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Timothy Mangan
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Timothy Mangan specializes in classical music. He served as The Orange County Register’s classical music critic from 1998-2016, and has also written for Opera News, the Los Angeles Times, the Baltimore Sun, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, Musical America and Gramophone, among other publications. Stories written by Mangan have been chosen to be included in the archives at the Library of Congress.
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Apr 11, 2025 ∙ 5 min
St.Clair and Pacific Symphony Shine Up Wagner's 'Rheingold'
REVIEW: Strong singing cast and imaginative semi-staged production bring the opera to life. Andrea Silvestrelli as Fasolt, wearing skull...
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Mar 28, 2025 ∙ 4 min
Protests and Tchaikovsky with the Israel Philharmonic in O.C.
REVIEW: The performance, which also included Jewish-themed music by Bruch and Bernstein, was a mixed bag but proceeded without a hitch....
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Mar 10, 2025 ∙ 4 min
Vienna Philharmonic Brings Distinctive Sound to Beethoven and Strauss
REVIEW: Yefim Bronfman shines as soloist, Nézet-Séguin almost makes ‘Ein Heldenleben’ work. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Vienna...
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Feb 21, 2025 ∙ 4 min
London Symphony Shows its Stuff in Mahler
REVIEW: Newly appointed chief conductor sweated the details with Mahler; pianist Yunchan Lim balanced chops and restraint with...
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Nov 15, 2024 ∙ 4 min
What Does a Conductor Do? What Will Alexander Shelley Do?
The Pacific Symphony’s new music director gives us a chance to notice and understand the art of conducting anew. It’s always big news...
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Oct 14, 2024 ∙ 4 min
London Philharmonic Provides Luxury Tchaikovsky but is Outshone by Soloist
REVIEW: Violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja put on a show with Shostakovich. The London Philharmonic Orchestra, led by its principal...
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Sep 27, 2024 ∙ 4 min
St.Clair Opens His 35th Pacific Symphony Season with Nostalgic Agenda
REVIEW: Duplicating his first program, he all but admits it’s his final season. It’s been a long time. Thursday night, in Segerstrom...
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May 17, 2024 ∙ 4 min
Tianyi Lu Leads Pacific Symphony in a Singing Account of Sibelius
REVIEW: The young conductor from New Zealand makes a big impression in the composer’s Second Symphony, and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No....
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Apr 26, 2024 ∙ 4 min
Shiyeon Sung Leads Pacific Symphony in Impressive Performance of Tchaikovsky
REVIEW: The Korean conductor, the first woman to try out for the orchestra’s music directorship, exhibits authority and intelligence....
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Apr 5, 2024 ∙ 3 min
St.Clair and Pacific Symphony Find the Heart of ‘La Bohème’
REVIEW: The annual semi-staged opera features a talented young cast in Puccini’s masterpiece. “Is anything in the world more poignant...
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Mar 15, 2024 ∙ 4 min
Prieto and Pacific Take the Fifth (Mahler’s, That Is)
REVIEW: In an impressive reading of the composer’s symphony, Carlos Miguel Prieto makes his case for the orchestra’s directorship. We’ve...
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Feb 23, 2024 ∙ 3 min
Andrew Litton Throws His Hat in Pacific Symphony Ring
REVIEW: The American conductor leads an authoritative Shostakovich; Alessio Bax plays Beethoven. Candidate number five for the position...
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