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Figaro, the title character in Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” is the go to guy for tonsorial needs in Seville. Or romantic tribulations. After many shenanigans including impersonations and close “shaves” with disaster, Figaro manages to get the couple at the center of story, Count Almaviva and Rosina, married. Opera Santa…
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Peggie Jones’s brainchild, the subscription series mostly featuring “music you’ve never heard” called Sings Like Hell, now with over 300 performances to it’s credit, has always been eclectic, occasionally in the same show. That was definitely the case March 3rd. Veteran singer-songwriter, and SLH favorite, Chris Smither returned, this time…
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I’ve seen countless “Carmen” productions and the 2 most memorable were ballets. The first was many years ago on TV: Mats Ek’s version featured a foul-mouthed, cigar smoking heroine, a giant cigar/phallus, huge balls, Esperanto and some very intense and strange choreography. UCSB Arts & Lectures presented the second recently…
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Whenever David Rawlings and Gillian Welch get together on the stage of the Lobero Theatre, you know you’ll hear great songs, some delicious harmonies and extraordinary guitar playing. The couple has appeared numerous time in Santa Barbara’s intimate and beautiful venue with the moniker of one or the other on…
