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

By Ted Ayala, 17 October 2012

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Reviewed at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles on 11 October 2012

Knussen, Where the Wild Things Are

Ravel, Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose): Suite

Los Angeles Philharmonic, Max

Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor

Netia Jones, Director

Claire Booth, Max

Susan Bickley, Mezzo-soprano

Christopher Lemmings, Tenor

Jonathan Gunthorpe, Baritone

Graeme Broadbent, Bass

Graeme Danby, Bass

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Netia Jones’ modern reimagining intrigues more than it convinces, but still makes a strong case for Dvořák’s dark fairy tale.

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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.