ONE Festival Postponed
March 26, 28 & 29, April 4
CINEsound
AN OPERATIC FILM SERIES
OVERVIEW
$30 General Admission
MARCH 26 & 28
JENNIFER KOH, VIOLIN
Recognized for intense, commanding performances, delivered with dazzling virtuosity and technical assurance, superstar violinist Jennifer Koh makes her ONE Festival debut with a live performance of Missy Mazzoli's GRAMMY-nominated “Vespers for Violin” alongside the premiere of a special Director’s Cut of VESPERS, the "enigmatic twist" (NPR) of the work's striking short film.
MARCH 29 & APRIL 4
JOHN HOLIDAY, COUNTERTENOR
One of the opera world’s fastest rising stars, countertenor John Holiday performs "Lumee's Dream" from Ellen Reid's 2019 Pulitzer Prize-winning opera p r i s m live, accompanying the piece's world premiere music video, directed and photographed by James Darrah in a special collaboration with Los Angeles Opera.
SUMMARY
ONE's hit cinematheque-style series continues this year with its commitment to the ongoing exploration of cinema and its possibilities within the operatic form. CINEsound 2020 launches as a live musical and cinematic experience, featuring a series of shorts that highlight composers such as Philip Glass, Missy Mazzoli, Ellen Reid and Jimmy Lopez and illuminate the collision of opera and dance through film. Each program features a not-to-be-missed live performance with violinist Jennifer Koh on violin or countertenor John Holiday in special guest festival debut appearances. This uniquely curated cinema experience promises an exciting merger of new compositions, sounds, dance, and live film scoring by taking you through a prismatic odyssey of operatic short films and world premiere music videos.
