How do I love thee, Mark Morris? Let me count the ways. Let’s just … Continue reading

Posted in APOLLO’S ANGELS, HANDEL, JENNIFER HOMANS, JOAN ACOCELLA, JOHN ADAMS, LOS ANGELES OPERA, MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP, NIXON IN CHINA, THE HARD NUT | Leave a comment

Of Turks, Tenors and Titillating Trillers: Il Turco in Italia

By Victoria Looseleaf @font-face { font-family: “Cambria”; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } There’s something delicious about the way the word ‘Turk’ sounds in Italian. Il Turco. … Continue reading

Posted in ANNA NETREBKO, BAVARIAN STATE OPERA, CRISTOF LOY, DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION, HARPNOSIS, JAMES CONLON, LOS ANGELES OPERA, MILLS COLLEGE, NINO MACHAIDZE, ROSSINI | Leave a comment

On Swans, Seasons Greetings and Boxed Sets: Calling All Balletomanes

@font-face { font-family: “Cambria”; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } By Victoria Looseleaf With swans in the air, or at least on screen (my review of the … Continue reading

Posted in ALICIA ALONSO, BLACK SWAN, BUD CORT, DARREN ARONOFSKY, FIDEL CASTRO, FIRST RUN FEATURES, KNOPF, LOHENGRIN, LOS ANGELES OPERA, NIJINSKY, NUREYEV, PAVLOVA, SVETLANA ZAKHAROVA, VAI, VLADIMIR MALAKHOV | Leave a comment