Author Archives: Ted Kane

Renèe Fleming Returns to LA Opera in The Light in the Piazza

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Ted Kane

The legendary Renèe Fleming returns to Los Angeles for seven performances of The Light in the Piazza, the Tony Award wining musical by Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas. Ms. Fleming was last seen locally in recital at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion … Continue reading →

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Review: LA Opera’s La Bohème

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Ted Kane

There is no plot more elemental than “boy meets girl-boy loses girl-boy regains girl,” and there is no more perennial opera than La Bohème, which follows this formula for both its main and secondary storylines. Paring easily relatable characters and … Continue reading →

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Earth, Wind & Fireworks at the Hollywood Bowl

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Ted Kane

Earth, Wind & Fire are one of the longest running and most successful groups in R&B history, and their performance last Friday, September 13th, at the Hollywood Bowl showed that their musical powers remain elemental. Now in their fiftieth year, … Continue reading →

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LA Opera Kicks Off the 2019-20 Season Saturday with a New Production of La Boheme

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Ted Kane

LA Opera opens its 2019-20 season this Saturday, September 14th, with Puccini’s masterpiece La Boheme. The classic tale of love and loss has been a career maker for many great singers over the years; in this staging, Angelenos will be … Continue reading →

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Herbie Hancock Calls Next at the Bowl

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Ted Kane

Herbie Hancock brought his current group and array of younger guest artists to the Hollywood Bowl on August 21st for a concert dubbed Herbie Hancock: Next Generation. R+R=Now, a supergroup helmed by keyboardist Robert Glasper, opened the night with a … Continue reading →

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Peter and the Wolf at the Hollywood Bowl

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Ted Kane

The Los Angeles Philharmonic presented an entertaining evening of Russian music at the Hollywood Bowl on August 20th. The orchestra was joined by actor John C. Reilly and the puppet-based troupe Blind Summit Theatre for the program’s featured piece, a … Continue reading →

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Herbie Hancock, John C. Reilly with LA Phil Highlight Next Week at the Bowl

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Ted Kane

Two of the most intriguing shows of Los Angeles Philharmonic’s summer season at the Hollywood Bowl are coming up next week. On Tuesday night, August 20th, the orchestra will be presenting a program of Russian music highlighted by a staging … Continue reading →

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Pacific Opera Project’s Mikado Makes Our Little List

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Ted Kane

Pacific Opera Project’s 2019 season continues next week with a three week revival of the company’s colorful production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s enduring comic masterpiece The Mikado at the Ebell Club in Highland Park. The operetta opens on Friday, August … Continue reading →

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Idyllwild Arts Returns to Disney Hall August 4th

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Ted Kane

The High School Summer Chamber Festival Orchestra and Festival Choir of Idyllwild Arts will hold their annual culminating concert on Aug 4 at Walt Disney Concert Hall. More than 100 students from the prestigious music school in the San Jacinto … Continue reading →

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Surf & Stein: 12th Annual Surf Guitar Convention Returns to Alpine Village

Posted on July 28, 2019 by Ted Kane

Do you like Surf music? Tiki culture? Awesome faux German bierhalles that may or may not be razed for ‘progress’ some time in the foreseeable future? With every yes you answered, you know in you heart that you need to … Continue reading →

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