United States George Balanchine, Alexei Ratmansky, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 11.7.2013 (JRo)
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Adamo’s “Gospel”: Half a Fine New Opera Better Than None
United States Mark Adamo, The Gospel of Mary Magdalene (World Premiere): Soloists, orchestra and chorus of San Francisco Opera, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 19.6.2013 (HS)
The Bittersweet “Little Mortal Jumps” Shares the Stage with the Ornate “Scheherazade” and “Azimuth”
United States Alonzo King, Scheherazade, Azimuth: Alonzo King Lines Ballet; Alejandro Cerrudo, Little Mortal Jumps: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 21.6.2013-23.6.2013 (JRo)
A Well Sung Tosca, Unmoored from History
United States Puccini, Tosca: LA Opera, Placido Domingo (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 18.5.2013-8.6.2013 (JRo)
Rossini’s Cinderella: A Musical, Visual, and Comedic Delight
United States Gioachino Rossini, Jacopo Ferretti, La Cenerentola: LA Opera, James Conlon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 23.3.2013-13.4.2013 (JRo)
Dangerous Games: The Dance Theatrics of Wim Vandekeybus
United States Wim Vandekeybus, What the Body Does Not Remember: Ultima Vez, Royce Hall UCLA, Los Angeles 15.3.2013-16.3.2013
An Entertaining but Perplexing Staging of The Flying Dutchman
United States Richard Wagner, The Fying Duthchman: LA Opera, James Conlon (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, (9.03.2013) (JRo)
The Rite of Spring at 100: Still Working Its Magic
United States Adams, Pärt, Stravinsky: Soloists, Joffrey Ballet, Scott Speck (conductor), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 1.2.2013-3.2.2013 (JRo)