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MEDIA ALERT AND LISTINGS
RING FESTIVAL LA
June 14 - June 30, 2010

What:

LA Opera presents the final chapter of the second cycle of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, with the performance of Götterdämmerung on June 16 at 6:00 pm at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, and opens the third cycle on June 18 with Das Rheingold at 7:30 pm. The Ring cycle productions are conducted by James Conlon, LA Opera's Richard Seaver Music Director and directed and designed by Achim Freyer. As the second Ring cycle concludes and the third cycle begins, Ring Festival LA, the countywide arts celebration inspired by the Ring, offers arts and cultural events across Los Angeles for Ring attendees and for all Angelenos. As the festival enters its final two weeks, it brings a variety of Ring-inspired seminars, lectures, classes, art exhibitions, concerts, walking tours and online exhibits to stimulate the mind, and German food, hot dogs and beer to sate the palates of foodies across the city.

Who/Where:

LA Opera Der Ring des Nibelungen Performance dates: Cycle 2: Götterdämmerung (6/16) Cycle 3: Das Rheingold (6/18); Die Walküre (6/20); Siegfried (6/23); Götterdämmerung (6/26) (For performance times and ticket information visit www.laopera.com) The second cycle in LA Opera's first full production of Richard Wagner's Ring, concludes with the June 16 performance of Gotterdämmerung, and the third cycle opens with Das Rheingold on June 18 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The Ring cycle cast includes soprano Linda Watson as Brünnhilde, with tenor John Treleaven as Siegfried, bass Vitalij Kowaljow as Wotan, baritone Richard Paul Fink as Alberich, tenor Plácido Domingo as Siegmund, mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as Sieglinde, mezzo-soprano Jill Grove as Erda and tenor Graham Clark as Mime. Ms. DeYoung will also perform Fricka in Das Rheingold and Waltraute in Götterdämmerung, and the cast also features bass Eric Halfvarson as Fafner, Hunding and Hagen; tenor Arnold Bezuyen as Loge; mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Semenchuk as Fricka in Die Walküre; bass-baritone Alan Held as Gunther; and soprano Jennifer Wilson as Gutrune. James Conlon, LA Opera's Richard Seaver Music Director, conducts a production staged by legendary theater artist Achim Freyer. Tickets: Single tickets for the individual operas range from $50-$275, and are available at www.laoperaring.com, (213) 972-8001, or at the theater's Box Office. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Music Center of Los Angeles County, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012 Contact: Gary Murphy, Director of Communications, LA Opera, gmurphy@laopera.com or (213) 972-7554 Mount St. Mary's College Architectural Seminar & Tour, June 14-15, 2010, 9 am-4 pm This seminar, with on-site tours, studies three imaginative treasures of Los Angeles architecture: The Getty Center (Richard Meier), the Schindler Kings Road House (Rudolf Schindler), and Walt Disney Concert Hall (Frank O. Gehry). Visits to the three buildings are preceded by lectures and discussions of imaginative connections: classic Valhalla on the hill over Brentwood, the patio-beach primal nature style introduced by Schindler, and the Brothers Grimm fantasy of post-modern Disney Hall. Seminar is limited to 20 participants with priority for participants in the Ring seminar. Admission $125 Register: www.msmc.la.edu/ringseminars The Doheny Campus of Mount St. Mary's College,10 Chester Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90007 Contact: Debbie Ream, Director, Public Relations, dream@msmc.la.edu or (213) 477-2505 University of Southern California College of Letters, Arts and Sciences "Wagner's Ring Cycle: Meanings, Sources, Influences," June 14 & 21, 7:30-9:30 pm Enrich your understanding of the Ring with an in-depth study of the operas with USC faculty and other guest speakers. Info: www.college.usc.edu or (213) 740-1349 Admission: $200 (open to the public) Register: www.regonline.com/wagnerringcycle USC Campus, Taper of Hall Humanities, 3501 Trousdale Pkwy., Los Angeles, CA 90089 Contact: Susan Kamei, Associate Dean Advanced and Professional