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The Best of Bleecker
NYC’s Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village is famous for its theater, music and comedy, making it a must-go for anyone looking for an intro to New York culture. But what if a visitor only has time to check out one of the street’s countless venues?
The aptly named Bleecker Street Theatre, also known as 45 Bleecker, [...]
It Ain’t Over Til the Fat Lady Sings
With esoteric music, foreign languages and complicated audience etiquette, opera can be intimidating to even adventurous event-goers. Luckily, the L.A. Opera is the perfect place for those with opera anxiety to enjoy the 400-year-old art form for the first time.
Founded in 1986, the L.A. Opera is the four largest opera company in the country. Its [...]
LA Opera 2009 I 2010 Season Snapshot
The history of opera as it is presented today in America goes back to the late Renaissance in Italy, when a group of composers “invented” a new art form to resemble what they thought music-drama was like in classical Greece. During its 400-year history, European opera has been very diverse, though. The only thing that [...]
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