Evening before last, WHERE magazine hosted a fabulous evening of fine dining and the Opera.http://www.wherela.com/LA/la_newinla.html I was invited to dinner at the Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens, rooftop restaurant, Thousand Cranes.
http://www.kyotograndhotel.com/dining/index.html
The food is excellent, as well as the service. Can you imagine a beautiful Japanese Tea Garden on a rooftop? It's so peaceful and serene. It's truly a must see.
Giacomo Puccini's Opera, Tosca is a melodrama laced with passion and power, that culminates in a tragic love triangle between the ever so beautiful, zoftig Floria Tosca, Mario cavaradossi and Police Chief Baron Scarpia. The roll of Tosca is played by Adrianne Pieckonka, and Georgina Lukacs' mellifluous voice is enchanting. Cavaradossi is played by Neil Shicoff and Gwyn Hughes Jones. Both men have an amazing vocal range. Gwyn Hughes Jone's voice is so heartfelt and emotional until I found myself tearing up over how much he loved his dear Tosca. Scarpia is played by Dale Travis and he is very convincing as a police chief walking on the dark side.
Plácido Domingo and Sir Richard Armstrong share the podium.
http://www.laopera.com/productions/0708/tosca/index.htm
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