Programs, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, University of Southern California, kamei@college.usc or (213) 740-1375 The Musical Theatre Guild Das Barbecü, June 14, 2010, 7:30 pm A country-western parody of the Ring cycle. The Hollywood Reporter commented: "Conjure up your basic Texas hootenanny, complete with lassos, long-neck beers, fringed leather and steel guitars. Now, if you can, marry that image with Wagner's Ring cycle, in all its operatic, melodramatic intensity. These improbable, no impossible, bedfellows come deliriously together in this splendidly giddy musical." Info: www.musicaltheatreguild.com Tickets: $40, Children (15 & under) $15, (818) 243-2539 Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd. Glendale, CA 91203 Contact: Kevin Mc Mahon, kbmcmahonjr@aol.com Lyric Opera of Los Angeles Wagner's Die Feen (The Fairies), June 17 & 19, 2010, 7:30 pm Lyric Opera of Los Angeles will perform Wagner's first completed opera Die Feen (The Fairies). Die Feen is an opera in three acts. The performances will be fully staged with orchestra. Tickets: www.lyricoperala.org Pasadena Playhouse, 39 El Molino Ave., Pasadena, CA 91101 Contact: Laura Sage, Executive Director, (877) LOLAOPERA The Museum of Contemporary Arts, Los Angeles & LA Opera Domingo-Thornton Young Artists in Recital, June 18 & 25, 2010, Noon Young artists from LA Opera's Domingo-Thornton Young Artist Program perform in recitals featuring the music of Wagner. Info: www.moca.org or 213-626-6222. MOCA Admission $10, Seniors/Students $5 250 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012 Contact: Gary Murphy, Director of Communications, LA Opera, gmurphy@laopera.com or (213) 972-7554 Classical KUSC 91.5 FM Ring Programming LA Opera on Air: broadcast of Götterdämmerung, hosted by Duff Murphy; June 19, 10am KUSC continues its broadcast series "LA Opera on Air," with the final Ring opera, recorded live in performance at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. KUSC Ring Tones Duff Murphy presents special 90-second features in June, illuminating unusual aspects of the Ring cycle. Info: www.KUSC.org or (213) 225-7412. Contact: Gail Eichenthal, Program Director, geichenthal@kusc.org or (213) 225-7422 J. Paul Getty Museum, The Getty Villa/LA Opera "Wagner's Mythology: Classical Roots and Inspiration," June 19, 10:30 am-3:30 pm Richard Wagner culled from many sources-including ancient Greek drama-to create his masterwork Der Ring des Nibelungen, four operas based on German and Scandinavian folklore. This seminar features talks exploring the classic sources that compelled Wagner to create his magnum opus. Specialist in German folklore, Peter Tokofsky, opens the program and is joined by Getty Associate Curator of Antiquities, Mary Louise Hart, and UCLA musicology professor, Mitchell Morris. After lunch, a special presentation by LA Opera's Richard Seaver Music Director James Conlon, tours of the Museum's antiquities collection, and a musical performance conclude the day. Open to 200 participants. Location: Auditorium, The Getty Villa (17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades) Reservations: $95; $75 students; box lunch included. Call the Getty at 310.440.7300 to register. Villa Auditorium, 17985 Pacific Coast Hwy., Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 Contact: Julie Jaskol, Assistant Director, Media Relations, jjaskol@getty.edu or (310) 440-7607 Grand Performances /daKAH Hip Hop Orchestra Gangsta Wagner, June 19, 2010, 8 pm Double G (daKAH's co-founder/conductor/composer, Geoff Gallegos) is creating a new sound track, one that acknowledges a more sinister side of the Ring and marries it to distinctly LA flavors. Derived from source material within the Ring, Double G envisions his music will speak, in the most visceral of ways, of contemporary atrocities in LA. If Wagner was alive and writing a score for this city's brand of "warfare," this is how it would sound, adrenaline-pumping, fear-inducing and gut-wrenching. Double G's work will reflect the intensity of both Wagner's Ring cycle and, appropriately, the West Coast brand of Gangsta Rap. Info: www.grandperformances.org, www.myspace.com/dakah or (213) 687-2159 California Plaza, 350 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90013 Contact: Dean