PERSONA – LA Opera at REDCAT
November 10-12
The work of Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman has inspired a musical (Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music), a Woody Allen comedy (Love and Death) and now an opera. Persona is one of Bergman’s most memorable films and now LA Opera is presenting an opera written by Keeril Makan with a libretto by Jay Scheib (who also directs.) The work, like the film, focuses on the relationship between a young nurse, Alma and a stage-actress, Elisabet Volger, her non-speaking patient. This is another production from Beth Morrison Projects. 90 minutes, no intermission. There will be a talkback with the creative team after each performance.
Photo Credit: Larry Ho
JEAN-YVES THIBAUDET PERFORMS RAVEL – Walt Disney Concert Hall
November 10-11
Friday and Saturday mark the final two performances of an all-Ravel program at the LA Philharmonic. Charles Dutoit is conducting the LA Phil. The performance features Ravel’s Pavane for a Dead Princess, L’heure espagnole, and the very popular Piano Concerto in G. The soloist for the piano concerto is Jean-Yves Thibaudet, who is an artist-in-residence at the Colburn School for 2016/2017. If you were at the Hollywood Bowl in July you might have seen his passionate performance of the Lizst Piano Concerrto No. 2.
AteNINE: calling glenn – Royce Hall
November 11th
AteNINE is a Los Angeles-based dance company. It’s artistic director, Danielle Agami, is a former Batsheva Dance Company member. In this new work, calling glenn, they have teamed up with the percussionist from the rock band Wilco, Glenn Kotche. He will be performing live on stage with the dancers for this one-night only performance at Royce Hall on Saturday at 8 PM.
KING CHARLES III – Pasadena Playhouse
Now-December 3rd
This Tony-nominated play by Mike Bartlett is finally being produced in Los Angeles…well Pasadena…at the Playhouse. Bartlett imagines what would happen if Prince Charles were to ascend to the throne after Queen Elizabeth has died. The play is Shakespearean in tone and utilizes blank verse for its dialogue. Opening night is Sunday and the show continues through December 3rd.
WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN – Alex Theatre
November 12th
This musical, adapted from Pedro Almodóvar’s beloved movie, didn’t last long on Broadway. It was written by the creators of another film-to-musical adaptation, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (David Yazbek and Jeffrey Lane.) Yazbek’s new musical, The Band’s Visit, just opened on Broadway to rave reviews. This musical depicts the 48 hours immediately following the end of a relationship for a well-known actress in Madrid. Musical Theatre Guild’s one night only concert performance takes place at the Alex Theatre in Glendale on Sunday.
LAST CHANCE: The View UpStairs at Celebration Theatre
