<p>Yes Musicprnt. Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil have really grabbed the attention of the Los Angeles population. Fascinating, smart, local, and fun. Friday nights are “casual Fridays”. Even the orchestra goes casual and meets and greets the public after the performance. <a href=“http://www.laphil.com/tickets/series-detail/casual-fridays-1”>www.laphil.com/tickets/series-detail/casual-fridays-1</a> LA Opera has taken a few cues from them. Better food (hey it’s LA–that’s important among the younger hip crowd), special social events for young singles, and lots of local outreach from Maestro Conlon. The revitalization of downtown is a big part of this. And any arts organization who neglects to market to the well heeled under 30 crowd, does so at it’s own peril. I think this was San Diego Opera’s problem, they depended on the octogenarian big donors. They are disappearing fast.</p>