Los Angeles has little history with Wagner’s four-opera “Ring” cycle, his epic on how to save the world from conniving gods, power mongers and hoarders of wealth with their ruinous fancies. Compared with contemporary “Ring” productions, particularly in Europe, where Wagner’s warning is often treated as a compellingly dysfunctional family drama, this might seem old-school conventional. The L.A. Phil’s other …
Related Cos. has secured construction financing for the Grand, a nearly $1-billion complex with apartments, condominiums, theaters, restaurants and shops. Since Related Cos. first got the contract in 2004 to build the massive Grand Avenue project, there’s been a housing boom and bust, a financial crisis and a new explosion of residential construction downtown. “We look forward to celebrating with …
