The Tales Of Hoffmann find their inspiration from the short stories of the 19th century German composer, painter, caricaturist, and author E.T.A. Hoffmann, wherein Hoffmann himself is the protagonist.
Month: March 2021
In the Moon Room
Everlasting, steadfast beacon, she moves in phases of renewal. The moon. We stand in her sanctuary.
WeARE Adaawe at the Edinburgh Fringe
This is a story about the moon This is a story about hands reaching for shining icons This is a story about dreams that shed light in the dark We are the moon We are women Life is our sanctuary Beat the drum. Be the beat. The Adaawe tradition is a gathering of Ghanaian Read More
Thea Musgrave for her 90th Birthday
“I am a woman and I am Scots and I was educated in France.” —Thea Musgrave Women in the arts are unique. Their voices can be filled with light and darkness. They tread hard edges, softening or gently revealing the depth of human experience through the inspired womb of invention and deep reflection. Thea Musgrave Read More
Mavro Gala, a film by Nicholas Triandafyllidis
“A young writer, who wastes his talent in a soap opera, mourns the end of his affair with the protagonist of the serial. He then gets entangled with an editor, while seducing his wife. A black surrealistic comedy, whose hero also has the ability to transfer himself in time-space. He finally transfers himself to his Read More
“What If?” Inaugural Production for Domingo-Thornton Young Artists Program at LA Opera
What If is the question first asked by the great father of theatre technique, Constantin Stanislavski . It is the springboard for the actor’s imagination. We often forget (or neglect) the great aspect of theatre in opera. We rightfully mistake its theatre as its music. I have always said, that the greatest thing about opera, Read More
Mindi
From Mercury’s Wake
The Gangster Hour
A pastiche of whodunnit mixed with big band taken to its funk and jazz extremes. “In the best numbers, Juilliard-trained Vlahos covers well-known, though not often-heard tunes, giving them a dark edge. Most memorable are Cab Calloway’s “Minnie the Moocher” and John Lennon’s “Jealous Guy.” A Maurice Ravel sound poem, “A Piece in the Form Read More
The Morini Strad, Willy Holtzman, The Colony Theatre
Recommended to everyone, but if you happen to be a music lover also, you should get your tickets before you even finish reading this.
Old Wicked Songs, Colony Theatre
If your heart is in despair, there is no better place to explore the sadness and the joy than music, significantly Schumann’s Dichterliebe. The German Romantic period was a time of poets and the glory of private thoughts, of the exploration of the lyrical in mankind – a period that inspired the Song Cycle, wedding Read More
Lion in Winter, Colony Theatre
Mariette Hartley and Ian Buchanan bring star quality, decades of stage and screen experience, and award-winning acting chops to the Colony Theatre
Viva Verdi, Lyric Opera Virginia
A celebration of Verdi’s centennial, 2013 Lyric Opera Virginia, Viva Verdi! Conducted: Joe Walsh Stage Direction and Set Design concept: Stephanie Vlahos Lighting Design: Jared Sayeg
Mozart’s, The Marriage of Figaro
The Opera Institute at the Cole Conservatory presents The Marriage of Figaro, California State University, Long Beach Conductor: Johannes Mueller Stosch Stage Direction: Stephanie Vlahos Lights: Jared Sayeg Set Design: Adam Fleming
Wayne Peet’s Doppler Funk – Blasto!
Wayne Peet’s Doppler Funk – Blasto!
Pacific Cinderella at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts
Interviews with the students and faculty from the LA County High School for the Arts on their production of Pacific Cinderella (太平洋灰姑娘) created in collaboration with the Hangzhou Arts High School through the support of the Confucius Institute in Los Angeles. Pacific Cinderella —is a story that is a metaphor for coming-of-age not just for Read More
Tristan und Isolde: Act 2
Tristan and Isolde is rarely performed, however thanks to Ms. Vlahos’ brilliantly condensed version YMF were able to bring this production to the Broad Stage in Santa Monica and the screen.
A Story About Reading a Book
Spoken word production based on Mercury’s Wake by Stephanie Vlahos and mixed with Blasto! by Wayne Peet’s Doppler Funk
This is Vegas baby!
Isn’t it dangerous?
Roman Style
I see you reading that book
That kiss
Rhea walked into the club space as the audience applauded
Kurt Weill’s What Good Would The Moon Be
Madison Claire Parks, as Rose Maurrant, singing “What Good Would The Moon Be” from Full Circle Opera Project’s production of Kurt Weill’s Street Scene, directed by Stephanie Vlahos.
Elle Qui Chante – by Todd Everett for Variety Magazine
Unlike many opera stars trying to expand into pop styles, mezzo-soprano Vlahos doesn’t oversing most of her material; that’s a definite plus. Variety Band: Christopher Guardino, Nick Ariondo, Steuart Liebig, Gary Ferguson. European decadence, multiple costume changes, slinky female dancers and songs of a sexually ambiguous nature — the new Madonna tour? No, it’s the Read More
Mozart’s Don Giovanni
Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University, Long Beach. Conductor: Johannes Müller-Stosch Stage Director: Stephanie Vlahos Lighting Design: Jared Sayeg Set Design: Adam Flemming Choreographers: Anindo Marshall & Pat Taylor Projection / Scenic Designer: Adam Flemming Costume Designer: Kate Bergh Lighting Designer: Anne E. McMills Cast: Don Giovanni: Lyle Mitchell Donna Anna: Heidi Read More