Concert and opera reviews from Southern California.
The entire concert was most impressive and inspiring because of Mr. Domingo, who just turned 76 and still sang and conducted almost non-stop with boundless energy.
Read MoreLoosely based on the 1991 critical edition by Michael Kaye, but replaced most of the dialogues with Guiraud’s long recitatives that made it a long evening
Read MoreProkofiev’s Second Violin Concerto heard Japanese violinist Sayaka Shoji’s serenely beautiful and confident playing. Shoji’s playing was notable for its confident manner and wide expressive nuance
Read MoreFrom the famous opening ‘fate’ motif, the listener was treated to a thrilling roller-coaster ride of light and darkness, purposeful and suspenseful, lyrical and dramatic.
Read MoreAt age 51, Ms. Racette still sounds and looks fabulous, requiring little suspension of belief on the part of the opera-goer.
Read MoreMs. Grimaud showed us in the first two movements that passion and poetry could be sharply contrasting two sides of the same coin
Read MoreL.A. Opera’s Music Director since 2006, James Conlon not only gave a highly stimulating pre-opera talk, but also directed a stylish and lively Abduction, balancing Mozart’s comical Turkish elements with the soft tender moments between the lovers.
Read Morewhen the music began, this unlikely couple showed their chemistry and uncanny ability to finish each other’s musical thoughts and phrases as if they were long-lost twins.
Read MoreThe latest to visit L.A. was German/Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili, who played the Tchaikovsky d-minor Violin Concerto in a glossy, lyrical fashion that matched the shine of her flowing silver gown.
Read MoreThe immediate impression one got upon first hearing was the Trio’s big, brash Romantic sounds
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