Sept. 28
The 27th season opener for Opera Las Vegas, Mariposa Que Vuela is the musical autobiography of the organization’s new CEO and president, Cecilia Violetta Lopez.
The show tells Lopez’s story, starting with her childhood in Idaho, spent both working and singing mariachi to her mom in the fields. She later attends and graduates from UNLV as a vocal performance major, and she soon ascends to play some pretty significant opera stages, including Carnegie Hall.
Lopez relays all this through both stories and songs, with visual accompaniments. It features a mix of traditional opera arias and mariachi canciones.
The show tells Lopez’s story, starting with her childhood in Idaho, spent both working and singing mariachi to her mom in the fields. She later attends and graduates from UNLV as a vocal performance major, and she soon ascends to play some pretty significant opera stages, including Carnegie Hall.
Lopez relays all this through both stories and songs, with visual accompaniments. It features a mix of traditional opera arias and mariachi canciones.
Sept. 26
Named after the art project it documents, Unseen Territories is a 25-minute short film that not only honors 14 local Black, Indiginous, and People of Color artists, highlighting their heritages and acts of visibility.
Each artist is interviewed in the film, and each talks about making their own flag that showcases identity and/or declarations — some declarations for something, like cultural reclamation, and some against, such as colonialism. The defining imagery of the movie is their trip in cars on the streets of Downtown Las Vegas, waving their flags and often smiling and whooping it up, giving onlookers this unexpected caravan of resistance and joy.
Sydney Galindo directs the film, which is shot by local videographer/record label owner Shahab Zargari. The original score is by Alexander Pijuan-Galindo
The premiere of the short documentary film (25-min) Unseen Territories at the Nuwu Art Gallery + Community Center. It's a free community art project led by Southern Nevada Conservancy. Refreshments are sponsored by IndigenousAF (IAF Inc.).
Each artist is interviewed in the film, and each talks about making their own flag that showcases identity and/or declarations — some declarations for something, like cultural reclamation, and some against, such as colonialism. The defining imagery of the movie is their trip in cars on the streets of Downtown Las Vegas, waving their flags and often smiling and whooping it up, giving onlookers this unexpected caravan of resistance and joy.
Sydney Galindo directs the film, which is shot by local videographer/record label owner Shahab Zargari. The original score is by Alexander Pijuan-Galindo
The premiere of the short documentary film (25-min) Unseen Territories at the Nuwu Art Gallery + Community Center. It's a free community art project led by Southern Nevada Conservancy. Refreshments are sponsored by IndigenousAF (IAF Inc.).
Sept. 27
Neither the Las Vegas nor the Reno Philharmonic can go a season without one work that showcases a movie, such as Psycho, or soundtrack composer, like Danny Elfman, and these shows match the visual media to a live performance of the corresponding music.
This year, the Las Vegas Phil has gone Looney. And by that, I mean Looney Tunes, which is celebrating its 85th anniversary. The show, September 27, is called Bugs Bunny at the Symphony, and it will feature 16 Looney Tunes cartoons while their music — originally composed by Carl Stalling and conducted here by George Daugherty — is played by the Phil.
Created & Produced by George Daugherty and David Ka Lik Wong, the show is a great opportunity to introduce children to the majesty of a live orchestra.
This year, the Las Vegas Phil has gone Looney. And by that, I mean Looney Tunes, which is celebrating its 85th anniversary. The show, September 27, is called Bugs Bunny at the Symphony, and it will feature 16 Looney Tunes cartoons while their music — originally composed by Carl Stalling and conducted here by George Daugherty — is played by the Phil.
Created & Produced by George Daugherty and David Ka Lik Wong, the show is a great opportunity to introduce children to the majesty of a live orchestra.