Porter, Director of Marketing, dporter@grandperformances.org or (213) 687-2190 Machine Project LA Out of the Forest and Into the Light: Props for Richard Wagner/Jason Brown on the "Operatic Origins of the American Space Program"/The ing cycle, Installation continues through June 19 Machine Project will present a basement installation tracing the history of Wagnerian set design, as well as a series of performances and lectures interpreting the Ring cycle. Artist Liz Glynn will construct a series of sculptural vignettes and drawings tracing the evolution of Wagnerian set design from naturalism to abstraction as it evolved at the Bayreuth Festival. Visit machineproject.com for details. ing, June 19, 8 pm The duo ing will perform a lo-fi musical interpretation of all four operas in an evening entitled "the ing cycle." 1200 N. Alvarado, Los Angeles, CA 90026 Contact: Catherine Babcock, cbabcock@ringfestivalla.com or (213) 972-7691 Los Angeles Film Festival The Life of Richard Wagner, June 20, 1:30 pm Released in 1913, The Life of Richard Wagner, is a unique motion picture which combines the talents of three extraordinary men: producer Oskar Messter, director Carl Froelich and composer Giuseppe Becce (who also plays the role of Wagner in the film). This rarely screened film is one of the earliest (if not the very earliest) feature-length bio-pics ever produced. A film of extraordinary scope and quality for the period, it follows the life story of the great composer from his childhood, through his tempestuous romances and his friendship with Ludwig of Bavaria, to the creative summit of his later career, Parsifal and The Ring Cycle. One of the most ambitious films of its time, The Life of Richard Wagner has been digitally restored for contemporary audiences, with new English-language titles prepared by HansJorg Schmidt and Paul Fryer, and an orchestral score by the British composer Barry Seaman. Tickets: $12 At the door or in advance LAFilmFest.com REDCAT, 631 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Contact: Elise Freimuth, Public Relations, Los Angeles Film Festival Film Independent, efreimuth@filmindependent.org or (310) 432-1232 Sundays Live at LACMA Ryan de Ryke and Daniel Scholsberg in Recital, June 20, 2010, 6 pm Baritone Ryan de Ryke and Pianist Daniel Scholsberg celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Hugo Wolf with a program of settings by Goethe and Eichendorff. Heavily influenced by Wagnerian chromaticism, Hugo Wolf fused poetry and music in unprecedented ways to achieve an artwork of undeniable profundity. Info: www.sundayslive.org or (323) 857-6234 LACMA, Bing Theater, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 Contact: Bill Vestal at (323) 857-6234 Highways Performance Space/Michael Manning Blade in the Heart, June 22-July 11, 2010, Tue.-Fri. 2 pm-5 pm Highways Performance Space and Gallery will host Blade in the Heart, a new solo exhibition by Michael Manning. This exhibit will include original works created specifically for this venue as well as reproductions of images from Manning's illustrated book THE NIBELUNGEN. A book signing will precede the June 26, 8:30 pm performance of collision/theory's Blood Red Lost Head Dead Falcon: THE NIBELUNGEN. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. Gallery is open 1½ hours before performances (schedule on website), and by appointment www.highwaysperformance.org or (310) 453-1755 1639 18th St., Santa Monica, CA 90404 Contact: Leo Garcia leogarcia@highwaysperformance.org or (310) 453-1755 Los Angeles Public Library We Tell Stories Presents a Play: Rhine's Gold, June 24, 4 pm, Arroyo Seco Regional Branch Library Meet gods, dwarves, giants and mermaids in the Wagnerian romp The Rhine's Gold. Based on Wagner's opera, Das Rheingold, this production by We Tell Stories features a puppet dwarf, charming costumes transformed from ordinary objects, musical experts from opera, and audience participation. For children ages 5-12 and their families. Info: www.ringfestivalla.com or www.lapl.org Contact: Peter V. Persic, Public Relations & Marketing Director, Los Angeles Public Library, ppersic@lapl.org or 213-228-7556 Highways Performance Space / collision/theory Blood Red Lost Head Dead Falcon: The Nibelungen, June 25, 8 pm; June26, 8:30 