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Classical, opera, jazz, folk, pop, rock, ballet, tap, flamenco, contemporary dance and more for LA & OC
Welcome to the latest TV or Not TV newsletter spotlighting live music and dance performances all around Southern California this coming week. I’m Matt Cooper, former listings coordinator for the LA Times’ Calendar section.
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Classical & opera
‘Pan-American New Music’ Composer Gabriela Ortiz curates a program of works from Argentina, Cuba, Costa Rica and Mexico, including two world premieres. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 30. $20-$66. (323) 850-2000. laphil.com
‘Really Big Show: How Ed Sullivan Changed America Every Sunday Night’ Rachael Worby and the Muse/Ique orchestra are joined by guest performers including the DC6 Singers Collective and members of Los Angeles Ballet for this celebration of the many different styles of music once featured on Sullivan’s long-lived TV variety show. The Huntington, 151 Oxford Rd., San Marino. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, April 30-May 1. Also at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., L.A. 3 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 5. Included with a subscription package ($100 and up). muse-ique.com
Víkingur Ólafsson The pianist performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations in recital. Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 1. $29-$142. (323) 850-2000. laphil.com
Also at Renée & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa. 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 2. $23 and up. (949) 553-2422. philharmonicsociety.org
‘Dudamel Leads Beethoven and Strauss’ Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil perform Richard Strauss’ “Don Quixote” featuring principal cellist Robert deMaine and principal violist Teng Li, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 featuring pianist Maria João Pires, and the world premiere of Andreia Pinto Correia’s “Cortejo.” Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S. Grand Ave., downtown L.A. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, May 2-5. $20-$334. (323) 850-2000. laphil.com
‘An Evening of Holocaust Remembrance’ Members of Pacific Symphony are joined by Cantor Chayim Frenke for a selection of Holocaust-era works. Fish Interfaith Center, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange. 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2. Free; reservations required. pacificsymphony.org
‘Molly Joyce and Jerron Herman: Left and Right’ The composer and the choreographer team up for this new cross-disciplinary work exploring long-held misperceptions about the different sides of the body. Nimoy Theater, 1262 Westwood Blvd., Westwood. 8 p.m. Friday, May 3. Sold out. (310) 825-2101. cap.ucla.edu
‘Noah’s Flood’ Performers from Los Angeles Opera are joined by a supersized cohort of local amateur singers, musicians, etc. for Benjamin Britten’s family friendly take on the biblical tale. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 555 W. Temple St., downtown L.A. 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, May 3-4. Free (with a $1 handling fee). (213) 972-8001. laopera.org
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