Joyce Rudolph, Weekend
BURBANK -- International opera star Nmon Ford-Livene will be guest
soloist at a free concert given by the Burbank Chamber Orchestra at 7:30
tonight in the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills. The
orchestra, celebrating its 10th anniversary season, is conducted by Music
Director Steven Kerstein.
Baritone singer Ford-Livene has performed with the Virginia Opera, San
Jose Opera, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the Los Angeles Baroque
Orchestra. A featured performer and program host on National Public
Radio, he has soloed in concert at Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow and at the
American Cathedral of Paris.
Ford-Livene will perform Mahler's "Kindertotenleider." Also on the
program are Debussy's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" and Ravel's
"Mother Goose."
Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills is at 6300 Forest Lawn Drive. For
information, call 848-8841.
SPECIAL EVENTS
U.S. Olympic dressage team
visits Equestrian Center
Members of the U.S. Olympic dressage team, which won a bronze medal in
the Sydney Olympics, will participate in a two-day public symposium this
weekend at The Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank.
The event continues from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today and Sunday at the
Equestrian Center, 480 Riverside Drive in Burbank. Tickets at the door
range from $105 to $275.
THEATER ARTS
'Midsummer' disco comedy
extended at Falcon Theatre
"A Midsummer Saturday Night's Fever Dream" has been extended through
Feb. 24 at the Falcon Theatre in Burbank.
The Troubadour Theatre Co.'s production mixes Shakespeare's "A
Midsummer Night's Dream" with the boogie sounds of the 1970s.
Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m.
Sundays.
A Los Angeles-based ensemble Troubadour Theatre Co. is made up of
actors, musicians and comedians who have been bringing their fast-paced
and humorous adaptations of classic plays to audiences since 1993. Last
year, the troupe presented "Twelfth Dog Night" at the Falcon. It combined
Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" with music by the 1970s rock group Three
Dog Night.
Tickets are $10 for students. Adult tickets are $15 for matinees and
$20 for evening shows. The Falcon Theatre is at 4252 Riverside Drive in
Burbank.
'Night and Her Stars'
continues at Alliance
Richard Greenberg's play about the 1950s quiz show scandals, "Night
and Her Stars," is continuing indefinitely at the Alliance Theatre in
Burbank.
Dana Ashbrook stars in this production, directed by Steve Rudnick.
