Successful performance of ‘Don Giovanni’ overcomes rocky start

By John Mangum Proceedings did not get off to a promising start at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion the evening of Sept. 27. The occasion was a performance of Mozart’s "Don Giovanni" mounted by the Los Angeles Music Center Opera. The genius of Mozart, though, promises to transcend any limitations imposed on him by lesser luminaries. […]

What do Tim Burton and Ed Wood have in common? Everything but the hair…

By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff There’s something mysteriously similar about Ed Wood and Tim Burton. One was decried "the worst director of all time," and never attained commercial or critical success. The other is hailed as a stylish genius and his films have achieved great victories with critics and at the box office. […]

From classic to rock, chameleon Cale ‘seduces down doors’ of music

By Michael Tatum With John Cale, you just never know. One minute he’s putting his academy trained musical skills to work with renowned classicists like Leonard Bernstein and John Cage. Next thing you know, he’s Lou Reed’s right hand man in the Velvet Underground, a revolutionary late ’60s band that many rock critics and musicians […]