STAR POWER FUELS L.A. OPERA LINEUP.Byline: Evan Henerson Staff Writer Two company premieres, a world premiere Noun 1. world premiere - (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 and the return of ``The Marriage of Figaro,'' ``Madama Butterfly Madama Butterfly (Madame Butterfly) is an opera in three acts (originally two acts) by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. ,'' ``Pagliacci'' and ``La Traviata'' are among the highlights of the recently announced 2005-06 season at Los Angeles Opera The Los Angeles Opera is an opera company in Los Angeles, California, United States. The company's home base is the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, part of the Los Angeles Music Center. . Departing music director Kent Nagano
Director Robert Wilson, whose ``Madama Butterfly'' broke box office records in 2004, will helm a production of Wagner's ``Parsifal'' with company artistic director Placido Domingo in the title role. Wilson's staging of ``Butterfly'' also returns. Offenbach's comic operetta operetta (ŏpərĕt`ə), type of light opera with a frivolous, sentimental story, often employing parody and satire and containing both spoken dialogue and much light, pleasant music. ``The Grand Duchess,'' in a new adaptation by Marshall (``Pretty Woman,'' ``The Princess Diaries''), opens the 2005-06 season Sept. 10 and plays until Oct. 1. Marshall also directs the production, which features Frederica von Stade Frederica von Stade (June 1, 1945), is an American mezzo-soprano. Born in Somerville, New Jersey, she acquired the nickname Flicka in her childhood. Miss von Stade attended the Mannes College of Music in New York City. , Constance Hauman and Rodney Gilfry. Also in September is the revival of Franco Zeffirelli's production of Leoncavallo's ``Pagliacci'' (Sept. 11-Oct. 1). Nagano conducts the revival of Puccini's ``Tosca'' directed by Ian Judge and with Violetta Urmana in the title role (Nov. 19-Dec. 18). ``Parsifal,'' with direction, design and lighting by Wilson, plays Nov. 26-Dec. 17. The 2006 part of the season opens with the return of Wilson's ``Madama Butterfly'' for nine performances (Jan. 21-Feb. 19). Patricia Racette and Marcus Haddock head the cast. Nagano conducts Mozart's ``The Marriage of Figaro'' (March 25-April 9), also directed by Judge with Ildar Abdrazakov, Barbara Bonney and Lucy Schaufer. Taymor, the director of Broadway's ``The Lion King'' and the film ``Frida,'' collaborates with Goldenthal (an Oscar winner for ``Frida'') on the world premiere of ``Grendel.'' A comic retelling re·tell·ing n. A new account or an adaptation of a story: a retelling of a Roman myth. of the Beowulf epic from the monster's point of view, the production will feature Eric Owens in the title role as well as Denyce Graves and Jay Hunter Morris. Taymor and former ``Lion King'' collaborator Michael Curry will also design puppets and masks for the production, which runs May 27-June 11. The season concludes with Marta Domingo's production of Verdi's ``La Traviata'' featuring Elizabeth Futral as Violetta (June 7-24). Single-night events include concerts by Cecilia Bartoli (Oct. 10) and Russian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Jan. 15, 2006). Evan Henerson, (818) 713-3651 evan.henerson(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Composer Elliot Goldenthal and director Julie Taymor will bring ``Grendel'' to the L.A. Opera May 27-June 11, 2006. Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com |
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