Search results
Commentary: Bill Viola was our greatest video artist, but he couldn't have done it without sound
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 1 week agoFor the record: 5:13 p.m. July 16, 2024: On a stormy, steamy summer day in 2003, as I approached the...
Acclaimed video artist Bill Viola dies at 73, created landmark `Tristan und Isolde' production
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 week agoLONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Bill Viola, a video artist who combined with director Peter Sellars on a...
HMS Diamond returns to UK after protecting shipping from Houthi attacks
PA Media: UK News via Yahoo Canada News· 3 weeks agoRoyal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond has returned to Portsmouth after six months in the Red Sea and Gulf...
Big changes afoot at 3 great San Francisco classical music institutions
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 4 weeks agoA seismic shift in San Francisco's classical music mirrors change afoot in L.A. With leadership turnover, could existential changes alter the city's cultural life?
Column: What is the state of opera in L.A.? OperaFest LA tells only half the story
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months agoThe opera world is turning its attention to L.A. with World Opera Forum and Opera America conferences, but they're missing much of the city's best work.
‘I’m A Virgo’s’ Jharrel Jerome on Playing a Giant, Working with Boots Riley and His Music Career
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 2 months ago“13-foot tall Black Man in Oakland.” That’s how “I’m a Virgo” creator Boots Riley pitched his latest...
Esa-Pekka Salonen's resignation in San Francisco is a wake-up call for arts groups nationwide
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 4 months agoConductor Esa-Pekka Salonen's statement about the San Francisco Symphony board has crucial...
Opinion: 'Oppenheimer's' best performance — reminding us that we live in dangerous times
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoOn Oscar night, millions will tune in to see whether the captivating story about the race to create the world’s first nuclear weapon will take home an armload of Academy Awards. As we watch, ...
Does adding scents to a symphony make sense? Scriabin and synesthesia in San Francisco
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoEsa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony add color and, courtesy of a perfumer at Cartier, scent to Scriabin's 'Prometheus.' Does the novelty prove effective?
Happy 95th birthday, Frank Gehry. Let's give you the Disney Hall you really wanted
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoAfter 20 years, Walt Disney Concert Hall has changed Los Angeles and its philharmonic orchestra, but...