Dudamel and the LA Phil take Disney Hall Where the Wild Things Are

Por Ted Ayala, 17 octubre 2012

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Crítica hecha desde Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles el 11 octubre 2012

Knussen, Where the Wild Things Are

Ravel, Ma mère l'Oye (Mi madre la oca)

Los Angeles Philharmonic, Max

Gustavo Dudamel, Dirección

Netia Jones, Dirección de escena

Claire Booth, Max

Susan Bickley, Mezzosoprano

Christopher Lemmings, Tenor

Jonathan Gunthorpe, Barítono

Graeme Broadbent, Bajo

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Ted Ayala

Ted Ayala is a writer and musicologist born and raised in Los Angeles. Aside from classical music he loves literature (especially from Latin America and Japan), learning languages, reading about history, video games from the 1980s-1990s, and cats. You can follow his blog here.