Five-Spot: What caught my eye on November 24, 2011
By Robert D. Thomas Music Critic Pasadena Star-News/San Gabriel Valley Tribune/Whittier Daily News ______________________ Normally each Thursday morning, I list five events that peak my interest,...
View ArticleAROUND TOWN/MUSIC: Look ahead to 2012
By Robert D. Thomas Music Critic Pasadena Star-News/San Gabriel Valley Tribune/Whittier Daily News Last week I looked back at some of the memorable events of 2011 (LINK). Today I look forward, and...
View ArticleFive-Spot: What caught my eye on February 9, 2012
By Robert D. Thomas Music Critic Pasadena Star-News/San Gabriel Valley Tribune/Whittier Daily News ______________________ Each Thursday, I list five events that pique my interest, including (ideally)...
View ArticleSTORY AND LINKS: LA Opera announced 2012-2013 season
By Robert D. Thomas Music Critic Pasadena Star-News/San Gabriel Valley Tribune/Whittier Daily News With three big anniversaries occurring in 2013 — the bicentennials of the births of Giuseppe Verdi...
View ArticleOVERNIGHT REVIEW: LA Opera opens Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” last night at...
By Robert D. Thomas Music Critic Pasadena Star-News/San Gabriel Valley Tribune/Whittier Daily News ______________________ Los Angeles Opera: Verd’s Simon Boccanegra February 11, 2012 Dorothy Chandler...
View ArticleOVERNIGHT REVIEW: Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Mario Chang win top prizes at Operalia
By Robert D. Thomas Music Critic Pasadena Star-News/San Gabriel Valley Tribune/Whittier Daily News Mario Chang of Guatemala and Rachel Willis-Sørensen of the United States won the top prizes at...
View ArticleNEWS: Domingo, Koelsch ink long-term extensions with LA Opera
By Robert D. Thomas Music Critic Pasadena Star-News/San Gabriel Valley Tribune/Whittier Daily News Barring unforeseen circumstances (e.g., illness, death or artist pique), Los Angeles Opera has...
View ArticleLA Opera announces 2015-2016 season
By Robert D. Thomas Music Critic The Los Angeles News Group Jake Hegge’s opera “Moby-Dick” will be part of the 2015-16 Los Angeles Opera season. _______________________ There’s a healthy dose of the...
View ArticleNEWS: Indeed, great news! Conlon renews LA Opera contract for three more years
By Robert D. Thomas Music Critic Southern California News Group With no fanfare, merely a simple media release, Los Angeles Opera took a supremely important stop in its growth by announcing that Music...
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