Placido Domingo

Segerstrom Center's 2013-14 season: 'Mormon,' 'Once,' solo divas

2013-03-23 14:00:00

“The Book of Mormon” and “Once,” Broadway musicals that dominated the two most recent Tony Awards, will come to Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa during the three-venue complex’s 2013-14 season. Bernadette Peters...

Illness sidelines Jay Hunter Morris from L.A. Opera's 'Dutchman'

2013-02-07 07:15:00

Operatic tenor Jay Hunter Morris has withdrawn from Los Angeles Opera's upcoming production of Wagner's "The Flying Dutchman," which is scheduled to begin performances on March 9 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Morris, a Texan noted for his...

Weekend Talk Shows for Dec. 22-23: Placido Domingo; Ben Affleck; Adele

2012-12-21 20:00:00

SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC The Chris Matthews Show Annual political awards. (N) 5 p.m. KNBC McLaughlin Group 6:30 p.m. KCET SUNDAY Today Holiday travel; shopping after Christmas; holiday potluck. (N) 6 a.m. KNBC Good Morning...

Placido Domingo to perform at L.A. zarzuela concert in June

2012-12-12 14:30:00

Pl�cido Domingo will perform in a special concert in Los Angeles next summer devoted to zarzuela and other Latin American music. The June 7 concert at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion will be organized by Los Angeles Opera and feature a variety of young...

Stephen Colbert and Dolly Parton sing 'Love is Like a Butterfly'

2012-11-28 10:51:00

Regular viewers of “The Colbert Report” know that when musical guests drop by the show, Stephen Colbert isn’t content to sit there asking question: He likes to sing along. In recent months Colbert has performed alongside Bonnie Raitt,...

Hot tickets: L.A. charity events

2012-08-26 00:00:00

A sampling of L.A.'s fall social events: Sept. 7 Macy's Passport presents Glamorama, a fashion show at the Orpheum Theatre benefiting AIDS Project Los Angeles and Project Angel Food. Performances by Robin Thicke and Karmin. Tickets start at $75. (877)...

Operas and orgasms -- did ENO go too far with 'Don Giovanni' ad?

2012-10-08 06:30:00

In 2010, the English National Opera in London generated some debate over its modern staging of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" that featured a couple of scenes of sexual assault, including one of a gang rape of a woman. This season, the company is once again...

Frank Gehry, Placido Domingo to help YoungArts Foundation

2012-10-04 08:30:00

Frank Gehry and Placido Domingo will be lending a hand to the National YoungArts Foundation, a nonprofit group that provides financial assistance and other forms of support to aspiring artists. The organization announced this week that it has acquired the...

Placido Domingo to sing on 'Dancing with the Stars'

2012-10-01 08:00:00

Placido Domingo is taking time out of his operatic schedule this week to appear on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars." But fans hoping to see the tenor demonstrate some fancy footwork will be disappointed. Domingo is only expected to sing on the live telecast...

'Freud's Last Session' to star Judd Hirsch, Tom Cavanagh at Broad

2012-09-27 14:10:00

"Freud's Last Session," the stage drama that imagines a meeting between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis,�was a popular off-Broadway success in New York, opening in 2010 and running for close to 800 performances at two theaters. Starting in January, the play...

L.A. Opera holding Twitter contest to honor Placido Domingo

2012-08-29 08:00:00

Pl�cido Domingo will create his 140th operatic role when he debuts next month in Verdi's "The Two Foscari" at Los Angeles Opera. To note the occasion, the company is hosting a Twitter contest in which it will give away a performance package that...

$64-million performance hall coming to Orange's Chapman University

2012-08-23 09:15:00

A new $64-million performance hall is coming to the campus of Chapman University in Orange County. The multi-purpose space is expected to begin construction in early 2013 with a completion set for fall 2015, according to William Hall, dean of the school's...

Carol Burnett, Placido Domingo in opera skit

2013-04-04 07:08:00

One of the three tenors (the one with the best name) Placido Domingo turns 70 today.

2013-01-14 18:49:00

Los Angeles Opera's 2013-14 opera season will include Pl�cido Domingo as Athana�l in "Tha�s," May 17-June 7, 2014. He is photographed performing the role in Valencia, Spain, in 2002.

2013-01-08 10:37:10