pm; June 27, 7:30 pm Highways Performance Space and Artistic Director Leo Garcia present collision/theory's Blood Red Lost Head Dead Falcon: THE NIBELUNGEN. The ancient text, Das Nibelungenlied, provided inspiration for Wagner's Ring cycle. This workshop production combines animation, video, original music, live performance, dance and puppetry, to create a modern multimedia retelling of this tale. Tickets: $20, Seniors/Students & Highways members $15, www.highwaysperformancespace.org or (310) 315-1459 18th Street Arts Center, 1651 18th St., Santa Monica, CA 90404 Contact: Leo Garcia leogarcia@highwaysperformance.org or (310) 453-1755 Wagner Society of Southern California "Richard Wagner: The Good, the Bad and the Fiction," June 27, 2010, 1 pm A look at Richard Wagner's life and his anti-Semitism. Info: www.wagnersociety.us/wsoscschedule.htm. RSVP: (626) 771-2050, no later than June 21. Admission: Members free, Guests (with RFLA Guide in-hand) $10, General $25 Goethe-Institute, 5750 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90036 Contact: Eva Kirsch, ekirsch@csusb.edu or (909) 537-5493 18th Street Arts Center/Clayton Campbell Digital Wagner, through June 25, Mon.-Fri. 11 am-5:30 pm Acclaimed Los Angeles artist Clayton Campbell presents a digital photographic and media installation which explores the symbolism, mythic storytelling and social relevancy of the Ring cycle. Info: www.18thstreet.org or (310) 453-3711 18th Street Arts Center, 1639 18th St., Santa Monica, CA 90404 Contact; Ronald Lopez, Program Coordinator, office@18thstreet.org or (310) 453-3711, x103 ACE Gallery Achim Freyer, through August 14, Tue.-Sat., 10 am-6 pm The gallery showing of paintings by LA Opera's Ring director/designer, Achim Freyer, affords an opportunity to become acquainted with the artist's work beyond the stage. A reception for the artist will be held on June 19 from 7 to 9 pm. Founded in 1961 by the Gallery's current director, Douglas Chrismas, ACE Gallery has a history of installing ambitious museum quality exhibitions. Info: www.acegallery.net or (323) 935-4411 5514 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 Contact: Alice Hutchinson, ahutchinson@acegallery.net or (323) 935-4411 Autry National Center Opera in the Libraries (online exhibition) through July 2010 The online exhibition will draw on the collections of the Braun Research Library and Autry Library. Featured will be a rare 1912 recording of French tenor Augustarello Affre recorded in Los Angeles by Charles F. Lummis and the libretto from La Fanciulla del West with music composed by Giacomo Puccini. To view the exhibition, visit www.theautry.org/collections/opera Contact: Joan Cumming, jcumming@autrynationalcenter.org California Art Club Paintings from the Ring Paint-Outs, For the past year, members of the California Art Club have been painting scenes and mythic themes of the Ring cycle in plein air at various locations around the county. The finished works by the nationally renowned artists who participated are on exhibition in three locations. Info: www.californiaartclub.org or (626) 583-9009/ www.olacathedral.org, (213) 680-5200 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, through July 16, 555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 Pasadena Museum of California Art, through July 3, 2010, Wed.-Sun., Noon-5 pm; Admission $7, Seniors & Students $5, Members free, www.pmcaonline.org, (626) 568-3665; 490 East Union St. Pasadena, CA, 91101 Contact: Beverly Chang, beverly@brcart.com or (310)709-4922 Descanso Gardens Trees of Norse Myth, through June 30, 9 am-5 pm Descanso Gardens will feature the Trees of Norse Myth-a gardens exploration of the tales and tree specimens figuring in the original Norse myths which inspired Wagner's Ring cycle. The map for this exploration, in the form of a self-guided tour, is available for free download. Info: www.descansogardens.org or (818) 952-4391 Admission: $8, Senior/Students $6, Children (5-12 years) $3, Guild Members and Children under 5 free 1418 Descanso Dr., La Cañada-Flintridge, CA 91011 Contact: Brenda Reese, PR@descansogardens.org or (818) 949-7984 Griffith Observatory Samuel Oschin Planetarium Exhibit: Light of the Valkyries, through September 5, Tues.-Fri. 12-10 pm; Sat.