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Tuesday, January 08, 2013

LA Opera Announces 2013-14 Season

No Wagner, but they do have Britten and Verdi; also, a second chance to see Einstein on the Beach:
  • Carmen
  • Falstaff
  • Magic Flute
  • Lucia di Lammermoor
  • Thais
  • Billy Budd
  • Einstein on the Beach (!!!!)
  • Jonah and the Whate (new piece "inspired by" Britten's Noye's Fludde)
  • Dmitri Hvorostovsky in concert
  • Audra McDonald in concert
Well, I've never Thais. Maybe something interesting will be on at LAPO or LACMA or LBO when it's playing.
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10 comments:

  1. Henry HollandJanuary 9, 2013 at 10:25:00 AM PST

    Wow, I'm actually going to go to some operas in Los Angeles in 2013/14!

    The Billy Budd cast looks good and it's a great production; I love Thais and will grab the chance to see it in the theater and I can't pass up the chance to experience Einstein live. I hope they have a "you can get up, get a beer and come back" policy in place for it.

    Thanks for the heads up.

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  2. Henry HollandJanuary 9, 2013 at 10:55:00 AM PST

    Hahaha, maybe if I clicked through to the proper page....yes, Einstein is done without the traditional intermissions, come and go quietly.

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  3. Lisa HirschJanuary 12, 2013 at 8:58:00 AM PST

    Haha, yeah. I think I might suggest two short breaks, because I missed one of the scenes almost entirely and somewhat regret it.

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  4. CruzSFJanuary 16, 2013 at 5:25:00 PM PST

    This is the fourth time I'm trying to send a message. Testing.

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  5. CruzSFJanuary 16, 2013 at 5:31:00 PM PST

    Ok. So I'm surprised that both of you are excited to see Thais. When I saw it as a Met HD several years ago, I had trouble staying awake after the first act. The very end, I liked, too. But e rest was pretty without much interest, IMO. What's the appeal of this opera to you two?

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  6. Lisa HirschJanuary 17, 2013 at 8:38:00 AM PST

    Mostly that I've never seen it. I've never heard the whole opera, either.

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  7. CruzSFJanuary 17, 2013 at 8:21:00 PM PST

    Ok. That makes sense. I'm a sucker for operas I've never seen (see my interest in The Passenger at HGO, and the upcoming Dolores Claiborne here).

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  8. Lisa HirschJanuary 18, 2013 at 7:12:00 AM PST

    Exactly. I have a little list.

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  9. CruzSFJanuary 18, 2013 at 4:10:00 PM PST

    Enviable list! (Great idea, though. It's time for me to start mine. Thanks.)

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  10. Lisa HirschJanuary 18, 2013 at 4:59:00 PM PST

    Patrick Vaz's is even better (Reverberate Hills). I think his is public....

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