Angela Hewitt in Beverly Hills, a Hopeless Romantic for Bach
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Her piano for this recital was a Steinway, a warmer, more romantic-sounding instrument than the Fazioli, all the better for conveying the romanticism of Bach.
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Korean Conductor Gives Sparkle to Italian Belcanto Gem
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Angela Meade, replacing the indisposed Rodriguez, sang from the side of the stage, while choreographer Nicola Bowie acted the role of Queen Elizabeth in costume on stage.
Read MoreRussian Week 2: Electric Partnership of MTT and Daniil Trifonov
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To describe 28-year-old Daniil Trifonov as classical music’s brightest young star pianist is in a sense to do him a disservice, for he is above all an artist.
Read MoreA Shockingly Good Russian Week with Dudamel and Pianist Seong-Jin Cho
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Cho, born in 1994, commands the technical brilliance and expressive power to rival and, in some cases, top the best of them. His K-pop star good looks did not hurt, either.
Read MoreThe Magic Returns in LA Opera's 'Flute'
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Kosky’s staging retains the same whimsical delights– a black widow spider Queen, Monostatos & co. turning to the Rockettes, Pamina and Papageno hopping over rooftops like a video game.
Read MoreUnder Salonen, Colburn School Orchestra Plays Wagner Like Gods
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Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen proved a superb colorist in this music. He reading was dark, tense, brooding in the narrative, and soft, warm, radiant in the Winterstürme.
Read MoreAmateur Orchestra Impresses in All-Beethoven Concert
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Vicente Chamber Orchestra's musicians are lawyers, doctors, tech executives, etc. – serious dilettantes who dream of playing in an orchestra.
Read MoreGreat Music and Singing Bring Life to a Morbid 'La Bohème'
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Barrie Kosky's production is a not-completely-traditional production with a few surprises along the way.
Read MoreSet in the Roaring Twenties, LA Opera's Art Deco 'Traviata' is a Rip-Roaring Success
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Choreographer Kitty McNamee transforms the traditionally gypsy dance in the party scene into a Gatsby-like dance party of flapper showgirls, a jazz band, and fashionable partygoers in their chiffons and velvet.
Read MorePlácido Domingo in Full Control of LA Opera’s ‘Wild Cat’
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In his 151st career role, Maestro Domingo plays the title role of Juanillo, an outlaw known by the nickname “El Gato” (the “wildcat”).
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