Music
The Lensic Presents International Guitar Night Feb. 15
The Lensic presents International Guitar Night Feb. 15. Courtesy/Lensic
LENSIC News:
The Lensic Performing Arts Center presents International Guitar Night, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15.
A touring initiative in its twenty-third year, IGN features a quartet of guitarists from around the world, each performing in their own styles and traditions. Returning to the Lensic for a third time, this stunning showmanship of diverse talent and artistry is adored for good reason.
Tickets ($25–$39) are available here, call 505.988.1234, or in-person at 211 W. San Francisco Street. Ticket holders are invited Read More
Los Alamos Opera Guild ‘Behind The Scenes’ Event Jan. 28
Behind The Scenes At LALO – Dancing Into Our Hearts
Los Alamos Light Opera invites the community to see “Matilda, The Musical”, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Feb. 3, 4, 10 and 11 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, at Duane Smith Auditorium.
By KELLY DELOJSI
Los Alamos Light Opera
Dance is a huge part of the live musical theater experience, and the dances in “Matilda, The Musical,” features lots of dancers and lots of variety — and nary a jazz square to be found.
Big Numbers
Director Wendy Caldwell Lanchier — who is herself trained in swing, hip-hop, modern, jazz, ballet, and pointe — said the biggest actual dance number in the musical is “Revolting Children,” Read More
The Lensic: ‘Jazz At Lincoln Center: Songs We Love’ Feb. 2
The Lensic presents ‘Jazz at Lincoln Center: Songs We Love’ 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. Courtesy/Lensic
LENSIC News:
SANTA FE — The Lensic Performing Arts Center presents “Jazz at Lincoln Center: Songs We Love” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2.
Jazz at Lincoln Center, founded in 1987 as a summer concert series, is a prolific nonprofit organization that produces concerts at venues in New York, touring initiatives, digital programming, and educational outreach.
“Songs We Love” is a program that features the brightest up-and-coming jazz artists performing classics from the 1920s through the Read More
Santa Fe Opera: 44 Apprentice Singers For 2023 Season
Former Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Singer Emilie Kealani performs in the Apprentice Scenes on the stage of The Crosby Theatre. Photo by Norman Doggett
SFO News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe Opera (SFO) announces the 44 members of its 2023 Apprentice Program for Singers.
The roster includes promising young vocalists from across the USA including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, as well as from East Africa, Australia, Canada, China, South America and South Korea. The 2023 class was selected from a pool of more than 1,000 applicants by Program Director Gayletha Nichols; Manager, Casting and Apprentice Read More
LACA: Pianist Emanuel Ax Performs In Los Alamos Jan. 22
Pianist Emanuel Ax will perform 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 in the Duane Smith Auditorium. Courtesy/LACA
LACA News:
Emanuel Ax, a preeminent pianist of our time, will perform 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 in Los Alamos.
Ax last performed in Los Alamos in 1976 after winning the first Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv. Since then, he has performed with virtually every major orchestra worldwide. As a soloist and chamber musician he has been honored with multiple Grammy awards, most recently in 2022 for Hope Amid Tears, an album of Beethoven cello sonatas with regular collaborator Read More
Met Opera Live In HD: Sonya Yoncheva And Piotr Beczała Star In New Production Of Giordano’s ‘Fedora’ Jan. 14
Piotr Beczała as Loris Ipanoff in Giordano’s Fedora. Photo by Ken Howard/The Met
Metropolitan Opera News:
New York, NY—Following its Met premiere on New Year’s Eve, David McVicar’s critically acclaimed new production of Giordano’s Fedora, starring soprano Sonya Yoncheva and tenor Piotr Beczała, transmits live to cinemas worldwide at 12:55 p.m. ET, Saturday, Jan. 14, as part of The Met: Live in HD series.
This performance marks the award-winning initiative’s 150th live transmission. Packed with memorable melodies, showstopping arias, and explosive confrontations, Giordano’s Read More
Los Alamos Light Opera Seeks Volunteers To Build Set For ‘Matilda, The Musical’ At Duane Smith Auditorium
LALO News:
The Los Alamos Light Opera (LALO) needs the community’s help! LALO is seeking volunteers to help build the “Matilda, the Musical” set.
Volunteers should report to Duane Smith Auditorium at any of the initial build days/times:
- 5-9 p.m. Friday, Jan 6;
- 11-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan 7; and
- 11-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan 8.
Set Lead is Brad Gregory. Director is Wendy Lanchier.
Especially needed are painters, artists and a couple of carpenters. Please arrive in work clothes and bring gloves if you have them. The workshop is COLD, so dress appropriately.
Want to help? Have Questions? Contact lead set builder Read More
Los Alamos Choral Society Spring Season Starts Feb. 7
LACS News:
Los Alamos Choral Society (LACS) will start its 2023 Spring season 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, in United Church Graves Hall (educational building next to United Sanctuary).
The start date is a change from a previous announcement.
LACS invites any and all interested singers to join them in song! No audition required.
For questions, contact Wendy Swanson at w_swanson@mac.com. Read More