Music Attractions in Los Angeles and Southern California
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- The Hollywood Bowl.
"In July 11, 1922, with the audience seated on simple wooden benches
placed on the natural hillsides of Bolton Canyon, conductor Alfred Hertz
and the Los Angeles Philharmonic inaugurated the first season of music
under the stars at the Hollywood Bowl. While much has changed in the
ensuing years, the tradition of presenting the world's greatest
musicians and striving for musical excellence has remained a constant
goal of this famed Los Angeles cultural landmark.
One of the largest natural amphitheaters in the world, with a current
seating capacity of just under 18,000, the Hollywood Bowl has been the
summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since its official opening
in 1922, and, in 1991 gave its name to a resident ensemble that has
filled a special niche in the musical life of Southern California, the
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.
In spite of wars, depression on a national scale, financial stress, and
internal dissension, the Bowl's summer music festivals have gone on,
becoming as much a part of a Southern California summer as beaches and
barbecues, the Dodgers and Disneyland. Thanks to the area's magnificent
climate, only a handful of concerts during the Bowl's history have had
to be postponed due to rain. The Bowl grounds themselves -- one of Los
Angeles County's most renowned parks -- are open year-round for visitors
to enjoy free of charge."
