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La Boheme

7:30 p.m. May 12
Bolshoi Ballet: Swan Lake

7:30 p.m. daily from June 7 until June 9

With Tchaikovsky's haunting, luminous music, Swan Lake is arguably the world's best known ballet. It is also one that choreographers (and filmmaker...

2009 | BEST UNLIKELY ENCOUNTER WITH A MODERNIST MASTERPIECE

In the bar and lounge area on the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion's mezzanine level is an exceptional work of art: Hanging a few inches above a row of overstuffed chintz armchairs, next to a tapestry in high relief depicting a medieval village stage set, is a Frank Stella 1966 Irregular Polygon, the kind one usually finds only in a major modern art museum. Here, the viewer can get unusually close to the artwork; in fact, the piece hangs so near the armchairs that before performances and during... More »

The Bitch Is Back

By Ann Haskins | Thu, March 22, 2012

Julia Roberts' name above the upcoming film confirms choreographer Angelin Preljocaj's contention that despite the title, the character Snow White is not nearly as interesting as the wicked queen and the mirror that incites her murderous efforts o... More »
Simon Boccanegra

By Mary Beth Crain | Thu, February 16, 2012

Every great composer is entitled to one fiasco, and Giuseppe Verdi's was Simon Boccanegra. It flopped big-time at its 1857 premiere in Venice. But one era's bomb is another's Boheme, and L.A. Opera's current production of the opera Verdi might hav... More »
Thank You, Baby Jesus, for the Free Downtown Parking

By Ann Haskins | Thu, December 22, 2011

Angelenos get the rare gift of gratis parking at the Music Center for the equally free, three-hour, 52nd annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration, which ranges from endearing children's choirs to the polished professionalism of the Gay Men's Chorus ... More »
The Many Moves of Scotland

By Ann Haskins | Thu, September 22, 2011

Promising to smash stereotypic expectations of kilts and bagpipes, the Scottish Ballet arrives to launch the 2011-2012 Music Center dance series. Over four decades, Scotland's national company has built a reputation for its equal attention to clas... More »

2009 | BEST UNLIKELY ENCOUNTER WITH A MODERNIST MASTERPIECE