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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).

Deborah Hay’s Figure a Sea Creates a Space for Reflection

21/10/201617/10/2016 by Jane Rosenberg

United StatesUnited States Deborah Hay, Figure a Sea: Guests and Artists of the Cullberg Ballet, Freud Playhouse UCLA, Los Angeles, 16.10.2016. (JRo)

Cullberg Ballet. Credit: Phinn Sriployrung.
Cullberg Ballet (c) Phinn Sriployrung

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A Night to Revel in the Glory and Gore of Macbeth with Domingo and Semenchuk

30/09/201624/09/2016 by Jane Rosenberg

United StatesUnited States Verdi, Macbeth: Soloists, Chorus, and Orchestra of LA Opera / James Conlon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 22.9.2016. (JRo)

janemacbethpic
LA Opera’s Macbeth (c) Karen Almond

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Maestro: A Musical Portrait of Leonard Bernstein

20/08/201613/08/2016 by Jane Rosenberg

United StatesUnited States Leonard Bernstein & Various Composers – Maestro (Book by Hershey Felder): Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, 11.8.2016. (JRo)

 Hershey Felder as Leonard Bernstein. Photo credit: Hershey Felder Presents.

Hershey Felder as Leonard Bernstein. Photo credit: Hershey Felder Presents.

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From Elegant to Kitsch: ABT’s Ratmansky Program in Los Angeles

17/07/201611/07/2016 by Jane Rosenberg

United StatesUnited States Various composers: Alexei Ratmansky (choreographer), American Ballet Theatre, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 8.7.2016 (JRo)

Credit: Rosalie O'Connor.
Danill Simkin and Blaine Hoven in Serenade after Plato’s Symposium. Credit: Rosalie O’Connor.

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A Heartfelt World of Street Dance Embodied in Compagnie Käfig

23/06/201619/06/2016 by Jane Rosenberg

United StatesUnited States Various composers, Compagnie Käfig: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 17.6.16. (JRo)

Photo credit: Michel Cavalca
Photo credit: Michel Cavalca

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A Ballet Rarely Seen in the US: Frederick Ashton’s Romeo and Juliet

16/06/201606/06/2016 by Jane Rosenberg

Ashton: Romeo and Juliet, Los Angeles Ballet, Royce Hall, Los Angeles 4.6.2016 (JRo)

Los Angeles Ballet Ensemble. Credit: Reed Hutchinson.
Los Angeles Ballet Ensemble. Credit: Reed Hutchinson.

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A Lush and Satisfying La bohème at Los Angeles Opera

23/05/201616/05/2016 by Jane Rosenberg

United StatesUnited States Puccini, La bohème: LA Opera, Speranza Scappucci (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 14.5.2016. (JRo)

Mario Chang, Nino Machaidze, Giorgio Caoduro, and Janai Brugger in LA Opera's 2016 production of La Bohème (Photo credit: Ken Howard/LA Opera)
Mario Chang, Nino Machaidze, Giorgio Caoduro, and Janai Brugger in LA Opera’s La bohème
(c) Ken Howard/LA Opera)

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A New Musical Explores the Life of Lyricist Al Dubin

03/10/201615/05/2016 by Jane Rosenberg

United StatesUnited States Book by Leichtling & Sarner, I Only Have Eyes for You – The Life and Lyrics of Al Dubin: Gerald Sternbach (musical director), Montalban Theatre, Hollywood, 13.5.2016.  (JRo)

The Ensemble of I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU (photo credit: Michael Lamont)
The Ensemble of I Only Have Eyes for You (c) Michael Lamont

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