REVIEW: The all-Ellington evening combined standards with lesser-known and sometimes exotic masterpieces.
Category: Paul Hodgins
Paul Hodgins wrote about Orange County’s performing arts, including how its theaters and orchestras came out of the pandemic. This column is no longer running; the archive stays here, newest first.
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Hodgins: ‘The Other Place’ Analyzes Mental Problems With Wit and Grace
REVIEW: Sharr White’s play looks at what happens when a brilliant scientific mind gradually starts coming apart.
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Hodgins: Pacific Symphony Turns 40 With a Bang and a Big Party
REVIEW: Season opener, bookended by parties, featured the orchestra’s new concertmaster and a fiery pianist.
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Hodgins: Placido Domingo Brings LA Opera to O.C. Again, Reminding Us of What We’re Missing
Concert performances like the LA Opera’s “Don Carlo” are a special treat for Orange County opera lovers. With no opera company in the county since 2008, the economics of the art form and recent trends make its revival here unlikely.
