UpBeat Live /The Nutcracker with Dudamel
Disney Hall 111 S Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, United StatesGustavo Dudamel leads the Los Angeles Philharmonic in a magical program combining Tchaikovsky's beloved holiday score with selections from Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn's swinging Nutcracker Suite, including "Sugar Rum Find out more »
Pre-performance Lectures: LA Opera’s “Tosca” (all performances)
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, United StatesThe Los Angeles Opera presents Puccini's immortal Tosca—a suspenseful political drama and love story centered on the fictional diva and force of nature, Floria Tosca. Dr. Brown-Montesano will delve into Find out more »
“Insights” Lecture and Interview / Pasadena Symphony
The Ambassador Auditorium - Pasadena 131 S. St. John Ave, Pasadena, CA, United StatesFor its second concert of the season, the Pasadena Symphony spotlights two late Romantic favorites: Sibelius's masterful Violin Concerto in D Minor, featuring violinist Alexandra Conunova, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. Find out more »
Prelude Lecture / Daniil Trifonov
The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, United StatesThe La Jolla Music Society presents celebrated Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov in a tour-de-force program that showcases his ferocious technical skill and expressive artistry. Join Dr. Brown-Montesano for a pre-concert Find out more »
Pre-Concert Conversation / Attacca Quartet
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA, United StatesThe Attacca Quartet unveils works from its second album devoted to the works of Pulitzer-prize winner Caroline Shaw. The new release, Evergreen, follows in the spirit of Attacca's 2020 album 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 »
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 »
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 / 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 »
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 »