by Giuseppe Verdi
Stage Directors, Frederick Winthrop and Cristina Arriola
Conductors, Ari Bocian and Frederick Winthrop
Fully Staged, Piano and Chamber Orchestra
Experience the effervescent music and the heart-wrenching drama of La Traviata. A time of excess and excitement, of living for the moment and flaunting newfound freedoms creates the mood. Verdi’s eternally popular opera, spins the tale of a conflicted courtesan, her devoted lover and his disapproving father. Violetta dares to break society’s rules by allowing herself to love and be loved.
Tickets & information: 707-864-5508 Ticket Prices $16-20.
2pm to 4pm, Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St
La Peña celebrates its 38th Anniversary this June! What better way to celebrate than to showcase our community of students, young and old, learning and participating in arts, music, dance, and cultural education. Join us in our 38th Year Class Recitals!
La Peña's free and low cost classes give hundreds of youth and adult students access to training by highly regarded art professionals teaching an array of art forms.
All proceeds will benefit La Peña.
$5-$20
www.lapena.org
6pm to 8pm, La Peña Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave
$18.50 advance / $20.50 at door. 644-2020. www.thefreight.org
8pm to 6/30 5:30am, Freight and Salvage Coffee House, 2020 Addison
8 pm
Perpetual Motion (Los Angeles)
Derek Bomback - guitar
Alexander Vogel - saxophones
Alan Cook-drums - percussion
Perpetual Motian was created to honor and celebrate the life and legacy of the late great Paul Motian, and the immensity of his contributions to the world of creative music. His uniquely individual voice, as a drummer and composer, lay at the heart of every ensemble he led or was a part of. Perpetual Motian seeks to build upon the incredibly high standards he set throughout his career. The trio harnesses the individual improvisatory strengths of its members and channels them through Motian's compositional genius to create a substantially greater whole.
9 pm
three shorts sets featuring James Falzone (chicago)
Set 1: quartet of James Falzone, Kyle Bruckmann, Gino Robair, Kjell Nordeson
Set 2: duo set with James Falzone & Phillip Greenlief
Set 3: a few subgroupings of all the above
James Falzone, like many musicians of his generation, has a varied and complex career touching equally on areas of performance, composition, and teaching. His music does not fall easily into a prescribed genre and he is rather difficult to categorize. In a day when so much music is neatly packaged for easy consumption, James' wide interests and experience is something to celebrate.
8pm to 10:30pm, 2133 University Ave.