-Sun. 10 am-10 pm Viking myth and modern astrophysics converge in the Samuel Oschin Planetarium for a celebration of the northern lights orchestrated to the music of Wagner's Ring cycle. This exciting and unprecedented new live planetarium show will be performed daily. Info: www.griffithobservatory.org or (213) 473-0800. Admission: $7, Seniors/Students & FOTO Members $5, Children (ages 5-12) $3 2800 E. Observatory Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90027 Contact: Bonnie Winings, SWPR Group, bwinings@swprgroup.com or (818) 760-7131 H. Studio Sculptures, Paintings, Photographs, through June 30, Mon,-Fri., 8 am-5 pm; Sat., 10 am-6 pm, Sun., 11 am-5 pm, A showcase of art works depicting rings and Ring themes. Info: www.hstudio.com or (818) 767-5334 8412 Lankershim Blvd., Sun Valley, CA 91352 Contact: Ellen McAlister, ellen@hstudio.com or (800) 242-8992 Istituto Italiano di Cultural MARIA CALLAS: A Woman, A Voice, A Myth, through June 30, Mon.-Thu. 10 am-6 pm, Fri. 10 am-5 pm (closed between 1 & 2 pm) & Sat. 10 am-2 pm It was 1958 when soprano Maria Callas first performed in California in an extraordinary concert directed by Nicola Rescigno here at the Shrine Auditorium. More than fifty years after this encounter Angelenos can again engage with "La Divina" in an exhibition that includes: memorabilia, stage costumes, rare documents, jewels, books, letters and archival photographs collected by Bruno Tosi, President of the International Maria Callas Association. The highly acclaimed exhibit has traveled the world since 1993. It has been extensively enlarged and updated for its Los Angeles showing and includes documentation of the acclaim Callas received for her 1947 Venice performance in Wagner's Tristan and Isolde. Info: www.iiclosangeles.esteri.it or (310) 443-3250 1023 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024 Contact: Serena Camozzo, serena.camozzo.iic@esteri.it or (310) 443-3250 x107 LACMA "Myths, Legends and Cultural Renewal: Wagner's Sources: through August 16, Mon., Tue. & Thu., Noon-8 pm; Fri., Noon -9 pm; Sat. & Sun. 11 am-8 pm This exhibition drawn from LACMA's collection explores Germanic myths and legends in various embodiments in the modern era. Myths, legends, and fables form an essential component of cultural renewal. Reinvented and passed on by each generation, they have continued to fascinate artists into the modern era. Integrated into the awakening of German nationalism in the 19th century, these traditions continued to fascinate various authors and artists into the high modernism of the early 20th century. Info: www.lacma.org or (323) 932-5881. Admission: $12, Seniors (62+) & Students (18+) (with ID) $8; Children (17 and under) free. 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026 Contact: Barbara Pflaumer, Associate Vice President and Director of Press Relations, bpflaumer@lacma.org or (323) 932-5881 The Latino Museum of History, Art and Culture Epic Tales of Latino Art, through June 30, Tue.-Sun. 10 am-4 pm Epic Tales of Latino Art presents Latino artists' heroic quest to find identity and self definition. This exhibit showcases works in The Latino Museum's permanent collections that, like Richard Wagner's Ring, are dramatic, mythical, fantastical, conflicting, yet real and thought provoking. 514 S. Spring St. Los Angeles, CA 90013 Contact: Yesica Allala, allalayes@yahoo.com or (213) 626-7600/ (310) 954-6187 Los Angeles Conservancy Tour: German Influence on Los Angeles' mid 20th Century Landscape (ongoing) In the 1930s and '40s, the city became home to some of the greatest German artists, architects, and writers, who sought refuge here during the rise of National Socialism in Europe. The Los Angeles Conservancy will highlight the physical landscape of the city's 20th-century German influence with a self-guided tour of historic sites related to notable figures including Thomas Mann, Alfred Döblin, and Bertolt Brecht. Visit these sites online with an easy-to-use Google map or print the map and explore the sites firsthand. Annotated map available at: www.laconservancy.org Contact: Cindy Olnik, colnick@laconservancy.org or (213) 430-4214 Norton Simon Museum Form and Emotion in Rodin and Wagner, through June 30, Wed.