On a whim, I bought a ticket to see Rene Fleming at the L.A. Opera a couple of months ago and though I was the only one attending under 35, it was a great performance and my youth worked to my benefit in the mad dash to the ladies room during intermission. I recommend throwing back two glasses of Pinot before the show. This helps induce an emotionally vulnerable condition right before being ambushed by passionate & emotionally charged music, expertly delivered. If you're lucky, you'll walk out in tears!
Be sure to catch:
Ring Festival L.A. at the L.A. Opera, April-June 2010, www.ringfestivalla.com
'More than a century ago, composer Richard Wagner conceived his epic four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen as a festival event that completely engaged the city of Bayreuth, Germany. In 2010, LA Opera will join forces with more than 75 cultural and educational institutions in Los Angeles to stage Ring Festival LA. Southern Californians and cultural tourists from around the world will be able to enjoy a wide variety of special exhibitions, performances, symposia and special events all centered on LA Opera's upcoming presentation of Wagner's Ring cycle in 2010, the first time that the epic masterwork will be presented in its entirety in Los Angeles.'Just in time for the L.A. Opera's premiere of Wagner's Ring Cycle, so too has LACMA decided to get in on L.A.'s informal Germanfest action!
Go see: "Myths, Legends and Cultural Renewal: Wagner's Sources" will explore the Germanic myths, folk tales and legends that inspired Wagner, Goethe, the Brothers Grimm and other Germanic artists.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Blvd. $12. Noon to 8 p.m. Thursday; Noon to 9 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. (323) 857-6000; www.lacma.org.
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