Southern California Orchestra & Music Activities
Southern California has a warm climate perfect for outdoor entertainment. Amphitheaters abound in the Southland, from the Hollywood Bowl to the Greek Theater in Griffith Park. There are also state-of-the-art performing centers throughout the Los Angeles area. The Getty Villa in Malibu is modeled after a Roman villa, and it hosts classical music concerts; so does the Los Angeles Performing Arts Center, which hosts four different venues for performances by resident groups such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Los Angeles Opera.
-
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hollywood Bowl
-
The Hollywood Hills make a beautiful backdrop for the Hollywood Bowl.
Hollywood Sign image by crossgolfing from Fotolia.com
The world-renowned Hollywood Bowl is the summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Throughout the summer, you can find concert events at the Bowl for prices ranging from $2 on up. The Classical Tuesdays and Thursdays program presents classical musicians from around the world, and there are many weekend classical events, including Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overtune performed with fireworks. Other events at the Bowl include jazz, blues, soul and rock music concerts as well as specialty events such as a Sing-A-Long Sound of Music and the showing of Bugs Bunny cartoons with a live soundtrack played by the L.A. Symphony.
The Hollywood Bowl offers an evening of entertainment unlike any other Southland venue. The entire area surrounding the Bowl caters to picnickers who fill local parks and the picnic areas at the Bowl for pre-show meals. Local delis sell Bowl picnic supplies. You can even sign up for recipes from local chefs based on the week's selections at the Bowl. Inside the Bowl, cheese platters and wine in bottles are sold, along with other food items. The Bowl offers an outdoor setting surrounded by hills in the warm Mediterranean climate Los Angeles is known for. For music and an evening of entertainment, you cannot beat the Hollywood Bowl.
Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave.
Hollywood, CA 90068
323-850-2000
hollywoodbowl.com
Southland Amphitheaters
-
Los Angeles has many outdoor amphitheaters.
Los Angeles Sign image by crossgolfing from Fotolia.com
Due to the warm and dry Southern California weather, there are many outside venues for music in Los Angeles. The Ford Amphitheater, with its seating for 1,245, dates back to outdoor performances in the 1930s. This outside amphitheater and smaller intimate theater inside the accompanying performing arts center are owned by the County of Los Angeles. The Ford theaters provide a wide assortment of entertainment including international music and dance. The Greek Amphitheater, on the grounds of Griffith Park, seats 5,801. Its musical offerings tend to be more contemporary and less classical. The Gibson Amphitheater at Universal Studios also offers outside music concerts.
The Ford Amphitheater
John Anson Ford Theatres
2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East
Hollywood, CA 90068
323-461-3673
fordamphitheater.org
The Greek Theatre
2700 N. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-665-5857
greektheatrela.com
Gibson Amphitheater
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
818-622-4455
citywalkhollywood.com
Performing Arts Centers
-
The Getty Villa in Malibu hosts classical concerts on the coast.
malibu image by Byron Moore from Fotolia.com
The Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County is composed of four venues: the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Ahmanson Theater, and the Mark Taper Forum. It is also home to four resident performing companies: The Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Opera, the Los Angeles master Chorale and the Center Theater Group. Performances at these venues include everything from classical music to dance, theater and comedy. Royce Hall on the University of California at Los Angeles campus in Westwood, offers a wide variety of musical performances including classical, international and experimental music styles. U.C.L.A.'s School of Music hosts many classical music performances in Schoenberg Hall on the campus as well. The Getty Center in Los Angeles offers classical music concerts that are coordinated with their art exhibits, and The Getty Villa in Malibu also hosts classical music concerts in its villa, which is modeled after a villa in Classical Rome.
Los Angeles Performing Arts Center
135 N. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213-972-7211
musiccenter.org
Royce Hall
340 Royce Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90095
310-825-2101
uclalive.org
The Getty Villa
17985 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, California
310-440-7330
getty.edu
-
Related Searches
References
Resources
- Photo Credit close-up image by ana malin from Fotolia.com Hollywood Sign image by crossgolfing from Fotolia.com Los Angeles Sign image by crossgolfing from Fotolia.com malibu image by Byron Moore from Fotolia.com
