Verdi’s long journey to his final opera—his only successful comic work—is a lesson in perseverance and reinvention. He was 80 years old when Falstaff premiered at La Scala in Milan, Italy—the same house where Verdi’s first work, Oberto, Count of Boniface,...
Part of the LAO’s “Exploring Operas” seminars, this particular event aims to educate—and inspire—K-12 teachers about ways to incorporate opera into their lesson plans. Topic forthcoming ASAP! “Opera in the Classroom” seminars are held via Zoom and provide an exciting...
My kickoff lecture for this terrific FREE series of public lectures from LA Opera Connects will look into the musical idiom commonly labeled “minimalism” and more specifically Philip Glass’s Ahknaten, the third opera in this “Portrait...
Opening my holiday season with a happy return to Le Salon de Musiques! We have a powerhouse quartet of musicians for this special concert: violinists Martin Chalifour and Ray Ushikubo, violist Carson Rick, and cellist Allan Hong will present works Mozart, Schumann,...
What fun to share insights about Puccini’s most popular opera as part of Los Angeles Opera’s “Exploring Opera” virtual seminars, open to all opera lovers! My presentation will focus on the winning formula—the exciting stylistic elements in both...
