Entertainment & Arts
It’s not exactly a secret, but you get the feeling it wasn’t something David Bennett advertised when he was executive director of the unconventional Gotham Chamber Opera.
July 17, 2015
“We live in unsettled times,” the president sings at the beginning of John Adams’ opera “Nixon in China.”
March 16, 2015
A timeless fantasy from the 1940s, the Lerner and Loewe musical “Brigadoon” has been richly revived by the San Gabriel Civic Light Opera in a production redolent with the lilt of the Scottish Highlands.
Oct. 17, 1991
Real Estate
Actress/singer NELL CARTER, who played the boisterous housekeeper Nell Harper on the sitcom “Gimme a Break,” has sold her home off Mulholland Drive in the Beverly Hills area to Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash.
Dec. 29, 1991
Even those who hold to the theory that music is a universal language have to admit that, to Western sensibilities, Chinese opera is pretty exotic stuff.
Jan. 25, 1989
Historically, the opening night verdict has seldom accurately predicted the eventual success of a new opera.
Feb. 9, 1991
Rather than blow out candles on its 15th anniversary, the Yorba Linda Civic Light Opera will switch the stage lights back on to celebrate its 2001 season.
Oct. 25, 2000
- San Diego Opera general director Ian Campbell put on a happy face when analyzing audience attendance statistics.
Nov. 25, 1987
Feb. 8, 1991