By Lina Broydo Being an official movie nut, I attended the packed to the max, the historic Stanford Theatre celebration of its 100 Anniversary with the screening of “That’s my Daddy,” the 1928 silent movie starring Reginald Denny, whose granddaughter Kimberly Pucci was in attendance. The charming Alma Deutscher who just flew in following the …
By Lina Broydo “Carmen” Returns to San Francisco Opera November 13 – December 1 San Francisco Opera’s 2024 Fall Season concludes with the return of Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” at the War Memorial Opera House. Mezzo-soprano Eve-Maud Hubeaux makes her American debut as the title role, heading an international cast with Jonathan Tetelman as Don José for …
By Lina Broydo When the sold out to the capacity the stunning SAP Center, the home of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks Hockey Team, celebrates, they do it with class and tremendous enthusiasm by inviting and featuring the very talented local artists who performed and showcased the vibrant music, dances and traditional colorful costumes throughout …
By Lina Broydo King James Lands in the Mountain View Theatre October 9 through November 3, 2024 Career of Basketball superstar LeBron James brings together two friends in Rajiv Joseph’s play. From the center of a basketball court to the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts the TheatreWorks tips off its 54th season by …
By Lina Broydo Fiesta Sonora: A Celebration of Community September 29 at 2:30 pm at Bing Concert Hall at Stanford Celebrate the joyous embrace of diversity, colors, sounds and culture presented by Stanford Live. Three exceptional Latin ensembles—Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles, Ballet Folklórico Nueva Antequera and Filarmónica Maqueos Music will join forces to illuminate the richness of Mexican traditions …
By Lina Broydo From September 14, 2024 to May 4, 2025 you will hear the best arias in the area. Guaranteed! The exciting lineup for Opera San Jose 2024-2025 season includes spectacular productions of opera classics such as Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” Puccini’s “La Bohème,” Béla Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” as well as a regional premiere …
San Francisco Opera Presents Best Arias in The Area 2024 – 2025 Season By Lina Broydo San Francisco Opera’s 102nd season opens its performances season on September 6 with Maestro Eun Sun Kim leading with a weekend of festivities. Opera Ball – ushers in the new season with celebrations at City Hall and the War …
Texto y fotos por Eliana Céspedes El Ballet Folklórico Fuego Nuevo celebró el 21 de julio su 19th Aniversario en la Plaza de la Herencia Mexicana al más alto nivel y rendiendo homenaje a todo el folklore danzístico y cultural de México. Durante poco más de dos horas que duró la presentación, el público disfrutó …
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By Lina Broydo While over 15 millions of spectators are expected to descend on Paris for the Olympics and Paralympic Games just in time for the July 26, 2024 grand opening ceremony, some of us, including the avid sports fan such as I am, who attended in the past a number of Olympic Games in …
By Lina Broydo Swan Lake, Three Preludes, Variations for Two Couples, Solo and 5 Tango’s Perform at Frost Amphitheater at Stanford July 26 & 27 at 7:30pm The stunningly gorgeous ambience of Stanford University’s Frost Amphitheater is a perfectly magical setting to see “Starry Nights” which will feature the Act II of Helgi Tomasson’s brilliant …