Concert Intro / The Hunt
Mar Vista, CAThe Hunt. Why is Mozart's String Quartet No. 17 given this nickname? We will explore the hunting sounds that Mozart may have heard and how they turn up in the Find out more »
Pre-Concert Lecture / Behzod Abduraimov
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United StatesBehzod Abduraimov joins the La Jolla Music Society Piano Series, where Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano presents "Sources of Inspiration: a look at extramusical influences on composition." Concert program includes: PRICE Fantasie Negre Find out more »
UpBeat Live / Power to the People!
Disney Hall 111 S Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, United StatesPower to the People! Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano will interview Angélica Negrón, whose Moriviví is a world premiere and LA Phil commission. A multi-talented Puerto Rico-born artist, Ms. Negrón has composed for a vast Find out more »
Pre-Concert Lecture / Point Counterpoint
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United StatesPoint Counterpoint. In music this generally refers to a regulated and artistic method of combining two or more independent musical lines. More broadly, the term suggests contrast and enhanced clarity Find out more »
Podcast / Female Leads in Opera
PodcastIn this episode of Los Angeles Opera's podcast series, Dr. Kristi Brown-Montesano discusses the multifaceted female leads in the company's 2022-2023 season: Lucia, Tosca, Desdemona, Susanna, Mélisande. Season and single tickets available Find out more »
Pre-Concert Lectures / Lucia di Lammermoor
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, United StatesLucia is trapped in an impossible situation. Her abusive brother hates the man she loves. Worse, he's forcing her to marry someone else in a last-ditch effort to shore up Find out more »
Opera for Educators / Rhiannon Gidden’s Omar
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, United StatesRhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels bring their new opera—Omar—to Los Angeles. This presentation is open to the public, not just educators! Co-presentation with Dr. Tiffany Kuo on the sounds of contemporary Find out more »
Final Pre-Concert Lecture / Lucia di Lammermoor
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, United StatesLucia is trapped in an impossible situation. Her abusive brother hates the man she loves. Worse, he's forcing her to marry someone else in a last-ditch effort to shore up Find out more »
Opera for Educators / Tosca
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, United StatesTosca: Puccini's ultimate prima donna! This Opera for Educators session is open to the public, not just educators! Dr. Brown-Montesano will delve into the aesthetics of Italian “verismo” (“realism”) and Find out more »
Pre-Concert Lecture / Israel Philharmonic Concert
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United StatesThe Israel Philharmonic makes its first Orange County appearance in 14 years under the baton of its new Music Director Lahav Shani with an all-Prokofiev program, including music from the Find out more »