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Monday, October 10, 2011

Music review: Tim Fain's 'Portals' at the Broad Stage by Mark Swed

Tim Fain's "Portals" is a multi-media violin recital experiment which reached the West Coast Sunday at the Broad Stage and included the premiere of Philip Glass solo Partita. The experiment …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:51PM[SHARE]

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Opera review: Los Angeles Opera's 'Eugene Onegin' by Mark Swed

Mark Swed reviews Los Angeles Opera's first production of Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin," which opened the company's 26th season at the Music Center.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:00PM[SHARE]

Friday, September 16, 2011

Critic's Notebook: Orange County's new Soka Performing Arts Center by Mark Swed

The Soka Performing Arts Center, which opens Saturday night in Aliso Viejo, is a new acoustical jewel by star acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota. Mark Swed reports on a dress rehearsal by the Pacif…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:35PM[SHARE]

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Opera review: David Robertson conducts 'Wozzeck' in Santa Fe by Mark Swed

Santa Fe Opera revives Berg's "Wozzeck" for the first time in a decade. David Robertson is the exceptional conductor.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:15PM[SHARE]

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Spidey's raw deal: Julie Taymor, Peter Brook and Merce by Mark Swed

Poor Spidey got a raw deal. Mark Swed looks at the little of Julie Taymor's direction that is left in "Spider-Man: Turn Off the the Dark" in context of Peter Brook's "A Magic Flute" and the …

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:00AM[SHARE]

Monday, July 18, 2011