Ricky Martin to Celebrate 100 Years of the Hollywood Bowl

Los Angeles.  Ricky Martin will offer two special concerts with Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Hollywood Bowl, one of the most emblematic concert venues in the United States.The recitals of the Puerto Rican singer and the Venezuelan conductor, on July 22 and 23, will be part of the summer program of the well-known Los Angeles venue, which will feature artists such as Billie Eilish, Debbie Harry, Duran Duran, Grace Jones, Diana Ross and Flying Lotus.After the difficulties imposed by the pandemic, the venue located in the hills of Hollywood will celebrate its first century of history, in which it has seen stars of the stature of The Beatles perform, Prince, The Doors and Ella Fitzgerald. “There’s really no place like the Hollywood Bowl. Gustavo Dudame. Photo by EFE Nothing can compare to the feeling of being there on a summer night,” Dudamel said. The Venezuelan conductor will star in ten concerts at the head of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, including two nights that will honor the composer Leonard Bernstein and two evenings with the Paris Opera Ballet, which does not perform in the U.S. with its full formation since 2012.As a finishing touch to this series of concerts, Dudamel will join Ricky Martin in two special nights in which the Los Angeles Philharmonic will perform the highlights of the Puerto Rican. Among the most surprising performances is the concert that will be given on September 25 by Grace Jones, icon of the 1980s, and Chvrches, one of the most important singers of the current alternative scene. Two months earlier, pop star Billie Eilish and former Blondie vocalist Debbie Harry will perform songs by Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra at a special recital on July 27. To celebrate its proximity to the mecca of cinema, the Hollywood Bowl orchestra will also play the soundtrack to films such as “Harry Potter,” “Back to the Future” and “Amadeus.” For their part, Chucho Valdés and The Gipsy Kings will put the Latin accent to the programming. Read more: “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” featuring Tom Holland and Zendaya, the highest-grossing film in the U.S. “The Hollywood Bowl is much more than the summer home of the Los Angeles Philharmonics. For a hundred years it has been a testament to live music,” said the space’s director, Chad Smith.  Action movies starring women and available on Netflix

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