Culture
“Lucia di Lammermoor” and “Die Fledermaus”: Fidelity, fatality, frivolity
August 11, 2017Tremendously exciting singing by world-class artists.
Read more“The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs”: A new opera tapped for greatness?
August 8, 2017Jobs will undoubtedly long remain a figure much studied and speculated about, divisive and complicated, heroic and pathetic.
Read more“Storm Over Asia”: Soviet film to screen in L.A.
July 24, 2017The sprawling saga occurs during the Russian Civil War and depicts a forerunner of Third World liberation movements.
Read moreHershey Felder’s “Our Great Tchaikovsky,” musical biography and pro-gay manifesto
July 24, 2017"Our Great Tchaikovsky" is a combination of musical gems—not just the all-time hits such as The Nutcracker and The 1812 Overture, but also some precious pianistic miniatures.
Read moreNetflix’s “Bright” tackles class, racism, and police brutality through Urban Fantasy
July 24, 2017"Bright" takes on today's race and justice problem in an interesting and new way.
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