 Win two free tickets to a very creative show
Timur Bekbosunov is a tenor/countertenor from Kazakhstan with a unique perspective and a driving creative spirit. He is a founder of 'Art of Opera', an innovative ensemble whose motto is 'Opera as Art, Not History'. (Check out their undeniably cool website here.) His bio on the LA Phil website reads like a litany of the contemporary music world, and he's just getting started.
This Thursday night at 7pm, he and his band will perform at the Central Library in downtown LA as part of the prestigious ALOUD series. The program, subtitled 'Operatic Vaudeville with a Bohemian Attitude' includes operatic arias as well as covers of songs by Radiohead, NIN, Kristian Hoffman, and Klaus Nomi, as well as a few other juicy surprises. (For complete info, check out the calendar listing.)
The remarkable thing about Timur is that he knows his voice, and knows who he is. Although he's melding genres and working outside the operatic box, he's careful to point out that he's 'not working in a different style, just trying different stylistic things.' This means that vibrato is still a friend, but the influences of pop, jazz and other genres are plain.
The ALOUD series and Timur have generously offered two complimentary tickets to Listers, and all you have to do is email the correct answer to this question: Where was Klaus Nomi born? Email your answer by clicking here, and the first person to respond correctly can pick their tickets up at the door.
As for the rest of you, go anyway! Check out the calendar for ticket info. (Library parking is only $1 after 3pm if you have a library card. Don't have one? Show up early and get one!)
Good luck!
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Two Mondays: July 12 and 19, 2010
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