Music Center Spotlight Awards

The Music Center celebrates the arrival of Gustavo Dudamel, incoming Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with a live simulcast on the Music Center Plaza of his Inaugural Concert, the opening of the 2009-2010 LA Phil Season. This simulcast takes place Thursday, October 8, at 7:00 pm. Admission for this event... is free, and reservation requests will be taken through the Music Center website - musiccenter.org. Reservation confirmations will be distributed through an e-mail public lottery.Read More

"Ballet is a Family" Lecture on Sunday, September 27th at 2:30PM! The Trudl Zipper Dance Institute's Colburn Dance Council is presenting a series of four lectures by dance historian Elizabeth Kaye throughout the school year. The first seminar on Sunday, September 27th from 2:30pm-4:00pm, will provide a history of ball...et by detailing the fascinating figures who comprise ballet's "family tree." The lecture is free and will be held in Mayman Hall. http://www.colburnschool.edu/Read More

Alumni Danielle de Niese featured in NY Times!Writer Chip Brown visited soprano Danielle de Niese backstage at the Glyndebourne Opera House in Sussex England. The resulting NY Times article "Opera's Coolest Soprano" gives a behind-the-scenes look at Danielle's career, saying, "Danielle de Niese, who will be performing... in the Metropolitan Opera production of Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" this week, epitomizes a new generation of opera stars who have the full complement of stage skills to go with their exceptional vocal gifts." For the full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/magazine/20deniese-t.html?_r=3&pagewanted=1&hpwRead More