-Mon., 12-6 pm The museum presents a self-guided tour of the eight sculptures by Auguste Rodin in the Museum's gardens. The tour draws interesting parallels between the two great 19th-century artists: Richard Wagner, the preeminent composer of Romantic music, and Rodin, the first sculptor of the modern age. 411 W. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105 Contact: Leslie Denk, Director of Marketing and Communications, ldenk@nortonsimon.org or (626) 844-6941 Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum, California State University, San Bernardino Timeless Enchantment: Richard Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung in Visual Arts and Performance, thorough July 31, Tue., Wed. Fri. & Sat., 10 am-5 pm; Thu., 10 am-7 pm. Part of a larger series investigating the various ways the story and music of Wagner's Ring has continued to be used in music, visual arts, theater, literature, movies, comic books, etc., this exhibition has two components: the Ring story in Arthur Rackham's illustrations and photographs from various Ring performances. Info: www.museum.csusb.edu or (909) 537-5000 5500 University Pkwy., San Bernardino, CA 92407 Contact: Andrea Callahan, Development and PR Associate, acallahan@csusb.edu or (909) 537-3373 Ruth Bachofner Gallery Monika Rittershaus: LA Ring in Photographs, through July 26, Tue. - Sat. 10 am-6 pm Performance photos by Monika Rittershaus of LA Opera's first presentation of the Ring, directed and designed by Achim Freyer. Rittershaus is an internationally distinguished theater photographer and the exclusive photographer for the production. Info: ruthbachofnergallery.com or (310) 829-3300 Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Ave., G2, Santa Monica CA 90404 Contact: www.ruthbachofnergallery.com or (310) 829 3300 Santa Monica Museum of Art (SMMoA) Ring: Works from SMMoA's Park Studio project, through August 21, 2010, Tues.-Sat. 11 am-6 pm Santa Monica Museum of Art presents Ring an exhibition featuring work completed during the museum's signature outreach program for teens entitled Park Studio. Students worked with artist Gordon Bowen and his Arts ReFoundry Atelier to create sculptures in bronze inspired by themes from Wagner's Ring cycle. Info: www.smmoa.org or (310) 586-6488 Bergamont Station, G1, 2525 Michigan Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90404 Contact: Miranda Carroll, Director of Communications, miranda.carroll@smmoa.org or (310) 586-6488 ext. 123 Let's Be Frank German Hot Dogs, through June 26 The famous grass-fed beef hot dogs of Let's Be Frank will be available throughout Ring Festival LA during selected events. In honor of the Ring, Let's Be Frank has created a special German hot dog. For cart/trailer schedule: www.letsbefrankdogs.com Contact: Heather Priest, heatherapriest@gmail.com or 310-980-5163 The Opera League of Los Angeles Concierge Information (performance days)/Online Service & Ring Merchandise, Online (anytime) through June 26 On Ring cycle performance days, visitors can find answers to their questions at the booth on Music Center Plaza. Special Ring-related merchandise is available in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion lobby or online at: www.laoperashop.com. Info: (323) 256-1814. Online Concierge: www.operaleague.org; Merchandise: www.laoperashop.com Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Music Center of Los Angeles County, 135 N. Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Contact: Gary Murphy, Director of Communications, LA Opera, gmurphy@laopera.com or (213) 972-7554 Patina Restaurant Association German Food Festival Savor specialty menu items by German Chef Joachim Splichal inspired by The Ring at select Patina Restaurant Group locations through June 26 Info: www.patinagroup.com Patina's German Beer Garden on the Music Center Plaza, through June 26 Enjoy a German beer before or after a performance, or just stop by to relax on the Music Center Plaza. Music Center of Los Angeles County, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90012 Contact: Lauren Reilly, Marketing Director/West Coast, Patina Restaurant Group, lreilly@patinagroup.com or (213) 814-3268 RING FESTIVAL LA MERCHANDISE Shop for posters, tee-shirts, tote bags and more at: www.laoperashop.com

For a full listing of Ring Festival LA events visit www.ringfestivalla.com