Jane Rosenberg

Jane Rosenberg is the author and illustrator of books on the performing arts and writes reviews and articles about ballet, opera, and classical music. Her books include: Dance Me A Story: Twelve Tales of the Classic Ballets; Sing Me A Story: The Metropolitan Opera's Book of Opera Stories for Children; and Play Me A Story: A Child's Introduction to Classical Music Through Stories and Poems (book and CD).

Hugo Marchand leads a stellar troupe of dancers from Paris Opera Ballet in Los Angeles

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United StatesUnited States ‘BalletNOW, Superstars of Paris’: Dancers of Paris Opera Ballet, Elena Bonnay (piano), Julie Sévilla-Fraysse (cello). Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 1.8.2026. (JRo)

Hugo Marchand in Béjart’s Bolero (not in the current program) © Julien Benhamou

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An inspiring re-creation of two historic dance collaborations in Beverly Hills

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United StatesUnited States Cage, Anderson – ‘Dancing with Bob: Brown, Rauschenberg & Cunningham Onstage’: Trisha Brown Dance Company. The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, 7.5.2025. (JRo)

Ashley Merker and Catherine Kirk in Trisha Brown’s Set and Reset © Ben McKeown

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Verdi’s Falstaff, in all his rotund glory, returns to delight audiences in Los Angeles

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United StatesUnited States Verdi, Falstaff: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 18.4.2026. (JRo)

Deanna Breiwick (Nannetta), Sarah Saturnino (Meg Page), Nicole Heaston (Alice Ford) and Hyona Kim (Mistress Quickly) © Cory Weaver

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