Cronenberg will direct the United States premiere of the opera based on what is perhaps his best-known work: his 1986 remake of the 1958 film, \”The Fly,\” which in turn was based on a 1957 George Langelaan short story.
This may be your only chance to help a budding filmmaker out and see \”The Impossible Itself.\”
There\’s nothing like a heated, intelligent political debate to get Jews\’ social synapses firing. Jewish Journal staff writer, Brad Greenberg, a.k.a. The God Blogger, will be holding the reins of \”The Young Jewish Vote,\” where Republican Jewish Coalition Director Larry Greenfield will face Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Pasadena) in a battle to win the hearts and educated minds of young Jewish professionals between the ages of 21 and 39
Critics have called the Long Beach Opera (LBO) \”daring,\” \”unconventional\” and \”innovative.\” While all those are accurate, another word that perhaps better describes the company is \”playful.\”
When James Conlon premiered the \”Recovered Voices\” program at Los Angeles Opera last year, the Los Angeles Times noted the \”evangelical zeal\” with which he conducted works that had been suppressed by the Nazis — Conlon\’s musical mission since discovering the vast (and largely forgotten) repertoire in the 1990s. \”We presented the work of seven composers to offer a glimpse of the immensity and the variety of the music — and we had a standing ovation even at intermission,\” Conlon said between rehearsals for the next \”Voices\” concerts, which will be performed Feb. 17 through March 8.\n
Now Long Beach Opera, a company known for its daring repertory and unconventional interpretations, is presenting the West Coast premiere of \”The Diary of Anne Frank,\” with three performances, from April 17 to 21 at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles and at Lincoln Park in Long Beach. (Congregation Kol Ami in West Hollywood will also present a semistaged performance on Yom HaShoah, April 15.)
What is the best museum town in the world?
Paris comes to mind, as does New York.
But as a certified art museum lover, I put my money on Madrid.
Hila Plitmann is building a career based largely on new music by composers like David Del Tredici, John Corigliano, Roger Reynolds and Esa-Pekka Salonen, the latter the longtime music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and something of a Plitmann champion.
\”The Imaginary Invalid\” is Dinur\’s first project for her new organization, The Jewish-Hebrew Stage. Together with Yoram Najum The Jewish-Hebrew Stage plans to bring Hebrew and Israeli theater to Los Angeles, as well as teach Hebrew through drama.
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