L.A. Opera for the late-night cocktail crowd: Checking out the new 'After Hours' series

The curtain closed on Los Angeles Opera's performance of Philip Glass' "Akhnaten," and a long line formed outside the Founders Room, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion's swanky second-floor VIP lounge. A mix of old and young, wearing everything from denim to couture, was waiting to get into "After Hours:...