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Bravos: Lister news from the field
More good deeds deserve more big kudos — here’s our current crop of recent proud moments: First, the most enthusiastic congrats go to Carolyn (Schultz) Noonchester and her new husband, Kevin! Carolyn...
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unReview for unSUNg #1
As our lead reviewers were either performing with us or otherwise occupied during our first unSUNg concert, let’s be clear: this is not an attempt to review our own event. But I’d like to personally...
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Enhancing the cultural richness of Redlands
Redlands Opera Theater hosted its second annual benefit gala at the majestic Congregation Emanu El in Redlands last Saturday evening, August 24. The brainchild of two young, local sopranos (music...
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Opera Pasadena’s Pirates of Penzance
“The Pirates of Penzance,” was first presented in 1879 at the 5th Avenue Theatre in New York. It was the first time a Gilbert & Sullivan production made its world premiere in the United States,...
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Redlands Opera Theatre offers two treats for Halloween
Redlands Opera Theatre brought a wonderfully spooky production to the stage on October 25 and 26. The program included unusual fare for their audience, double-billing a one-man play about Edgar Allen...
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CCMN: Be different
Vocal focus from CCMN* SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VOCAL EVENTS Lauri D. Goldenhersh’s Weekly Highlights Bring in the new and different! There are fewer concerts this weekend (probably a result of the...
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Bits of Mozart with Redlands Opera Theatre
The Redlands Opera Theatre event, entitled “Mozart Vignettes and Arias,” was a truly enjoyable experience on Sunday, February 23. Held in the sanctuary of the Redlands First United Methodist Church,...
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Tenor to the rescue for IOC’s ‘Tales of Hoffman’
Being an impresario for a local opera company can sometimes make for a more exciting life than those of the characters being portrayed onstage… In a recent production of The Tales of Hoffman by the...
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Sunday Afternoon in Redlands with Shakespeare
The Redlands Opera Theatre closed their 2013-2014 season with a charming program entitled “The Bard Meets Opera.” The selections of music were inspired by the works of William Shakespeare. Some of the...
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A warm and welcoming ‘Requiem’ from ArteMusica
Soloists Yolanta Tensor, Christa Stevens, Andrew Bennett and E. Scott Levin take their bows with orchestra members and ArteMusica conductor Ermanno Zotti. Saturday night’s performance of Mozart’s...
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Two shorts in a long success by COPOLA
The Chamber Opera Players of Los Angeles, founded by E. Scott Levin and Ariel Pisturino, specializes in presenting quirky chamber operas which can be performed in under an hour, using small casts and...
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Dance through Spain with ‘Goyescas’ and IOC
by Jenna Friedman, guest reviewer Independent Opera Company, an exciting local company that started in the spring of 2012, put on a wonderful production of Enrique Granados’s Goyescas and accompanying...
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Retro fauna drama with Chorale Bel Canto
Chorale Bel Canto and Redlands Opera Theatre hit the stage with an unusual program from eras past You probably know what a unicorn and a gorgon (e.g. Medusa) look like. But this logo from the UK record...
View ArticleThe devil went down to Redlands: ‘Faust’ comes to Redlands Opera Theatre
by Jonathan Keplinger Redlands Opera Theatre’s recent production of Charles Gounod’s immortal masterpiece, Faust, was presented in Kimberly Hall of the First Congregational Church of Redlands, with...
View ArticleSinging the beat all the way to your toes
Do you dance? It’s surprising to hear from classical singers and instrumentalists how little time they spend dancing. A recent conversation may have shed some light, as one of our Listers explained,...
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NEA grant for Hear Now Festival
Big kudos today for one of LA finest contemporary music endeavors! Hear Now Music Festival, an annual weekend of concerts featuring wonders of innovation and top-notch performers from SoCal and beyond....
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Two grant awards for Vox Femina bring help & funding
Vox Femina is facing their 20th Anniversary season… and getting a little help from their funding friends, with two grants awarded last month that will help the excellent choral organization grow even...
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A friend’s remembrance, and memorial details for countertenor Brian Asawa
Beloved world-renowned countertenor Brian Asawa was a vibrant part of the vocal world at large. When he passed away in April, it was a shock to that global community, and tributes have been posted all...
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Big vocals, on any scale
Vocal focus from CCMN* Southern CA Vocal Events Lauri D. Goldenhersh’s Weekly Highlights With Memorial Day coming up, I’ll be covering the next two weeks in this column, and there’s plenty to keep...
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A “pill” you can hear
We talk about the benefits of laughter. We certainly talk about all of the things music can do for us. But this sums it up: the right dosage, at the right time, can change a day or a week. Diligent...
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