A marvelous barber, attractive lovers and merry pranks mark LA Opera’s The Barber of Seville

United StatesUnited States Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of LA Opera / Louis Lohraseb (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 21.10.2023. (JRo)

Joshua Hopkins (Figaro), Isabel Leonard (Rosina) and Edgardo Rocha (Almaviva) © Cory Weaver

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A richly choreographed, visually stunning portrait of Frida Kahlo from Dutch National Ballet

United StatesUnited States Peter Salem (composer), Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (choreographer), Frida: Dancers of Dutch National Ballet, members of the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and other artists / Matthew Rowe (conductor). Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, 16.7.2023. (JRo)

Dutch National Ballet’s Frida © Hans Gerritsen

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Beverly Hills sees a little night magic: Pauline Garcia Viardot’s The Last Sorcerer

United StatesUnited States Pauline Viardot, The Last Sorcerer (Le Dernier Sorcier): Soloists, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus’ Chamber Singers (Artistic Director: Fernando Malvar-Ruiz), Lucy Tucker Yates (piano), Sing for Hope Production. Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, 3.3.2023. (JRo)

Camille Zamora and Monica Yunus

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