Downtown Los Angeles Places Another Big Bet on the Arts Posted by By Robin Pogrebin April 9, 2024Posted inArea Planning and Renewal, Bass, Karen Ruth, Broad Museum (Los Angeles, Calif), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Crypto.com Arena, Culture (Arts), Disney, Walt, Concert Hall, Gehry, Frank, Ghebaly, Francois, Gallery, Hauser & Wirth, Koelsch, Christopher, Los Angeles (Calif), Los Angeles Music Center, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Museums, Music, Real Estate (Commercial), Solis, Hilda L The pandemic was tough on city centers and cultural institutions. What does that mean for Los Angeles, whose downtown depends on the arts?
James Conlon to Step Down as Music Director of Los Angeles Opera Posted by By Robin Pogrebin March 13, 2024Posted inAppointments and Executive Changes, Conlon, James, Content Type: Personal Profile, Domingo, Placido, Koelsch, Christopher, Los Angeles (Calif), Los Angeles Opera, Music, Opera James Conlon, who has conducted more performances with the company than anyone else, will step down from his post in 2026.
The Los Angeles Opera, Post-Plácido Domingo Posted by By Adam Nagourney May 12, 2023Posted inClassical Music, Conlon, James, Domingo, Placido, Eurydice (Opera), Koelsch, Christopher, Los Angeles (Calif), Music, Omar (Opera), Opera, Sexual Harassment, Thomas, Russell (Singer) The star tenor played a central role at the company from the start. Since his ouster, it has worked to define itself on its own terms.