Paul HodginsMay 108 minTHEATERClassical Music is Booming. Theater? Not So Much.We look at what ails theater, still struggling to recover four years after the pandemic. The dark days of the pandemic are several years...
Paul HodginsMay 16 minPROFILESA Former Percussionist Sings the Praises of Pacific ChoralePacific Chorale’s new leader made a mid-career switch from instrumental to vocal music with no regrets. Rhett M. Del Campo, the new...
Paul HodginsApr 125 minCULTUREGreat Park Arts Campus is Finally Taking ShapeAfter years of planning and negotiations, the Cultural Terrace is a step closer to reality. The city of Irvine has greenlighted...
Timothy ManganApr 53 minMUSICSt.Clair and Pacific Symphony Find the Heart of ‘La Bohème’REVIEW: The annual semi-staged opera features a talented young cast in Puccini’s masterpiece. “Is anything in the world more poignant...