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The Ring Festival Hits L.A., The Wagner Question Continues….

 The ever controversial and always jarring Richard Wagner strikes again. Read this insightful review by Reed Johnson of the L.A. Times on the ever recurring Wagner question…. Some of the questions posed of course: What relationship did Wagner’s social and political ideas, particularly his grotesque anti-Jewish ones, have on his artistry, and how have they affected Germany and, possibly, [...]

La Boheme, easy favorite in San Diego

by Erica Papillion-Posey James C. Taylor of the Los Angeles Times called San Diego’s production of La Boheme an easy favorite with soprano Ellie Dehn rendering an impressive ‘Mimi.’ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/01/opera-review-la-boheme-at-san-diego-opera.html