Here's something you might be interested in.
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed
Big Screen — Movie commentary
Blurt — Music's inside track
Booze News — San Diego spirits
Classical Music — Immortal beauty
Classifieds — Free and easy
Cover Stories — Front-page features
Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes
Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts
Feast! — Food & drink reviews
Feature Stories — Local news & stories
Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore
From the Archives — Spotlight on the past
Golden Dreams — Talk of the town
The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it
Letters — Our inbox
Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites
Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans
Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists
Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news
News Ticker — News & politics
Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated
Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna
Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated
Poetry — The old and the new
Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers
Reading — The hunt for intellectuals
Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails
San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds
SD on the QT — Almost factual news
Sheep and Goats — Places of worship
Special Issues — The best of
Street Style — San Diego streets have style
Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves
Theater — On stage in San Diego this week
Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative
Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work
Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego
Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads
Your Week — Daily event picks
Almost perfect in La Jolla
Opera Wednesdays in La Jolla are not to be missed
Alexis Alfaro
Opera Wednesdays
- La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Boulevard, La Jolla
- Free - $10
I went to the most recent Opera Wednesdays concert at the La Jolla Community Center.
I must say I enjoyed the concert. The setting was just about ideal in my opinion. The room opened onto a large patio. Concert goers could sit in a chair right up next to the singers or at a table out in the courtyard.
The setting was chill and the weather was effing hot so I went ahead and wore shorts and a tank top. I felt right at home. A couple children hung out in the courtyard and got up to move from table to table between songs.
There were four singers. Each singer sang an aria and then there was a break. All told, there were three sets of four songs. The pacing of the evening was just about perfect.
The music was varied in regards to style and period. There was some Handel, Mozart, Gounod, Verdi, Richard Strauss, Mascagni, and Lehar.
Those composers represent baroque, classical, romantic, verismo, and 20th century operetta. From a programming standpoint I’d say it was an ideal mix.
However, only one of the singers was from San Diego. I asked Alexis Alfaro, the event coordinator, about the choice to have singers from Redlands Opera, Pacific Opera Project, and Long Beach Opera.
He explained, "The idea was to have singers from five Southern California companies. Point Loma Opera Theater was supposed for be here as well."
Alexis did say he thought they would stick with more San Diego singers in future concerts while still presenting other SoCal singers.
Food and beverages were available in the kitchen including wine. I enjoyed myself and can't wait for the next one.
This is a unique way to enjoy music and I hope this concert series grows with time. The concerts are on the second Wednesday of each month at the La Jolla Community Center and they start at 7 pm.
Here's something you might be interested in.
Almost perfect in La Jolla
Opera Wednesdays in La Jolla are not to be missed
Almost perfect in La Jolla
Opera Wednesdays in La Jolla are not to be missed
Alexis Alfaro
Opera Wednesdays
- La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Boulevard, La Jolla
- Free - $10
I went to the most recent Opera Wednesdays concert at the La Jolla Community Center.
I must say I enjoyed the concert. The setting was just about ideal in my opinion. The room opened onto a large patio. Concert goers could sit in a chair right up next to the singers or at a table out in the courtyard.
The setting was chill and the weather was effing hot so I went ahead and wore shorts and a tank top. I felt right at home. A couple children hung out in the courtyard and got up to move from table to table between songs.
There were four singers. Each singer sang an aria and then there was a break. All told, there were three sets of four songs. The pacing of the evening was just about perfect.
The music was varied in regards to style and period. There was some Handel, Mozart, Gounod, Verdi, Richard Strauss, Mascagni, and Lehar.
Those composers represent baroque, classical, romantic, verismo, and 20th century operetta. From a programming standpoint I’d say it was an ideal mix.
However, only one of the singers was from San Diego. I asked Alexis Alfaro, the event coordinator, about the choice to have singers from Redlands Opera, Pacific Opera Project, and Long Beach Opera.
He explained, "The idea was to have singers from five Southern California companies. Point Loma Opera Theater was supposed for be here as well."
Alexis did say he thought they would stick with more San Diego singers in future concerts while still presenting other SoCal singers.
Food and beverages were available in the kitchen including wine. I enjoyed myself and can't wait for the next one.
This is a unique way to enjoy music and I hope this concert series grows with time. The concerts are on the second Wednesday of each month at the La Jolla Community Center and they start at 7 pm.
Comments