 | RING FESTIVAL LA EVENTS
MARCH 2010
Celebrating the Arts, LA Style LA Opera has joined forces with more than 100 of Los Angeles' cultural and educational institutions to stage the first significant citywide cultural festival since the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival. The cultural celebration will include exhibitions, symposia, museum shows, conferences, performances and special events. All of these events will be thematically related to LA Opera's first-ever presentation in Los Angeles of the four-opera drama Der Ring des Nibelungen, Wagner's Ring cycle. Ring Festival LA events will take place in a diverse variety of venues throughout Southern California, with each organization providing its own unique point of view on the influences of Wagner's art and philosophy from the 19th century to the present day. Although Ring Festival LA will officially take place from April 15 through June 30, Ring-related events are already underway. "These early events are informing Angelenos of what is yet to come," said Barry Sanders, the Leader of Ring Festival LA. "The last big citywide celebration of the arts, the Olympic Arts Festival, took place 25 years ago, with much of the programming imported to Los Angeles. Thanks to our partners, Ring Festival LA will show the world the best of what the region's arts, education and cultural institutions have to offer." TALKS AND SYMPOSIA | What: | LA OPERA SPEAKERS BUREAU LIBRARY TALKS
(All talks are free of charge.) | | Who: | The Speakers Bureau, a joint program of the Opera League of Los Angeles and LA Opera, is introducing groups throughout the area to the world of opera. This opera season the Speakers Bureau is bringing the magic of the Ring cycle to Los Angeles with talks at public libraries across the region. This special group of volunteers has undertaken hours of training under the guidance of LA Opera's dedicated Education and Community Programs team. The OPERA LIBRARY PROJECT began 8 years ago, continues to grow and now brings more than 90 presentations to libraries all over the County. LA Opera's staff works with each individual library to develop programs with elements from each corner of the opera world, and this season, of course, it's all things Ring. | Götterdämmerung Talks:
Speakers discuss LA Opera's first presentation of Götterdämmerung, the fourth opera in the Ring cycle, in advance of its April 3, 2010 opening at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. | | When & Where: | March 10, 2010 at 6:45 PM--Platt Branch Library 23600 Victory Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA 91367, (818) 340-9386.
March 11, 2010 at 7:00 PM--Pasadena Central Library 285 E. Walnut St., Pasadena, CA 91101-1598, (626) 744-4052.
March 13, 2010 at 2:30 PM--Oxnard Public Library 251 South A St., Oxnard, CA 93030, (805) 240-7344. March 16, 2010 at 7 PM--Beverly Hills Public Library 444 N. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, (310) 288-2220 | "An Introduction to Wagner's Ring Cycle:"
Speakers provide an overview of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. | | When & Where: | March 21, 2010 2:00 PM--Grant R. Brimhall Library 1401 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362, (805) 449-2660. |
| What & When: | Lecture Series: "Timeless Enchantment"
March 11-June 30, 2010. | | | The series investigates the various ways in which the story and music of the Ring cycle have been used, retold and adapted in song, painting, theatre, literature, movies and comic books. The first lecture will be an introduction to the life and art of Wagner, presented by faculty from California State University San Bernardino and guest speakers. | | Where: | Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum, CUSB, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407, (909) 537-7373. |
| What & When: | THE ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA
Maria Callas and Richard Wagner: A Surpising CoupleMonday, March 15, 2010 at 6:30 PM | | Who: | To Open the Instituto Italiano di Cultura’s exhibition Maria Callas and Richard Wagner Memorabilia LA Opera’s Richard Seaver Music Director, James Conlon, will talk about the Italian Soprano and the composer of Der Ring des Nibelungen. Maestro Conlon will be presented with the Maria Callas award, as well as the IIC Lifetime Achievement award. | | Where: | Istitutio Italiano di Cultura,1023 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024, (310) 443-3250. |
| What & When: | Westside Connections 2 at The Broad Stage, Santa Monica March 25, 2010, 7 PM | | Who: | Los Angeles Chamber OrchestraAs LACO’s chamber music and discussion series continues the exploration of “music as muse,” David Rambo, playwright and supervising producer for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, discusses the inspiration he found listening to Sibelius while writing the play, The Ice-Breaker. Program includes Sibelius’ Intimate Voices, Barber’s Summer Music and Janáček’s Intimate Letters. | | Where: | The Broad Stage at Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center, 1310 11th Street, Santa Monica. (213) 622-7001 x215 |
| What & When: | RICHARD AND FELIX: TWILIGHT IN VENICE-A PLAY BY CORNELIUS SCHNAUBER
March 26 - April 25, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM; Sundays at 3 PM | | Who: | PRESENTED BY THE USC-MAX KADE INSTITUTE FOR AUSTRIAN-GERMAN-SWISS STUDIES
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MET THEATER | | Where: | Met Theatre,1089 North Oxford Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029. (323) 957-1152 |
| What & When: | UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE SYMPOSIA
“My Precious Illusion: Rings of Power in Wagner and Tolkien”
A lecture by Dr. David Werner, Associate Professor of English,
Monday, March 29, 2010 at 7 PM.
| | Who: | For over 115 years, the University of La Verne has enjoyed a solid reputation for academic excellence. In addition to its main campus in La Verne, California that caters to traditional undergraduate students, it is also known as a pioneer in adult education. With 8 regional campuses, the University of La Verne offers a broad depth of undergraduate and graduate degree programs-as well as certificate programs. | | Where: | University of La Verne, 1950 Third Street, La Verne, CA 91750, (909) 593-3511. |
| What & When: | THE YOUNG MUSICIANS FOUNDATION "DEBUT!" ORCHESTRA
CONCERTS AT THE ELI AND EDYTHE BROAD STAGE Concert II--Works by Pärt, Arutunian and Brahms Sunday, March 14, 2010, 4:00 PM | | | Young Musicians Foundation (YMF) is one of more than 100 cultural organizations that have partnered with LA Opera in Ring Festival LA, which begins April 15 and continues through June 30, and Celebrates the Arts, LA Style. The first YMF concerts of the year are helping to build interest in the upcoming 10-week-long citywide event. | | Where: | The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage at Santa Monica College, 1310 11th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401, (310) 859-7668. |
| What & When: | THE HeART PROJECT: STUDENT EXHIBITION
"THE RING CYCLE: RE-MIXED" Monday, March 22, 2010, 9:00 AM - Noon
| | | Exhibits of art created by student participants from the HeArt Project, which engages students by connecting them with the ideas of professional artists and Los Angeles cultural institutions. HeArt Project teenagers will address the Ring cycle in several ways, including how contemporary youth culture and new technologies can re-imagine Wagner's vision in the present day. | | Where: | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012, (213) 744-1404. |
| What & When: | SANTA MONICA MUSEUM OF ART: THE PARK STUDIO PROJECT
FREE TWO-WEEK STUDENT WORKSHOP March 29 through April 11, 2010 | | | Approximately 20 area students will work with bronze to create rings for an exhibition entitled "RING," centered around Ring cycle themes with parallels to contemporary hip-hop culture and "bling" as it represents power, fame and fortune. | | Where: | Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404, (310) 586-6488. |
For information on these and many other upcoming events, please visit www.RingFestivalLA.com Ring Festival LA Media Contact:
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