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An Educational Festival for Young People
As the first performances of LA Opera's Götterdämmerung are staged this April in anticipation of the
first-ever full presentations in Los Angeles of the full Ring cycles in May and June LA Opera has teamed up
with libraries and other LA institutions to present musical and educational events for young people, which will
introduce them to the Ring, other operas, and history as it relates to 21st-century cultural thinking. The varied
presentations will serve to create relevant links between Wagner's music and contemporary culture.
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Ring Seminars for Life-long Learners
Throughout the festival there are a number of educational offerings for life-long learners who are interested in
discovering more about the Ring and its influence on life and culture in history and the present day.
LA Opera has partnered with three of Los Angeles' premier art institutions - the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The
Huntington Library, and the J. Paul Getty Museum - to develop a series of in-depth seminars to enhance your experience
and deepen your knowledge of Wagner's Ring cycle. Entertaining and informative for both for the novice and Ring
devotees, these seminars offer a unique focus special to each landmark location.
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Founded in 1979, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) is the only museum in Los Angeles devoted
exclusively to contemporary art. It is committed to the collection, presentation and interpretation of work produced
since 1940 in all media, and to preserving that work for future generations.
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Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1968 as an artistic outlet for the film and record studios’ most
gifted musicians. The Orchestra’s artistic founder, cellist James Arkatov, envisioned an ensemble that would allow
these conservatory-trained players to balance studio work and teaching with pure artistic collaboration at the highest
level.
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"Ring Festival LA is officially open!" declared Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky from the LACMA
courtyard stage on Wednesday evening, April 14, at the kick-off of the ten-week countywide festival. Ring Festival
LA partners joined Marc I. Stern, LA Opera Board Chairman and CEO, and members of the Boards of LA Opera and
LACMA to celebrate the start of the festival.
Ring Festival LA Events
