Few tales of ambition and evil are as enduring as William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” and combined with the artistic power and opulence of opera, “the Scottish play” is a timeless and thrilling story. Read more...

Photo: The LA Opera is performing Giuseppe Verdi’s Italian opera “Macbeth” through October 16. “Macbeth” tells the story of a general on his quest to become King of Scotland after encountering a coven of witches who predict his future.(Courtesy of Karen Almond)

Aaron Koblin boarded a train so he could shine a laser onto the landscape, creating a work of art of colorful moving images as he traveled through the country. Read more...

Photo: Design | Media Arts alumnus Aaron Koblin first developed his art piece “Flight Patterns” while he was a graduate student at UCLA. Both “Flight Patterns” and his 2013 project “Light Echoes” use technology to create art. (Courtesy of Aaron Koblin)

The name Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is familiar to many. That of Antonio Salieri is not always as easily recognizable. But many people can identify the actor playing Salieri in L.A. Read more...

Photo: Television and theater actor Michael Emerson, who first portrayed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart two decades ago, will now act as Antonio Salieri for the same play “Amadeus” this weekend at UCLA’s James Bridges Theater. (Courtesy of Jean-Claude Vorgeack)