search
Los Angeles Opera
Trends
- 1L.A. Opera opens season with 70-foot hand-painted curtain●L.A. Opera kicks off new season by unveiling its latest work: a 70-foot, hand-painted curtain
The Los Angeles Opera has begun its new season by unveiling a 70-foot hand-painted curtain, presenting the artwork as a work in its own right. The unveiling doubles as the company's season launch, drawing attention to the craft behind the theatrical backdrop and the opera's flair for staging spectacle even before the curtain rises.
- 2L.A. Opera unveils 70-foot hand-painted curtain for new season●L.A. Opera kicks off new season by unveiling its latest work: a 70-foot, hand-painted curtain L.A. Opera is set to unvei
The Los Angeles Opera is opening its new season by unveiling a monumental 70-foot hand-painted curtain created by Cuban-born artist Enrique Martínez Celaya. The work took more than a year to make and will serve a practical function as the stage curtain while also standing as a major public artwork. Commenters are highlighting the unusual pairing of functional stagecraft with fine art at the company's downtown home.
- 3
Mark Swed, the Los Angeles Times' classical music critic, is retiring after three decades covering orchestras, opera and the broader classical scene in Southern California. The news is being noted across the classical music world, with industry observers reflecting on his long tenure and the influence of his criticism on American music journalism.
- 4
Mark Swed, the longtime classical music critic of the Los Angeles Times, has announced his retirement. Swed spent decades reviewing orchestras, opera, and contemporary works, becoming one of the most respected voices in American arts journalism. Colleagues and readers in the classical music world are paying tribute to his influence and reflecting on the loss of a prominent critic's voice.
- 5Readers bid farewell to retiring LA Times classical music critic Mark Swed●Letters to the Editor: Retiring critic Mark Swed’s classical music coverage will be dearly missed
Longtime Los Angeles Times classical music critic Mark Swed is retiring, and readers are using letters to the editor to praise his decades of coverage. Correspondents say his writing shaped how audiences in Los Angeles experienced orchestras, opera and new music, and that his departure leaves a gap in serious classical criticism at the paper and in American journalism more broadly.