There has been much hype around the star-studded Othello currently playing at the Barrymore Theatre. Its two protagonists, Denzel Washington in the title role and Jake Gyllenhaal (Iago) are major Hollywood stars, and tickets to…

Think of your favorite opera composer. You have listened to many of his masterpieces over and over again. Even if you haven’t heard everything, you are aware of his body of published works and relish…

Four years after our last interview, it was a pleasure to catch up with world-renowned baritone Simon Keenlyside in Los Angeles where he was performing Mahler songs in L.A. Phil’s “Mahler’s Journey” concert. For biographical…

From February 19 through the 23rd, Los Angeles Opera and Beth Morrison Projects presented the West Coast premiere of Adoration, an opera with music by Mary Kouyoumdjian and libretto by Royce Vavrek. The work premiered last year at Prototype Festival in…

The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Mahler Grooves Festival is currently underway at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, regaling audiences with three different concerts until March 9. The festival’s “groovy” title has its origins in 1970s Los…

Translation is a multifaceted art capable not only of illuminating aspects of a work that might otherwise remain obscured, but also of generating unique creative possibilities. On February 11 at Carnegie Hall, The Orchestra Now’s…

American Classical Orchestra’s 40th anniversary season continued on January 30th with a performance of Bach’s St. John Passion in a packed Alice Tully Hall. The entire experience was magnificent and transporting in the perfect synergy…