arts and entertainment
Giuseppe Verdi’s “Nabucco”: 19th-century political theater
November 10, 2017In the case of this Verdi spectacle, it remains thematically and politically pertinent 175 years later.
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“The Consul”: 1950 opera still a powerful affirmation of humanity
October 18, 2017Italian-American opera composer Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) had his first big popular success with this full-length “musical drama."
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Pablo Milanés: His love song to Cuba hailed in the Dominican Republic
October 13, 2017Milanés, the great Cuban nueva trova composer and singer, performed to a large audience that nearly filled the beautiful seaside Juan Lockwood Amphitheater.
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Comic master Neil Simon turns to psychological drama in “Lost in Yonkers”
October 3, 2017Simon: “My view is, ‘how sad and funny life is.’ I can't think of a humorous situation that does not involve some pain. I used to ask, ‘What is a funny situation?’ Now I ask, ‘What...
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“I: Witness”: An uplifting look at Chicano history in Los Angeles
April 12, 2017The actors created a palpable sense of urgency reflecting the tumultuous 1960s.
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